Senior Technical Program Manager, Insights Platform

Planet; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA with company contribution

Paid time off

16 weeks parental leave

Wellness program

Home office reimbursement

Phone and internet reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Equity

Commuter benefits

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Planet is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive our largest cross-team efforts within the Insights Platform, shaping how customers find, process, and stream data. You will partner with product managers, tech leads, engineers, data science, and other TPMs to plan, execute, and deliver end-to-end programs, manage risks, and keep stakeholders informed across global teams.

This hybrid role requires 3 days in the Arlington, VA office and a focus on long-term scalability and process

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development or program management experience in SaaS or data-centric domains.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects across a broad organization.
• Experience with the product lifecycle: concept through development, launch prep, go-to-market, deprecations, and end-of-life.
• Experience coordinating high-stakes technical programs across global timezones, with a focus on asynchronous workflows.
• Track record of managing system migrations or service consolidations, moving from fragmented legacy tools to unified endpoints.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to balance tactical day-to-day with forward-looking improvements to scale operational efficiencies.
• Actively exploring AI technologies to automate workflows, improve data, or enhance team productivity.

Responsibilities

• Drive product and engineering roadmap execution and delivery.
• Translate inputs into realistic timelines and reconcile commitments across teams to surface and resolve conflicts.
• Work closely with engineering to ensure product and design requirements are implemented to scope.
• Create and manage program schedules with incremental, visible milestones and definitions of done.
• Manage relationship, scope and approve work for external contract integration software developers.
• Continuously identify dependencies and risks, and make them actionable while still small.
• Facilitate decision making and healthy escalation through data-driven analysis and constructive debate.
• Communicate progress, priorities, risks, and changes to stakeholders across business and technical teams.
• Drive for results by continuously improving ways of working and processes.

Skills

Software development

Program management

SaaS

Complex data lifecycles

Discovery/Search engines

Cloud-based content delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

Planet is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive our largest cross-team efforts within the Insights Platform, shaping how customers find, process, and stream data. You will partner with product managers, tech leads, engineers, data science, and other TPMs to plan, execute, and deliver end-to-end programs, manage risks, and keep stakeholders informed across global teams.

This hybrid role requires 3 days in the Arlington, VA office and a focus on long-term scalability and process