Program Director, Hyperspectral

Summary

Join Planet as a Program Director, Hyperspectral and lead the commercial success of Planet’s Tanager hyperspectral business line. You will be responsible for delivering a positive financial ROI while expanding the global climate impact potential of Tanager data. This role requires coordinating teams and resources across the company to ensure that capabilities meet market needs with a viable business model and GTM strategy. You will mobilize the salesforce, set the strategy for new hyperspectral products, and enlist teams to maximize success. The position is full-time and remote, based in the United States, with an expectation of working from a Planet office 3 days a week if located nearby. Success in this role involves guiding the program team's evolution, demonstrating commitment to Planet’s values and agile principles, and building strong relationships across the company.

Requirements

• 12+ years of relevant work experience in Program Management or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study
• Expertise in tasking business models and remote sensing technology
• Ability to operate effectively and decisively in an information rich environment with minimal guidance and extended autonomy
• Ability to make decisions that align with Planet’s technical and strategic roadmap as well as Planet’s core values
• Willingness to hold ambiguity and risk for the organization, and to make decisions when needed to bring clarity to executing teams
• Excellent interpersonal skills that enable team relationships and maximize team performance

Responsibilities

• Act as the individual responsible for overall program success, ensuring that the capabilities delivered by the program meet the needs of the market and with a viable business model
• Work with Finance, Legal, Marketing, Sales, and Product to define and articulate a business strategy that evolves with the market
• Accountable for ensuring that the program maintains close alignment to Planet’s commercial, technical and product roadmap, that it complements Planet’s other product offerings, and that there is a compelling commercial business case that finances Tanager constellation growth
• Represent the program internally to senior leadership and the broader company. Work with the Planet exec sponsor to make sure that the program is best positioned and supported to achieve its objectives
• Grow, lead, and manage the cross-functional program team. This core team has scope that reaches across divisional and organizational boundaries and has the mandate to lead the program through integrated execution
• Develop and maintain high level cross-company program priorities and processes while addressing blockers to progress. Negotiate with other program or mission directors as necessary to align resources with company objectives
• Hold overall program risk and balance risk across the various program elements, including engineering, operations, and sales
• Act as Planet’s ambassador for the program to potential partners, customers and the press as needed
• Support, and sometimes lead, strategic capture activities such as RFPs that support Hyperspectral commercialization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with hyperspectral data, imagery and/or product(s)
• Master’s degree in Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Geospatial Data, or similar
• PhD in Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Geospatial Data, or similar

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