Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

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 Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s 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 entering its most ambitious growth phase — scaling our team globally to deliver on the next generation of Earth observation technology, expand manufacturing operations, and bring new intelligence products to market. Talent Acquisition is at the center of that growth, and this role exists to ensure we have the strategy, structure, and capacity to deliver. As Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will serve as the functional leader of the TA team. You will own the operating model that determines how recruiting resources are allocated against business demand — building and maintaining the capacity planning framework, and directing the external partner ecosystem that extends our reach into specialized and global talent markets. You will lead the transition from a reactive, generalist recruiting model to a proactive, domain-aligned pod structure where talent partners develop deep expertise in the business areas they support. This is not a role that sits above the work — you will carry a light strategic requisition load focused on senior-level and cross-functional searches that benefit from experienced attention. But your primary impact is system-level: ensuring every talent partner on the team is positioned to deliver at maximum effectiveness against a clearly defined hiring plan. You will directly manage a team of Talent Partners and Sourcers across multiple business-aligned pods, set quarterly delivery targets, and coach your team on hiring manager partnership, pipeline strategy, and candidate experience. A Manager of TA focused on delivery execution will report to you, giving you a leadership layer that allows you to balance people management with strategic planning. This role reports to the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition and Talent Management, and partners closely with Finance, People Business Partners, and business leadership to translate workforce plans into executable recruiting strategies. You will be a key voice in headcount planning conversations, bringing data-driven perspectives on what is achievable, where risks exist, and how to deploy resources for maximum impact. This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our San Francisco office 3 days per week. Impact You’ll Own Lead the Talent Acquisition function, setting the strategic direction for how Planet attracts, evaluates, and hires talent across all business units and geographies. Build and maintain a quarterly capacity model that maps talent partner delivery against business hiring demand, identifying gaps and surplus before they affect outcomes. Implement and activate a pod-based recruiting model where Talent Partners are aligned to specific business domains, building the hiring manager relationships and technical knowledge needed to consistently source and close top talent. Directly manage Talent Partners and Sourcers, setting delivery expectations, running pipeline reviews, and coaching on sourcing strategy, candidate engagement, and offer negotiation. Own the external partner ecosystem — activating and managing relationships with staffing agencies, search firms, contract recruiting partners, and RPO vendors to extend capacity into specialized markets and geographies where internal reach is limited. Develop and maintain TA analytics and reporting — including pipeline health, time-to-fill trends, source-of-hire effectiveness, SLA adherence, and quarterly capacity forecasts — to give leadership clear visibility into hiring performance and risk. Partner with the workforce planning function to translate business headcoun