Technical Program Manager, GTM Ops

Planetlabs; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,400 - 160,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

Generous Paid Time Off

16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Home Office Reimbursement

Job summary

Planetlabs is seeking a Technical Program Manager in their San Francisco office to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives. Applicants should have over 4 years of program management experience in technology, excelling in communication and leadership.

This hybrid role involves managing program schedules, facilitating decision-making, and working with multiple teams including product and engineering. Competitive compensation ranges from $128,400 to $160,500.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of program management experience in tech products.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a broad organization.
• Tenacity to focus on program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive complex, cross-functional launches and communications.
• Scope, manage, and track program schedules.
• Facilitate decision-making through data-driven analysis.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

AI technologies

Tools

SFDC

Integration middleware

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-centric 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

As a Technical Program Manager (TPM) at Planet, you will drive Planet’s largest, complex efforts that cross many teams and organizational boundaries. You will focus on execution of programs through the product life cycle. You will work closely with team leads to develop and manage end-to-end program plans. This includes establishing and managing internal processes, schedules, metrics, risks, and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You will work with both technical and non-technical teams.

This role is focused on program management of Go-to-Market launches. You will be responsible for leading complex, cross-functional launches, bridging Product and Engineering with business functions such as Sales, Finance, Marketing, and Enablement. You will shepherd individual launches as well as develop a roadmap for, and execute on, GTM operations efficiency.

This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our San Francisco office 3 days per week.

Impact You’ll Own

• Orchestrate cross-functional efforts across teams such as engineering, product, design, sales, marketing, enablement, and customer support for major Go-to-Market releases.
• Scope and manage program schedules, break those into incremental milestones, and hold owners accountable.
• Develop, implement and maintain feedback loop from Sales back to Product and Engineering to inform future product development.
• 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.
• Identify operational efficiencies and define a GTM ops roadmap.
• Drive for results by continuously improving ways of working and processes, now and for the future.

What You Bring

• 4+ years of program management experience in the area of technology products, from concept through development, launch, deprecation, and end-of-life.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across a broad organization.
• Tenacity to follow-through with focus on program delivery.
• 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.
• Actively explores AI technologies to automate workflows, improve data, or enhance team productivity.

What Makes You Stand Out

• A desire to improve processes, tools, and ways of working to scale operations cycles.
• Experience with GTM tech stack: admin and provisioning systems, SFDC, integration middleware.
• Experience with remote sensing, earth observation data, or geospatial systems.
• Experience working with remote, worldwide teams.
• A growth mindset and a desire to learn quickly.

Benefits

• 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.

Salary Range (San Francisco): $128,400 – $160,500 USD.

EEO Statement

Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.