Senior Product Manager, Mission Solutions

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

HSA contribution

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave 16 wks

Wellness & EAP

Home Office Reimb

Phone & Internet Reimb

Tuition & LinkedIn Learning

Equity

Commuter Benefits

Volunteer PTO

Job summary

Planet is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Defense & Intelligence to bridge Planet's shared platform with D&I solutions. You will translate defense workflows into platform specs, enable robust APIs, and guide delivery across field and Forward Deployed Engineering teams.

This is a hybrid role with in-person days in San Francisco or Arlington. You’ll influence the roadmap, balance multiple priorities, and evolve the vertical strategy to align with defense procurement models and operational

Qualifications

• 6+ years of technical product management bridging core platform teams and field engineering.
• Understanding of geospatial data platforms, cloud architectures, APIs and extension layers.
• Experience with analytics/ML pipelines in defense or intelligence contexts.
• Ability to separate generalizable platform capabilities from one-off customizations.
• Background in geospatial intelligence, satellite tasking/monitoring, remote sensing, or defense tech.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers to translate field challenges into durable platform capabilities.
• Prioritize mission requirements for the shared GMS/MDA platform and defend against scope creep.
• Drive vertical product strategy by evolving capabilities into packaged offerings aligned with defense procurement.
• Contribute to the product roadmap with cross-functional stakeholders across engineering, sales, and PM.

Skills

Geospatial data

APIs & extensions

Cloud architectures

ML pipelines

Defense tech domain

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth. 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-centred 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 worldwide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

About the Role

Planet's Global Monitoring Service (GMS) and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) solutions drive actionable insights. As Senior Product Manager, Defense & Intelligence (D&I) Mission Solutions, you will own the connective tissue between Planet's shared platform and our Defense & Intelligence solutions. You will translate defense workflows into platform specs, ensuring core architectures support high‑consequence operational environments. You will focus on technical delivery—partnering with Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) to build robust extension points and APIs. As the team grows, your scope will evolve into end‑to‑end vertical solutioning, including market packaging and long‑term product strategy. This is a full‑time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our SanFrancisco, CA or Arlington, VA office 3 days per week.

Impact You’ll Own

Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers on delivery: Help solve the right product challenges they hit in the field, and convert recurring customer‑specific build patterns into durable, reusable GMS/MDA and core platform capability. Influence and help prioritize which mission requirements are worth building into the shared GMS/MDA platform versus solving for a single customer. Keep D&I mission requirements visible against company‑wide objectives, including how fast a tasked image becomes an insight and how fast a new site comes online. Scale Demand Intake: Consolidate inputs across field engineering, sales, and PM counterparts into a prioritized D&I product roadmap. Drive Vertical Product Strategy: Evolve GMS and MDA capabilities into packaged D&I offerings aligned with defense procurement and operational models.

What You Bring

• 6+ years of technical product management experience bridging core platform teams and technical field teams (FDE, Solutions Engineering).
• Understanding of geospatial data platforms, cloud architectures, APIs, extension layers, and analytics/ML pipelines.
• Ability to separate generalizable platform capabilities from one‑off customizations.
• Background in geospatial intelligence, satellite tasking/monitoring, remote sensing, and defense technology.
• Track record of prioritizing backlogs across competing technical and operational demands.
• Ability to articulate technical trade‑offs and mission impact to both engineers and executives.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while managing multiple concurrent priorities.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience scaling vertical product layers on top of shared platform infrastructure.
• Active or prior U.S. Security Clearance (Secret or TS/SCI).
• Operational experience within or supporting the U.S. Defense & Intelligence Community.

Application Deadline: November19,2026 at 11:59p PT

EAR/ITAR Requirements: This position requires access to export‑controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export‑controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Benefits While Working at Planet

• 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

Compensation: The US base salary range for this full‑time position at the commencement of employment is listed below. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short‑term and long‑term incentives (bonus and equity). The final salary range is determined by job related experience, skills and location. The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

US National Salary Range $142,800 — $178,500 USD

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