Head of IT & AI Ops

Your focus will be on designing robust, scalable, and elegant systems that enable scientists to iterate faster, engineers to deploy with confidence, and leadership to base decisions on reliable data.ResponsibilitiesLead and grow the IT & AI Ops organization – Manage two Heads of IT and AI Ops and their respective teams. Define team structure, operating rhythms, hiring roadmap, and performance standards as the organization scales toward and beyond 20 people.Own IT strategy and operations – Set the direction for workplace technology, identity and access management, endpoint management, SaaS administration, support operations, asset lifecycle, vendor management, procurement, and documentation. Ensure a consistent, reliable IT experience across Paris, Aubervilliers, and remote contexts.Build AI tooling and infrastructure for internal teams – Define and execute the AI Ops strategy serving researchers, engineers, calibration, and data teams.

Deliver reproducible experiment pipelines, version and data management, CI/CD for ML workflows, observability, and model lifecycle tooling, calibrated to the realities of a quantum hardware environment.Own infrastructure, reliability, and security – Lead the evolution of internal infrastructure across cloud, on‑premise, lab‑adjacent systems, networks, storage, and compute environments. Support data‑heavy and experiment‑driven workflows, including interfaces with software, HPC clusters, and lab systems.Act as operational technology partner to the COO – Own the IT & AI Ops roadmap, budget, and KPIs. Surface risks, infrastructure gaps, and capability investments to executive leadership.Requirements0+ years of experience in a relevant technological field, with demonstrated experience managing managers and structuring multi‑team organizations.Strong IT operations foundation: identity and access management, endpoint lifecycle, SaaS stack administration, support operations, vendor management, and security controls at scale.Solid Cloud & Infrastructure Operations background: multi‑cloud architecture and cost governance, infrastructure‑as‑code, container orchestration, network and storage management, reliability engineering, and capacity planning across production and research environments.Hands‑on Cybersecurity expertise: threat detection and incident response, vulnerability management, security architecture review, compliance frameworks, data protection controls, and embedding security practices across engineering and operational workflows.Proven MLOps or ML infrastructure experience: reproducible pipelines, experiment tracking, data and model versioning, CI/CD for ML workflows, and observability in research and engineering environments.Ability to operate across a technically diverse organization: PhD‑level researchers, hardware engineers, software engineers, and business stakeholders.Strong execution discipline: roadmap ownership, budget management, prioritization under constraint, measurable delivery.Fluent in French and English.Nice to haveExperience in deeptech, quantum, semiconductor, aerospace, HPC, or another R&D‑intensive hardware environment.Experience supporting scientific computing environments: GPU/CPU clusters, SLURM, Kubernetes, distributed systems.Experience managing IT operations across multiple sites.Experience with AI tooling governance and secure adoption of LLM tools within a technical organization.BenefitsOwn the success through our BSPCE plan.Direct IP compensation – earn bonuses for driving core patents that define our quantum architecture.Flexible remote policy, up to 40 % of the time.Parental plan with additional benefits such as crèche support or extra days‑off for children under 12.Subsidized membership with Urban Sports Club.Mental health support via Moka.care.25‑day vacation policy (as per French law) plus RTT.Half of transportation cost coverage (as per French law), or yearly allowance for frequent bicycle users.Competitive health coverage with Alan.Meal vouchers with Swile and access to a fully equipped kitchen.French language courses covered by the company for interested employees.Research shows that women might feel hesitant to apply for this job if they do not match 100 % of the listed requirements.

This list is a guide, and we are looking to build teams that innovate, not just tick boxes.You will join one of the most innovative startups in France at an early stage, on a mission to build the first universal quantum computer.We love to share and learn from one another, so you will be certain to innovate, develop new ideas, and have the space to grow.#J-18808-Ljbffr