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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 days Planet's roles stay open a median of 34 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Planet's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Planet
- high 56 stale, 12 reposted of 127 open
- Hiring momentum
- 156 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Planet's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Planet.
About this role
As a Senior Product Manager for D&I Tasking Solutions at Planet, you will lead the integration of defense mission offerings with the core Tasking platform. Your role involves translating complex mission rules into actionable satellite collection strategies and collaborating with engineering teams to enhance platform capabilities. You will prioritize product roadmaps based on customer needs and compliance requirements, ensuring that the D&I solutions align with broader company goals.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Planet as an employer.
What you need
- 6 to 8 years of technical product management experience bridging core platform teams and technical field teams (FDE, Solutions Engineering)
- Solid understanding of tasking, scheduling, or workflow-orchestration systems, and enterprise integration patterns
- Proven ability to separate generalizable platform capabilities from one-off customizations
- Experience translating operational rules, mission logic, or domain-specific business processes into system workflows and product requirements
- Background in geospatial intelligence, satellite tasking, or a closely related defense technology field
- Track record of prioritizing backlogs across competing technical and operational demands
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with satellite operations, orbital scheduling APIs, constellation orchestration, collection management, or event-driven machine-to-machine architectures
- Experience scaling vertical product/solution layers on top of shared platform infrastructure
- Active or prior U.S. Security Clearance (Secret or TS/SCI)
- Direct operational background within or supporting the U.S. Defense & Intelligence Community.
What you get
- 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
Worth weighing
- Role requires hybrid work from San Francisco or Arlington office 3 days a week
- No specific mention of the technology stack used
- Position involves working with export-controlled information, requiring specific security clearances
- The salary range is provided but varies based on experience and location, which may lead to negotiations during the hiring process.
Summarised from Planet's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Planet on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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