Technical Program Manager, Trade Compliance

NextGenEnergyJobs; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

HSA with company contribution

Paid time off & holidays

16 weeks parental leave

Wellness program

Home office reimbursement

Phone & internet reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Equity

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Planet seeks a Technical Program Manager for Trade Compliance to embed with our product, software, and analytics teams. You will turn ITAR/EAR requirements into scalable product features and workflows, ensuring compliance throughout rapid development cycles.

Hybrid role in Washington, DC or Denver, CO, with responsibilities spanning export controls, encryption, and geospatial data, while coordinating with global teams and leadership to enable secure product delivery.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in export controls, international trade compliance, or regulatory compliance in a high-tech/aerospace environment.
• ITAR and EAR knowledge as they apply to software, dual-use items, encryption, and geospatial data analytics.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into pragmatic product features and workflows.
• Experience with product life cycle from concept to end-of-life.
• Proficiency communicating with leaders and engineers on trade-offs.
• Ability to obtain security clearance.
• Experience with remote sensing or geospatial systems.
• Experience working with distributed, global teams.
• Proactive learning of emerging regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Embed within product, software development, and data analytics teams to drive compliance.
• Translate regulatory requirements into scalable product features and workflows.
• Ensure trade compliance is built into architecture and deployment workflows.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, and leadership to balance trade-offs.
• Navigate ITAR/EAR and OFAC/sanctions across global contexts.
• Maintain alignment with agile development and CI/CD processes.

Skills

Export controls

ITAR/EAR knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Geospatial data

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)

Containers (Docker)

Job description

Technical Program Manager, Trade Compliance

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

Key Responsibilities

• We are looking for a Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Trade Compliance to embed directly within our product and software development and data analytics teams. Your mission is to drive compliance to enable product and software delivery in a rapid development environment. You will take complex regulatory requirements and turn them into pragmatic, scalable product features and workflows.
• Because our cutting-edge products serve a diverse client base ranging from commercial and Civil Government customers to the military and intelligence community, you will navigate the complex intersection of ITAR/EAR and OFAC/sanctions requirements as well as globally applicable equivalents. You will ensure trade compliance requirements are built into our product and software development architecture and deployment workflows to support product team innovation.
• This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Washington, DC or Denver, CO office 3 days per week.

Requirements

• 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in export controls, international trade compliance, or regulatory compliance program management within a high-tech or aerospace environment.
• Practical knowledge of ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and EAR (Export Administration Regulations), specifically as they apply to software, dual-use items, encryption, and satellite/geospatial data analytics.
• Technical Vocabulary: Ability to understand and converse fluently in "product language" (e.g., APIs, cloud infrastructure, containerization, and data pipeline architecture) to effectively translate across product/engineering roadmaps and compliance.
• 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.
• Experience working inside dynamic software engineering environments: CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to obtain clearance.
• Experience with remote sensing, earth observation data, or geospatial systems.
• Experience working with remote, worldwide teams.
• Demonstrated success in optimizing processes and tools to scale development cycles.
• Proactive approach to learning and applying emerging regulatory standards to product development.
• 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)