Full-Time

Product Manager

Posted on 1/30/2025

Planet

Planet

1,001-5,000 employees

High-resolution satellite imagery subscription service

Compensation Overview

$127k - $180.6kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity

Mid, Senior

Remote in USA

Candidates must be based in the United States.

Category
Product Management
Product Analytics
Product
Required Skills
Sales
Product Management
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 4+ years of product management experience, particularly in a SaaS or enterprise-focused environment.
  • Experience collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to build systems and workflows that support scalable provisioning and platform access.
  • An aptitude for working with commercial teams (e.g., Sales and Revenue Operations) and operations teams (e.g., Accounting and Business Systems) to align on business objectives, streamline processes, and ensure operational readiness.
  • Ability to facilitate interactions between Operations and Engineering teams, ensuring technical solutions address operational needs and enable scale.
  • Familiarity with enterprise SaaS deal flows, including pricing models, product configurations, and provisioning workflows.
  • Great problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex workflows and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Excellent communication skills, enabling you to align cross-functional teams, manage stakeholders, and deliver solutions that drive business impact.
  • A detail-oriented and hands-on approach to managing competing priorities and ensuring timely delivery of outcomes.
Responsibilities
  • Drive the execution of the product provisioning process, ensuring customers receive timely and seamless access to purchased products.
  • Enable the business to launch new products faster and bring them to market more seamlessly by designing and implementing scalable provisioning systems and workflows.
  • Build and manage the infrastructure needed to align pricing models, product configurations, and offerings with internal systems and processes, ensuring operational readiness for new product launches.
  • Ensure the provisioning process directly supports enterprise SaaS deal flows, improving the overall customer experience from purchase to product access.
  • Deliver scalable provisioning systems and tools that ensure reliable access, empower customers to track usage, and drive upsell opportunities by enabling additional purchases when limits are reached. Improve efficiency for internal teams while enhancing the customer buying and renewal experience.
  • Identify and remove bottlenecks in provisioning workflows by analyzing data, streamlining processes, and delivering measurable improvements.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working with tools like Salesforce and understanding how to structure systems to support scalable provisioning and entitlement processes.
  • Familiarity with authentication and authorization system concepts.
  • Familiarity with GIS systems or satellite imagery products.
  • Experience working on product provisioning or similar access management workflows.
  • Understanding of enterprise software licensing, entitlement management, and associated systems.

Planet captures high-resolution satellite images of the Earth using a fleet of small satellites called Doves. These satellites provide near-daily, detailed imagery across eight different bands, allowing clients to monitor environmental changes, manage resources, plan urban developments, and respond to disasters. The company operates on a subscription-based model, giving clients access to a vast library of images and data analytics tools, ensuring they receive updated information regularly. Unlike competitors, Planet offers customized solutions where clients can request specific images tailored to their needs. The goal of Planet is to provide comprehensive geospatial intelligence to a diverse range of clients, including government agencies and commercial enterprises, while also offering educational resources to help users effectively utilize their platform.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$617.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for satellite imagery in precision agriculture boosts Planet's market potential.
  • AI integration enhances Planet's Earth observation capabilities, offering timely and accurate insights.
  • Smart city initiatives increase demand for Planet's high-resolution data for urban planning.

What critics are saying

  • SpaceX's competition in Asia may impact Planet's market share and pricing power.
  • Recent 17% staff cuts could hinder Planet's operational capacity and innovation.
  • Economic downturns may lead clients to reduce or cancel Planet's subscription services.

What makes Planet unique

  • Planet operates the largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites globally.
  • Their subscription model provides continuous revenue from diverse sectors like agriculture and urban planning.
  • Planet's AI-driven Global Forest Carbon Monitoring System offers unique environmental insights.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Sabbatical Leave

Remote Work Options

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Home Office Stipend

Phone/Internet Stipend

Tuition Reimbursement

Equity

Commuter Benefits

Volunteering Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
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