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Technical Program Manager, Solutions

Planet · Denver, CO · On-site

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About Planet

Discover how Planet's daily satellite imagery and insights empower global decisions and actions with a multidimensional view of our changing planet. Backed by Felicis and Lux.

About the role

As a Technical Program Manager (TPM) at Planet, you will drive Planet’s largest, complex efforts that cross many teams and organizational boundaries. You will focus on execution of programs through the product life cycle. You will work closely with team leads to develop and manage end to end program plans. This includes establishing and managing internal processes, schedules, metrics, risks, and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You will work with both technical and non-technical teams.

What they're looking for

  • 4+ years of software development or program management experience in the areas of SaaS, platform development, or analytics
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams across a broad organization
  • Thrives in ambiguous environments, with a track record of designing and implementing scalable processes and frameworks from scratch
  • Experience with the product life cycle: concept through development, launch preparation, go-to-market, deprecations, and end-of-life
  • Analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills paired with the ability to communicate findings and recommendations
More about this role

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.

Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.

As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.

We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.

Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

As a Technical Program Manager (TPM) at Planet, you will drive...

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