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About the Role

The Senior Satellite Constellation (CxS) Manager will steer initiatives for Planet's growing CxS business line in the EMEA market. This role is responsible for programs valued over €100M to build, launch, and operate Pelican satellites for Planet and its strategic EMEA customers. Success is achieved by coordinating teams and resources to ensure delivered capabilities meet customer requirements and provide excellent imagery products. The Senior Manager must ensure Pelican satellites are healthy and productive, and will build teams to maximize mission success. They will coordinate with Mission Directors and peers in Space Systems, Software Engineering, and other corporate functions to deconflict resources and balance timelines.

Responsibilities

Acts as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) on overall program success, ensuring delivered capabilities meet customer needs and serve the customer and Planet’s business model.
Serves as the primary regional "bridge," ensuring local EMEA European mission nuances and market developments are integrated into Planet’s global strategic vision.
Accountable for ensuring the program maintains close alignment to Pelicans commercial, technical and product roadmap, and complements Planet’s other High Resolution and Constellation Service product offerings.
Represents the program internally to senior leadership and the broader company.
Works with Space Business Group leadership to ensure the program is best positioned and supported to achieve its objectives.
Leads, manages, and hires the core program team, which has scope across divisional and organizational boundaries and the mandate to lead the program through integrated execution.
Develops and maintains high-level cross-company program priorities and processes while addressing blockers to progress.
Holds overall program risk and balances risk across engineering, launch, and operations.
Acts as the accountable individual for satisfying program-level requirements; the Mission Director facilitates and negotiates changes between the customer and Planet.
Supports Systems Engineering in coordinating internal requirement flow among Product/Sales and engineering divisions.
Works with EPM (Engineering Program Manager) and TPM (Technical Product Manager) teams to maintain a clear view of program schedule and program-level risks to guide program strategy and execution.
Collaborates with finance and accounting teams to develop and apply standard practices for program financial management.
Acts as Planet’s ambassador for the program to potential partners, customers, and the press as needed.

Requirements

10+ years experience in space systems development, management and/or operations
Deep expertise in LEO satellite operations, satellite design, and mission success delivery
Generally knowledgeable about 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 to consistently deliver and maintain team alignment
Ability to travel within Europe as needed and to California 2-3 times per year
Ability to maintain high availability during the start of the California workday (Pacific Time) for scheduled meetings and sporadic real-time collaboration
Demonstrated success in developing, managing, or operating large satellite constellations
Expertise in leading and delivering major corporate initiatives through leveraging cross-departmental teams
Examples of proactively managing and mitigating program risk for space programs
Employment is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by German, EU, or U.S. authorities.

Skills

Satellite Constellation Management
Program Management
LEO Satellite Operations
Satellite Design
Mission Success Delivery
Tasking Business Models
Remote Sensing Technology
Cross-departmental Team Leadership
Risk Management
Financial Management
Interpersonal Skills

Location

Berlin, Germany
Remote (EMEA)

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
Employee Wellness Program
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Volunteering Paid Time Off

About the Company

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history, delivering an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a 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.
We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth.
Planet is a global company with employees working remotely worldwide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

Equal Opportunity

Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply.
Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.