Planet · 13 hours ago
Senior Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$143K/yr - $178K/yr
6+ years expPlanet is a company that designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. The Senior Technical Program Manager will drive complex efforts that cross many teams, focusing on execution of programs through the product life cycle and managing internal processes and communication with stakeholders.
AerospaceAnalyticsBig DataGeospatialRemote SensingSoftware
Responsibilities
Manage internal technology releases and migrations, focusing on Planet’s high-scale infrastructure systems
Scope and manage program schedules and break those into incremental milestones
Facilitate development of product requirements with software teams
Translate requirements across business and technical stakeholders with communication clarity
Identify dependencies and risks and proactively mitigate them
Facilitate decision making through data-driven analysis and healthy debate
Communicate vertically and horizontally across Planet to keep stakeholders informed of progress, priorities, risks, and changes to requirements or plans
Drive for results by continuously improving ways of working and processes, now and for the future
Qualification
Required
6+ years of software development or program management experience in the areas of platform engineering or cloud-based infrastructure
Experience leading cross-functional projects and migrations across a broad organization
Experience partnering with engineers to develop and execute change management plans
Experience with the product life cycle: concept through development, launch, deprecation, and end-of-life
Analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills paired with the ability to communicate findings and recommendations
Equally comfortable explaining your analyses and recommendations to business leaders as you are discussing technical trade-offs with engineers
Ability to balance the tactical day-to-day with forward-looking improvements to scale operational efficiencies
Preferred
Experience with high-scale compute and storage infrastructure in public clouds, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Experience with managing an organization's alignment to ISO 27001, 9001, or 42001 standards
Experience with remote sensing, earth observation data, or geospatial systems
Experience working with remote, worldwide teams
Ability to improve processes, tools, and ways of working to scale development cycles
Benefits
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
Volunteering Paid Time Off
Company
Planet
Planet is an aerospace and data analytics company that builds small satellites and delivers information about the changing planet.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.03BKey Investors
BlackRockBloombergNEFPrelude Ventures
2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $460M
2021-12-08Post Ipo Equity· $200M
2021-12-08IPO
Leadership Team
Will Marshall
Co-Founder & CEO
Robbie Schingler
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
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