How to apply for D&I Program Manager, Professional Services

About Planet

Planet operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history and delivers Earth-imaging data through a cloud-based platform. It is both a space company and a data company, serving commercial, environmental, and humanitarian customers. Employees work remotely worldwide or from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

About the role

This role sits on Planet's Global Professional Services team and manages complex projects that help government customers adopt the Planet Platform and its data products. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, both technical and non-technical, to scale adoption. The job is remote and full-time.

A typical day

A typical day involves coordinating cross-functional teams on a government customer adoption program, tracking technical and non-technical workstreams, and communicating with stakeholders across time zones. You would spend time on program planning, issue resolution, and reporting on adoption metrics. Exact routines depend on the team, so ask about meeting cadence and tools during interviews.

Who Planet is looking for

• Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects, ideally in professional services or customer-facing delivery.
• Familiarity with government customers and the constraints of public-sector adoption cycles.
• Ability to work with both technical and non-technical teams on data product adoption.
• Comfort working remotely and coordinating across global time zones.

Tips for this application

• Name the specific Planet products or data types you have worked with, if any, in your resume or cover letter.
• Describe past projects where you scaled adoption of a technical platform for government or public-sector users.
• Show how you coordinated technical and non-technical teams on a single delivery timeline.
• Mention any experience with Earth observation, geospatial data, or satellite imagery, even if adjacent.
• State your time zone and remote-work setup, since Planet hires remotely worldwide.

What to cover in your cover letter

Explain why government adoption of Planet's platform is a problem you want to solve. Give one concrete example of a complex cross-functional project you delivered. Describe how you worked with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Say what you know about Planet's satellite data products and how professional services supports them.

Research before applying

• Planet's satellite constellation and the types of imagery and data products it delivers.
• Planet's government customers and how they use Earth-imaging data.
• The Global Professional Services team at Planet and what programs it runs.
• Planet's remote work policy and office locations across the US, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How you would structure a program to drive government customer adoption of a data platform.
• A time you managed a cross-functional project with technical and non-technical teams.
• How you handle competing priorities across multiple government customers.
• What you know about Planet's satellite constellation and cloud-based data platform.
• How you measure success for a professional services program in a remote, global team.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Applying without mentioning any experience with government customers or public-sector adoption.
• Treating the role as a generic program manager job and ignoring the data platform and satellite context.
• Ignoring the remote, global nature of the role and not stating your time zone or remote-work experience.