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About the Role

This role leads the strategy, operating model, and team behind how Planet finds, attracts, and hires talent. As Senior Director, Talent Acquisition, you will own Planet's global hiring strategy and lead a Talent Team distributed across multiple regions. You will build the operating model that turns headcount plans into predictable hiring outcomes, own the external partner ecosystem, and serve as the executive voice for talent acquisition across the company. You will report to the Chief People Officer and partner closely with leaders company-wide.

Responsibilities

Set and drive Planet's global talent acquisition strategy, and build, lead, and develop a high-performing Talent Team distributed across multiple regions.
Own the recruiting operating model — capacity planning, forecasting, process design, and analytics — so that hiring delivers predictably against the company's growth plan.
Partner with executive leadership and hiring managers across the company to translate headcount plans into hiring outcomes.
Own talent acquisition operations, systems, and reporting, ensuring the function runs on clean data and clear, consistent process.
Build and manage the external partner ecosystem that extends Planet's reach into specialized and global talent markets.
Champion an outstanding candidate experience, a compelling employer brand, and inclusive, equitable hiring practices.
Use data to measure hiring outcomes, continuously improve them, and report progress and forecasts to senior leadership.

Requirements

10+ years of experience leading talent acquisition at scale in a high-growth organization, including building and managing geographically distributed teams.
8+ years of people-leadership experience: hiring, coaching, and developing recruiters, sourcers, coordinators, and recruiting managers.
A track record of designing and operating a recruiting model built on capacity planning, forecasting, process, and analytics — not reactive, req-by-req execution.
Experience hiring for technical and specialized roles, ideally in engineering, hardware, or other complex disciplines.
Ability to partner with, advise, and influence executives and senior hiring leaders.
Experience selecting and managing external staffing partners and vendor relationships.
Fluency with recruiting systems and data — applicant tracking, reporting, and analytics — and a habit of using metrics to guide decisions.
Experience hiring across multiple regions, including outside the United States.

Skills

Aerospace
Hardware
Deep tech
Complex engineering environments
Recruiting operations
Analytics
Capacity planning
Global employment considerations (EMEA and APAC)
AI or automation in recruiting workflows

Location

San Francisco
Remote

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Director

Salary/Compensations

$231,500—$289,400 USD

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

About the Company

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history.
This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary 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 we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth.
Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.
Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

Equal Opportunity

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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.
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