Director, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development

Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.

Planet designs builds and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial environmental and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.

Customers and users across the globe use Planets data to develop new technologies drive revenue power research and solve our worlds toughest obstacles.

As we control every component of hardware design manufacturing data processing and software engineering our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.

We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.

Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco Washington DC Germany Austria Slovenia and The Netherlands.

About the Role:

Planet is looking for an experienced strategic partnerships and business development leader to join the Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy team at Planet. This high-impact role will be responsible for driving partnerships and deals aligned with Planets overall corporate strategy. The role will report to the Vice President of GTM Strategy and Investor Relations.

In this senior and high visibility role you will be expected to create and drive key elements of Planets corporate strategy and plans. For example you will support the AI research team in identifying impactful product and technology opportunities with Cloud and generative AI companies and develop plans that create differentiation for Planets data and accelerate customer adoption. Youll build these strategic partner relationships to help unlock broader market potential for Planets data.

You will conduct build buy partner evaluations and execute deals with the goal of driving growth and shareholder value. In addition you will support Planets Space Business Group as the deal lead driving late stage Constellation Services partnership and deal activities including deal structuring negotiations and closure.

This requires strengths in strategic thinking business development deal structuring negotiations project management financial modeling analytical & problem-solving skills cross group collaboration and executive communication skills. Prior experience at a Cloud or generative AI company is a plus. This is a tremendous opportunity to drive meaningful impact on the companys growth.

This is a full-time hybrid role which will require you to be in our San Francisco HQ 3 days per week.

Impact Youll Own:

• Identify how strategic partnerships and transactions can help accelerate company strategy including with Cloud / AI partners
• Support the entirety of the deal process including sourcing diligence negotiation and execution with support from large cross functional teams
• Conduct thorough financial analysis to assess company valuation and synergy opportunities
• Prepare and give business reviews to executive leadership team regarding progress and roadblocks
• Develop best practices for diligence valuation negotiation and integration
• Shape strategy by identifying key industry trends maintaining relationships with relevant external partners
• Instill a customer-first culture centered around placing Planet customers at the forefront of every business decision

What You Bring:

• 12 years of work experience within or across corporate strategy strategy consulting GTM strategy corporate development and/or business development for technology companies
• 7 years of experience developing leading or executing commercial partnerships
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills including financial and company valuation analyses and pricing strategy
• Ability to excel across a wide variety of work including strategy sourcing analysis negotiation and integration
• Experience successfully negotiating to close deals
• Proven track record of sophisticated problem solving attention to detail and delivering results cross-functionally including evaluating executing and integrating acquisitions
• Experience effectively communicating strategic objectives and action plans to executives and multiple teams across a variety of functions
• Excellent leadership experience and ability to work with colleagues across multiple disciplines and in geographically dispersed locations

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Experience in the Earth observation geospatial AI/ML or similar data-oriented industries
• Deep understanding of Planets mission and customer values needs and goals

Application Deadline:

September 7 2025 by 11:59 PM PDT

EAR/ITAR Requirements:

This position requires access to export-controlled information and as such employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidates ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Benefits While Working at Planet:

These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location based upon applicable law or company policy.

• 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

Compensation:

The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below. Additionally this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity). The final salary range is determined by job related experience skills and location. The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Why we care so much about Belonging.
Were dedicated to helping the whole Planet and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. Thats why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belongingdreaming big as we approach our ongoing work. If this job intrigues you but youre thinking you might not have all the qualifications please... do apply! At Planet we are looking for well-rounded people from around the world who can contribute to more ways than just what is listed in this job description. We dont just fill positions we aspire to fulfill peoples careers most excited about folks who are motivated by our underlying humanitarian efforts. We are a few orbits around the sun before we get to where we want to be so we hope youre excited to come along for the ride.

EEO statement:
Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. Planet is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression pregnancy childbirth and breastfeeding age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. Know Your Rights.

Accommodations:
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