Head of Technical Programme Management

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 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. This role is focused on program management of Go-to-Market launches. 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.

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.

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.

4+ years of program management experience in the area of technology products, from concept through development, launch, deprecation, 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.

Actively explores AI technologies to automate workflows, improve data, or enhance team productivity.

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.

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). 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

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)

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