Vice President, Revenue Operations

Planetlabs; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet is seeking a visionary and results-oriented Vice President of Revenue Operations to act as a strategic co-pilot to the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and lead our global operations team through our next phase of hyper-growth.

As a full-time, hybrid role, you will work from our San Francisco, CA or Arlington, VA office 3 days per week, unifying pre-sales, sales, and post-sales into a single operational engine with a world-class, AI-ready tech stack.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in revenue/operations leadership roles.
• Proven ability to translate data into actionable revenue strategy.
• Experience building and scaling cross-functional revenue operations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partner to the CRO, leading data-led decision making and operating rhythm.
• Owns sales productivity, capacity planning, and forecast rigor to drive predictable growth.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven

Forecasting

Strategic planning

Tools

Salesforce

CRM systems

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 world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

Role Overview

Planet is seeking a visionary and results-oriented Vice President of Revenue Operations to act as a strategic co-pilot to the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and lead our global operations team through our next phase of hyper-growth. As we scale toward $1 Billion in revenue and beyond, this leader will serve as the "connective tissue" across our commercial organisation, ensuring that our people, processes, and technology are seamlessly aligned to drive sustainable growth.

You will lead a high-performing team focused on empowering all revenue channels through strategic planning, data-driven insights, and a world-class, AI-ready tech stack. Crucially, you will look beyond traditional sales stages to operationally manage the entire, continuous customer journey, connecting pre-sales, sales, and post-sales functions into a unified operational engine.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partner to the CRO: Serve as a true proxy and strategic right-hand to the CRO, shaping data-led decision-making to drive sustainable growth. Step in to run the operating rhythm of the sales business on the CRO's behalf, including forecasting, account reviews, and pipeline management.
• Drive Sales Productivity & Forecasting Rigor: Act as the ultimate owner of sales productivity. Build capacity and productivity plans that closely align with the company's financial goals. Provide the revenue leadership team with the trend analysis and actionable insights needed for high predictability