Staff Enterprise Proposal Writer

About IonQ: IonQ, Inc . [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum platform and merchant supplier - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ’s newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, and AstraZeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance . Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Location: This position can work onsite or hybrid from one of our offices (College Park, MD or Bothell, WA) or fully remote in the US. Travel: Up to 10% travel, primarily domestic. Job ID: 1510 The Role: We are looking for an Staff Enterprise Proposal Writer to join our Go-to-Market / Enterprise Proposals team. As an Enterprise Proposal Writer, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to help IonQ turn breakthrough quantum technologies into persuasive commercial narratives that win customer confidence and accelerate revenue. In this role, you will report to the Staff Enterprise Proposal Writer and partner with field engineering, engineering, product, marketing, sales, business development, legal, and finance to create compliant, differentiated, high-quality responses for enterprise opportunities. The ideal candidate is a disciplined storyteller who can simplify complex technical requirements into crisp business outcomes and keep the bar high under deadline pressure. Responsibilities : Write, edit, and refine proposal content for enterprise RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, compliance matrices, and related response materials. Partner with the Proposal Manager and cross-functional subject matter experts to gather inputs, clarify requirements, and turn technical details into clear, customer-relevant narrative. Translate complex information about IonQ’s compute, networking, sensing, and security capabilities into compelling value propositions for business and technical audiences. Develop high-quality executive summaries, solution descriptions, implementation narratives, company qualification sections, and tailored answers to customer requirements. Ensure every response is accurate, compliant, well-structured, and aligned to IonQ’s positioning, win themes, and brand voice. Interview stakeholders efficiently, identify missing information quickly, and synthesize inputs into polished first drafts with minimal rework. Support the creation and maintenance of reusable proposal assets, boilerplate, proof points, and content-library materials that improve response speed and consistency. Contribute to review cycles by incorporating feedback rapidly, tightening language, and improving clarity, readability, and persuasion. Manage multiple deadlines and shifting priorities while maintaining quality, version control, and attention to detail. Help elevate the overall standard of IonQ’s commercial proposal output by identifying messaging gaps, process improvements, and repeatable best practices. What Success Looks Like Month 3 — You know IonQ's portfolio well enough to write about trapped-ion computing, quantum networking, and security without leaning on SMEs for every sentence. Your first drafts are compliant, well-structured, and require minimal rework. You're operating inside the Proposal Manager's rhythm and have built the cross-fun