Senior Product Manager, Mission Solutions

NextGenEnergyJobs; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA with company contribution

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave (16 weeks)

Wellness Program

Home Office Reimbursement

Phone & Internet Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Equity

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites. As Senior Product Manager, Defense & Intelligence (D&I) Mission Solutions, you will connect Planet's shared platform to D&I offerings, translating defense workflows into platform specs and shaping scalable architectures and APIs.

This full-time, hybrid role requires in-office work in San Francisco, CA or Arlington, VA three days per week, partnering with Forward Deployed Engineering to deliver end-to-end

Qualifications

• 6+ years in technical product management bridging platform and field teams.
• Experience with geospatial data platforms, cloud architectures, APIs.
• Ability to separate platform capabilities from customizations.
• Background in geospatial intelligence and defense tech.
• Experience prioritizing backlogs across technical and operational needs.
• Ability to communicate trade-offs to engineers and executives.
• Experience scaling vertical product layers on shared platform.
• Active or prior U.S. Security Clearance (Secret or TS/SCI).

Responsibilities

• Own the link between Planet's shared platform and Defense & Intelligence solutions.
• Work with Forward Deployed Engineering to build robust extension points and APIs.

Skills

Geospatial data

Cloud architectures

APIs

ML pipelines

Backlog prioritization

Defense intel

Independent work

Technical PM

Job description

Senior Product Manager, Mission Solutions

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 San Francisco, CA or Arlington, VA office 3 days per week.

Requirements

• 6+ years of technical product management experience bridging core platform teams and technical field teams (FDE, Solutions Engineering).
• Proven understanding of geospatial data platforms, cloud architectures, APIs, extension layers, and analytics/ML pipelines.
• Proven 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.
• 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
• 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.
• These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.
• 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)