Senior Technical Program Manager, Planet

• The ideal candidate is excited by the opportunity to foster the long-term maturity of the technical foundation that powers Planet’s products and services
• 6+ years of software development or program management experience in the areas of platform engineering or cloud-based infrastructure
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and migrations across a broad organization
• Experience partnering with engineers to develop and execute change management plans
• Experience with the product life cycle: 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
• Ability to balance the tactical day-to-day with forward-looking improvements to scale operational efficiencies

Desirable

• As a Senior 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 cross-functional teams, both technical and non-technical
• This role is focused on Infrastructure and Operations, including compute and storage infrastructure, org-wide technology migrations, and compliance to regulatory standards
• This role will regularly partner with Infrastructure leadership and engage stakeholders in Software Engineering, Product, Security, and Corporate Engineering
• Manage internal technology releases and migrations, focusing on Planet’s high-scale infrastructure systems
• Scope and manage program schedules and break those into incremental milestones
• Facilitate development of product requirements with software teams
• 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 and 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

• Application Deadline: April 30, 2026 by 11:59 PM PT