How to apply for Senior FP&A Revenue Manager

About Planet

Planet operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites and sells access to a cloud-based platform for Earth data. Customers in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors use this data. The company controls hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering. This is a space company and a data company combined.

About the role

This role builds a revenue forecasting and analysis process for a high-growth business. You will define key revenue drivers by channel, geography, and cohort. The work supports decision-making for a company that sells data subscriptions and imagery products.

A typical day

You will spend time updating revenue forecasts, analyzing variances by channel and geography, and meeting with finance and business partners to review assumptions. You may also build cohort analyses and prepare materials for leadership. The role is remote, so most collaboration happens over video calls and shared documents.

Who Planet is looking for

• Experience building revenue forecasting models from scratch in a high-growth or subscription-based business.
• Ability to analyze revenue by channel, geography, and cohort, and explain drivers to finance and non-finance partners.
• Background in FP&A, revenue operations, or strategic finance, ideally in SaaS, data, or technology companies.
• Comfort working remotely across time zones with teams in the US and Europe.

Tips for this application

• Show a specific example of a revenue model you built and how it changed a business decision.
• Use the terms channel, geography, and cohort in your resume or cover letter to mirror the job description.
• Research Planet's revenue streams (satellite data subscriptions, imagery, analytics) and mention them.
• If you have experience with subscription or usage-based revenue, highlight it. Planet sells data access, not one-time products.
• Mention any work with international teams or customers, since Planet operates globally and this role is remote in the US.

What to cover in your cover letter

['A concrete example of building a revenue forecasting process for a high-growth company.', 'How you define and track revenue drivers by channel, geography, and cohort.', 'Why you want to work for a company that sells satellite data and cloud platforms.', 'Your ability to work remotely and collaborate with finance and business teams across time zones.']

Research before applying

• Planet's product lines: satellite imagery, data subscriptions, and cloud-based platform access.
• The company's customer segments: commercial, environmental, and humanitarian.
• Planet's recent financial reports or earnings calls if public, to understand revenue trends and guidance.
• The company's global footprint: remote employees and offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• Walk through a revenue model you built. What drivers did you use and how did you validate them?
• How would you forecast revenue for a business that sells data subscriptions by channel and geography?
• Describe a time you found a revenue insight that changed a business decision.
• How do you work with sales, product, and executive teams to align on revenue assumptions?
• What metrics would you track for a company that sells satellite imagery and data access?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Submitting a generic FP&A resume without showing revenue-specific modeling experience.
• Ignoring the channel, geography, and cohort language in the job description.
• Failing to mention any interest or knowledge of Planet's data products or satellite business.