Planet

👥 501-1000💰 $200,000,000 Post-IPO Equity over 3 years ago🫂 Last layoff 11 months agoGeospatial Remote Sensing Big Data Aerospace Analytics Software📈 Public Company

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Planet is a leading aerospace and data analytics company revolutionizing Earth observation. We design, build, and operate the world's largest constellation of Earth-imaging satellites, delivering high-frequency, high-resolution imagery and analytics via a cloud-based platform. Our data empowers customers in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors to gain unprecedented global and local insights, previously impossible or prohibitively expensive to obtain. We're a dynamic blend of space and data expertise, offering a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and make a real-world impact. Our engineering teams leverage a robust tech stack, including technologies like Cloudflare CDN, reCAPTCHA, and Font Awesome, working in a collaborative, remote-first environment across multiple global offices. We embrace agile methodologies and prioritize a people-centric culture focused on continuous growth and innovation. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where everyone feels they belong, driving our mission to change the way people see the world. Planet is a publicly traded company (NYSE: PL) with a significant track record of growth and innovation, attracting leading talent from various backgrounds. We offer competitive benefits and support a remote-friendly work environment with offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands, enabling our team to work flexibly and make a global impact. We actively seek to expand our reach and continue pushing the boundaries of Earth observation technology. We believe that our employees are the heart of our mission, and we're passionate about fostering a strong sense of belonging within a globally distributed team. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the core of our company values, which also drive our humanitarian efforts.

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🔥 IT Internal Audit Senior Manager

Posted about 1 hour ago

📍 California (United States)

🧭 Full-Time

💸 153000.0 - 191300.0 USD per year

🔍 Software Development

🔧 Requirements

10+ years of experience in IT audit, IT risk management, or internal controls with SOX compliance in a public company environment
Deep understanding of PCAOB/SEC requirements, ITGCs, ITACs, IPE testing, and control evaluation
Experience successfully building and executing risk-based audit plans aligned with business and IT risks
Strong knowledge of system development lifecycle, change management, and access provisioning
Excellent project management, organizational, and documentation skills
Effective verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional engagement and leadership alignment
Experience collaborating with external auditors and managing expectations

💡 Responsibilities

Lead and manage all aspects of the IT SOX Compliance Program, including IT General Controls (ITGCs), automated controls, segregation of duties, and key report testing.
Leads the coordination and communication with the external auditor for matters relating to internal controls over financial reporting. Oversees the coordination and resolution of any internal or external audit findings for IT SOX related matters
Develop a deep understanding of end-to-end business processes, critical IT systems, and data flows that impact financial reporting.
Conduct risk assessments and lead SOX scoping efforts for new systems, product launches, process changes, and infrastructure upgrades.
Provide expertise in the design, implementation, and evaluation of ITGCs and IT Application Controls (ITACs), in collaboration with Corporate Engineering, Cybersecurity, and IT leadership.
Oversee control walkthroughs, process narratives, system inventories, and quality assurance documentation across all SOX IT areas.
Coordinate and review testing of ITGCs, key reports, SOC 1 reports, IPEs, and automated controls; assess evidence for accuracy and completeness.
Evaluate and monitor control deficiencies, ensure timely remediation, and support continuous control maturity improvements.
Identify opportunities to streamline controls and leverage technology for improved testing, monitoring, and documentation efficiency.
Collaborate cross-functionally with process owners and leaderships to promote ownership, strengthen the control environment, and enhance compliance accountability.
Support internal audits related to IT operations, cybersecurity, data governance, and participate in the development of risk-based audit plans.
Prepare insights, findings, and updates to Finance Leadership and the Audit Committee.

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🔥 PreSales Engineer, Civ Gov

Posted 2 days ago

📍 Europe

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 Earth Observation

🔧 Requirements

4+ Experience in supporting governments and/or community in earth observation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Expertise with QGIS, SocetGXP, ArcGIS, GDAL and other common geospatial software packages.
Ability to successfully communicate and coordinate with international customers & sales team
Excellent problem-solving skills and proactive working style
Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively
Ability to program with Python to process imagery, manipulate vector data, interact with APIs and build data pipelines
Ability to lead customer engagements
Ability to run workshops or training sessions with users
Ability to learn new technologies and industries.

💡 Responsibilities

Build and deliver presentations and product demonstrations highlighting technical capabilities of Planet’s platform and our ability to fulfill customer’s business needs.
Create relationships with customers’ technical and management staff as a trusted advisor to their business.
Act as an advisor to the customer to recommend a solutions architecture that fits their business challenges
Work with your sales team colleagues to determine account development plans and execute a strategy to engage customers and prospects.
Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams including Customer Success, Product Management, and Business Development to act as the voice of the customer
Assist with the response to tenders, RFI’s, RFP’s, proposals with respect to product/solution information.
Attain quarterly and annual sales and operational objectives assigned by management.
Interface with all Pre-Sales Engineers globally, building a community to improve the team’s technical and sales skills.
Act as a mentor to team members and lead training to drive their development

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🔥 SeaVision/MDA Program Manager

Posted 9 days ago

📍 United States, Canada

🧭 Full-Time

💸 107250.0 - 134050.0 USD per year

🔍 Software Development

🔧 Requirements

3 years experience working with Allied and partner nation engagements
5+ years of related experience in Software and/or Data as a Service sales
Demonstrated success prospecting, finding and winning business with new customers
Experience selling to Federal customers including understanding the nuances of sales cycles and how to navigate multiple agencies/divisions
Ability to forecast accurately and manage a pipeline of opportunities
Ability to source, sell, co-sell, and close large deals (carrying quota and closing should be familiar concepts.
Ability to do deep discovery and build relationships to engage in complex pricing negotiations
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
Ability in managing competing requests and meeting deadlines
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent judgment and decision-making skills
Adaptability with a proven ability to express and communicate with a variety of people
Negotiation and persuasion skills
Experience working in a dynamic environment with an ability to tackle unique challenges presented by its changing conditions
Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance

💡 Responsibilities

Manage Planet’s relationship with the Navy Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWCPAC) to provide vessel detection and advanced analytics for the SeaVision program, including coordinating with the Professional Services team and the Customer Success team.
Maintain coordination with subcontractors within the SeaVision contract.
Identify, qualify, negotiate, and close opportunities to expand the geographic scope of the SeaVision contract, as well as applications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) analytics to provide further value to the U.S. Navy customer.
Target further opportunities for Maritime domain awareness (MDA) with the U.S. Government (DoD) accounts and partner companies with a specific focus to USN current and upcoming programs of record.
Identify, qualify, negotiate, and close large-scale complex deals and drive sales revenue targets.
Develop an extensive pipeline of new sales leads, provide product and sales demonstrations to prospective customers, and formulate appropriate business relationships with accounts.
Collaborate with Sales Engineers for prospect meetings and presentations, generate proposals and present pricing to executive level buyers.
Maintain weekly pipeline reporting and accurately forecast quarterly and annual business.

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🔥 Solutions Architect I

Posted 14 days ago

📍 United States

🧭 Full-Time

💸 93420.0 - 116730.0 USD per year

🔍 Remote Sensing

🔧 Requirements

Degree in GIS, Computer Science, Remote Sensing, Geography or a related field.
4+ years of relevant work experience
Experience working in a technical geospatial or remote sensing role
Experience contributing ideas for new applications and processes that can improve operations
Programming ability with Python to process imagery, manipulate vector data, and interact with APIs to build data pipelines
Expertise with QGIS, ArcGIS, GDAL or other common geospatial software
Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar systems & code bases
Ability to debug & triage complex problems is outstanding
Familiarity with cloud-computing platforms (e.g. GCP, AWS, etc.)
Ability to run workshops or training sessions with users

💡 Responsibilities

Apply your expertise in remote sensing and geospatial technologies to help Planet’s Services customers be successful in their adoption of the Planet Platform.
Understand and align Services project development to your customer’s business and technology strategies.
Build software tools, proof of concept and sample applications, and continuously improve the applications that customers and developers experience using Planet’s APIs and analytics endpoints.
Help own the customer success lifecycle for Services engagements, from scoping and discovery, to project execution and delivery.
Champion Planet’s products and offerings in-person and via online assistance by providing training, presenting at conferences, writing technical tutorials, and publishing articles and videos.
Collaborate with Sales to help close business opportunities, growing Planet’s customer base and usage of Planet data across vertical markets.
Interact and engage with users in Planet’s Education and Research program to source novel customer applications and unique insights.

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🔥 Senior Software Engineer, Orbits R&D

Posted 14 days ago

📍 United States, Canada

🧭 Full-Time

💸 142800.0 - 178500.0 USD per year

🔍 Software Development

🔧 Requirements

Advanced degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, physics or related technical field
Software development experience in C++ and Python
Experience maintaining peer-reviewed code, attention to quality including automated testing, and continuous integration and deployment
Familiarity with orbital mechanics and space mission operations

💡 Responsibilities

Research, design and architect new software solutions for managing Flight Dynamics and Mission Planning needs for Planet's increasingly diverse fleets of satellites
Work on complex applied mathematics problems with aerospace engineers, and provide them with software mentorship
Directly contribute to Planet's success by improving the operations of its existing fleets of satellites, alongside enabling future missions

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🔥 Senior Sales Strategy & GTM Operations Manager

Posted 14 days ago

📍 United States

🧭 Full-Time

💸 142800.0 - 178500.0 USD per year

🔧 Requirements

10+ years Sales or Revenue Operations experience in a related industry
Expertise in Looker Studio, Google Sheets/Excel, and Salesforce reporting
Exceptional leadership and experience managing cross-functional stakeholders
Ability to translate data into actionable insights
Extensive experience building complex data and financial models
Ability to work quickly to support operational decisions while maintaining sharp attention to detail
Experience with Sales tools like Gong, Zoominfo, LinkedIn Navigator for data enrichment
Experience with Anaplan, Pigment or similar planning tool
Demonstrated experience using data to drive changes to GTM strategy in a tactical way
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills

💡 Responsibilities

Develop and implement a Global Sales Strategy with GTM team leaders
Develop business and execution plans
Identify and recommend sales KPIs
Territory, quota and compensation planning, in partnership with finance teams
Build, maintain and analyze periodic reports and dashboards to effectively monitor pipeline health and sales performance
Create quarterly and annual business insights and trend analysis to measure and influence all aspects of business performance and sales strategy, including, but not limited to: Role design Capacity planning Territory performance and tiering strategies Sales lifecycle structure Early risk and opportunity identification
Develop and own models to support annual planning processes
Drive a continuous performance and capacity management review process
Drive adoption and adherence to CRM hygiene
Perform ad hoc analysis and reports for Board meetings, external reporting, etc.
Identify gaps and opportunities in sales performance and influence Sales Enablement roadmap
Act as key stakeholder/chair in metrics governance processes and councils

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🔥 Account Executive, Defence & Intelligence

Posted 14 days ago

📍 Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Australia

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 Government Sales, Defense & Intelligence

🔧 Requirements

Demonstrated success finding and winning business with Government customers, such as the Ministry of Defense, an Intelligence account, or similar
Deep understanding of the value of commercial Earth Observation imagery in supporting the work of the D&I user.
4+ years of related experience in geospatial software, imagery or technical sales required along with a demonstrated track record of success
4+ years of experience selling to government customers including understanding the nuances of Government sales cycles and how to navigate through the process
Experience with Salesforce.com or a similar CRM System

💡 Responsibilities

Develop the sales pipeline needed to achieve or exceed your sales targets and goals.
Collaborate with the Government Sales team and Leadership.
Work with Planet’s marketing team to run campaigns to attract and identify new opportunities.
Work with Business Development to grow a pipeline of opportunities with strategic accounts.
Prospect and develop business relationships, close sales, and manage customer expectations as the company grows.
Collaborate with the whole commercial organisation to foster close customer relationships based on trust and integrity.
Engage qualified prospects and take them through the journey of identifying the value proposition for Planet solutions and negotiating through agreement/contract/procurement obstacles to achieve an ultimate win.
Manage the contracting and Government procurement process.
Work closely with pre-sales/solution architect staff to ensure technical validation of the Planet solution and achieve a technical win.
Work closely with our post-sales organization and Customer Success team to ensure a successful onboarding for new customers and maintain/grow a relationship.
Work strategically to develop the pipeline of qualified opportunities needed to achieve or exceed your sales targets and goals.
Maintain an extensive level of pipeline hygiene using Salesforce.com.
Collaborate and innovate as needed to create customer-facing presentations and proposals unique to the prospect and situation.

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🔥 Customer Success Manager

Posted about 1 month ago

📍 Europe

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 Geospatial/Remote Sensing

🔧 Requirements

4+ years of experience in Customer Success, account management or similar
Good working knowledge of remote sensing, GIS or geospatial imagery products
Excellent technical background, experience with remote sensing platforms and solutions
Ability to successfully communicate and coordinate with international customers & sales teams
Solid problem solving skills, proactive work style and ability to work independently
Ability to partner with leading global companies on scaling innovative technologies, understanding industry workflows and needs
Experience in earth observation and related fields
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Willingness to travel

💡 Responsibilities

Build and maintain strong relationships with commercial customers, ensuring they achieve their mission objectives using Planet’s products.
Identify expansion opportunities within existing accounts and collaborate with sales teams to drive renewals and upsells.
Work closely with customers to facilitate training, onboarding, and best practices on integrating Planet data into GIS and remote sensing workflows.
Act as the voice of the customer internally, advocating for feature enhancements and product improvements based on feedback.
Work closely with sales, product, and marketing teams to support customer needs, case studies, and events.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to share insights on the current status of key accounts and contribute to the development of strategies for future success.

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🔥 Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer, Orbits R&D

Posted about 1 month ago

📍 United States

🧭 Full-Time

💸 127000.0 - 158700.0 USD per year

🔍 Space/Satellite

🔧 Requirements

Advanced degree in aerospace engineering, physics or related technical field
Background in orbital mechanics and space mission operations
Software development experience in C++ and Python

💡 Responsibilities

Research, design and architect new software solutions for managing Mission Design needs for Planet's increasingly diverse fleets of satellites
Work on complex optimization problems with your knowledge of flight dynamics and software engineering
Directly contribute to Planet's success by improving the operations of its existing fleets of satellites, alongside enabling future missions

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🔥 Product Marketing Manager, Tanager and Hyperspectral Data

Posted about 2 months ago

📍 United States

🧭 Full-Time

💸 127000.0 - 158700.0 USD per year

🔍 Earth observation

🔧 Requirements

6+ years of product marketing experience with a track record of driving go-to-market strategies for technical products.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into compelling narratives that resonate with different audiences.
Ability to analyze market trends, competitive landscapes, and customer insights to shape GTM strategy.
Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Deep understanding of Earth observation data, especially hyperspectral data applications in agriculture, energy, climate monitoring, and defense.
Experience working with commercial and government stakeholders to drive adoption of geospatial data solutions.
Familiarity with cloud computing, platform development, and APIs.

💡 Responsibilities

Develop and execute the go-to-market strategy for the Tanager hyperspectral product line, including market analysis, competitive positioning, and messaging.
Collaborate with the Tanager Product team to understand product capabilities and translate them into clear, concise value propositions for customers.
Work with the Mission Director and Product to refine the program strategy and lead efforts to identify and prioritize promising commercial application areas for hyperspectral data.
Collaborate with the Sales, Marketing, and Product teams to create compelling materials, including website content, datasheets, demos, presentations, and case studies, to support sales and marketing efforts.
Drive awareness and thought leadership through whitepapers, webinars, and industry engagements.
Partner with the Product and Commercial teams to develop enablement tools and training materials.
Drive product launches and ensure successful market adoption of Hyperspectral data products.
Monitor market trends and customer feedback to inform product development and marketing strategies.
Represent Planet at industry events and conferences, showcasing the Tanager product line and building relationships with key stakeholders.

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