Senior Product Manager - Earth Observation Solutions

Planet; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

HSA with company contribution

Paid time off + holidays

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Job summary

Planet seeks a mission-driven Senior Product Manager for the Solutions Crafting pod within the Solution Enablement Group. You will bridge Planet’s platform capabilities with customer outcomes, prioritizing high-value market problems and decomposing them into scalable building blocks.

You’ll work closely with Engineering to deliver reusable solutions across CivGov, Commercial, and Defense & Intelligence. This is a full-time, hybrid role requiring three days per week in the San Francisco office,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience, ideally in Earth Observation or geospatial analytics.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience launching bundled data/analytics/services as a product, not just features.
• Ability to translate vertical needs into clear engineering tasks and outcomes.
• Understanding of government procurement, supply chains, and market dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and feasibility studies for CivGov, Commercial, and D&I use cases.
• Decompose complex requirements into specs, stories, and backlog items.
• Liaise with Engineering to balance feature delivery with technical debt.
• Define reusable building blocks within Planet Platform for scalability.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Sales to convert capabilities into ROI narratives.
• Build relationships with external partners and government agencies.

Skills

Product management

Earth Observation

Geospatial analytics

Stakeholder collaboration

Agile backlog mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Planet seeks a mission-driven Senior Product Manager for the Solutions Crafting pod within the Solution Enablement Group. You will bridge Planet’s platform capabilities with customer outcomes, prioritizing high-value market problems and decomposing them into scalable building blocks.

You’ll work closely with Engineering to deliver reusable solutions across CivGov, Commercial, and Defense & Intelligence. This is a full-time, hybrid role requiring three days per week in the San Francisco office,