Senior Product Manager, D&I Tasking & Satellite Ops

Planet Labs PBC; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA with company contribution

Paid time off

Parental leave

Learning & tuition reimbursement

Equity

Home office stipend

Commuter benefits

Volunteering PTO

Job summary

Planet Labs PBC is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Defense & Intelligence Tasking Solutions. You will bridge the core Tasking platform with defense mission offerings, owning Tip-and-Cue and the Tasking Strategy Engine while aligning with Constellation Services and Real-Time Insights.

The role emphasizes translating complex rules into reusable platform capabilities and delivering high-assurance, low-latency tasking for critical missions.

Qualifications

• Experience translating operational rules and domain logic into system workflows.
• Background in geospatial intelligence, satellite tasking, or defense tech.
• Ability to prioritize backlogs across competing technical and operational demands.
• Experience presenting trade-offs and mission impact to engineering and executives.

Responsibilities

• Define how config-driven logic translates to sensor/collection planning and multi-constellation logic.
• Identify recurring integration patterns and convert into reusable platform features.
• Translate defense rules into dynamic tasking strategy designs to reduce latency.
• Consolidate inputs into a prioritized D&I Tasking Solutions roadmap.
• Collaborate with product managers to ensure tasking requirements are represented in the roadmap.
• Coordinate with compliance to adhere to export controls and security standards.
• Work with adjacent PMs to deliver end-to-end user experiences.

Skills

Tasking systems

Geospatial intelligence

Defense tech

Roadmap ownership

Cross-functional leadership

Backlog prioritization

Executive briefing

Platform integration

Job description

Planet Labs PBC is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Defense & Intelligence Tasking Solutions. You will bridge the core Tasking platform with defense mission offerings, owning Tip-and-Cue and the Tasking Strategy Engine while aligning with Constellation Services and Real-Time Insights.

The role emphasizes translating complex rules into reusable platform capabilities and delivering high-assurance, low-latency tasking for critical missions.