Hybrid Senior Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure

at Planet

• Job title: Senior Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $142,800 - $178,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Senior Technical Program Manager managing complex infrastructure projects at Planet. Collaborating across teams to drive execution through the product life cycle, ensuring quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal technology releases and migrations, focusing on Planet’s high-scale infrastructure systems.
• Scope and manage program schedules and break those into incremental milestones.
• Facilitate development of product requirements with software teams.
• Translate requirements across business and technical stakeholders with communication clarity.
• Identify dependencies and risks and proactively mitigate them.
• Facilitate decision making through data-driven analysis and healthy debate.
• Communicate vertically and horizontally across Planet to keep stakeholders informed of progress, priorities, risks, and changes to requirements or plans.
• Drive for results by continuously improving ways of working and processes, now and for the future.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software development or program management experience in the areas of platform engineering or cloud-based infrastructure.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and migrations across a broad organization.
• Experience partnering with engineers to develop and execute change management plans.
• Experience with the product life cycle: concept through development, launch, deprecation, and end-of-life.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills paired with the ability to communicate findings and recommendations.
• Equally comfortable explaining your analyses and recommendations to business leaders as you are discussing technical trade-offs with engineers.
• Ability to balance the tactical day-to-day with forward-looking improvements to scale operational efficiencies.

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