Technical Program Manager, Defense & Space Data

Planet

Washington (District of Columbia)

Hybrid

USD 127,000 - 159,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Paid time off

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness program

Home office reimbursement

LinkedIn Learning

Equity

Commuter benefits

Volunteering PTO

Job summary

Planet is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive its largest, cross-team initiatives from concept to delivery. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and customers to translate roadmaps into structured execution plans, manage risks, and ensure timelines.

This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Washington, DC or Denver, CO with a 3‑day office expectation. You will work across Space Systems, Enablement, and Customer Support to deliver results, while advocating scalable processes and

Qualifications

4+ years of software development or program management experience in SaaS, platform development, or analytics.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
Experience with cross-functional teams across a broad organization.
Thrives in ambiguous environments, with a track record of designing and implementing scalable processes and frameworks from scratch.
Experience with the product life cycle: concept through development, launch preparation, go-to-market, deprecations, and end-of-life.
Analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills paired with the ability to communicate findings and recommendations.
Equally comfortable explaining your analyses and recommendations to business leaders as you are discussing technical trade-offs with engineers.
Ability to balance the tactical day-to-day with forward-looking improvements to scale operational efficiencies.

Responsibilities

Orchestrate end-to-end program execution across Engineering, Product, Design, Space Systems, Enablement, and Customer Support to ensure successful releases.
Scope comprehensive program schedules and break down complex requirements into actionable, incremental milestones.
Translate requirements across business and technical stakeholders with communication clarity.
Identify dependencies and risks and proactively mitigate them.
Facilitate decision making through data-driven analysis and healthy debate.
Communicate vertically & horizontally across Planet to keep stakeholders informed of progress, priorities, risks, and changes to requirements or plans.
Drive for results by continuously improving ways of working and processes, now and for the future.