Key skills
Program managementCloud-based infrastructureCross-functional project leadershipChange managementAnalytical skillsISO complianceRemote sensingCommunication skillsCreative thinkingProblem-solvingTeam collaborationAWSAmazon Web ServicesGCPGoogle CloudChange ManagementCommunicationDecision Making
About this role
Planet is a company that designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will drive complex programs across various teams, focusing on infrastructure and operations, while managing end-to-end program plans and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- 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
Requirements:
- 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
- Experience with high-scale compute and storage infrastructure in public clouds, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Experience with managing an organization's alignment to ISO 27001, 9001, or 42001 standards
- Experience with remote sensing, earth observation data, or geospatial systems
- Experience working with remote, worldwide teams
- Ability to improve processes, tools, and ways of working to scale development cycles