Education & Research Program Manager & Evangelist

Overview

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 a 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 worldwide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

As an Education and Research Program Manager & Evangelist, you will engage directly with academic researchers and institutions using Planet’s data to conduct cutting-edge research. You will build relationships with them and help facilitate programs that grow awareness and adoption of Planet’s data within the academic research community, and champion work to connect that research to future commercial opportunities for Planet and our customers.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to enable scalable growth, inspire research on use cases and topics critical to Planet, and channel external feedback as we seek to improve our products and services. This is a full–time, remote position based in the United States. If located near an office, you are expected to work from that office 3 days per week.

This role may require travel (including international travel) of up to 25%.

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key education and research customers and institutions, collaborating with them to support their research goals with Planet’s data, products, and services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute scalable go-to-market strategies to grow awareness and adoption of Planet’s data in academic research
• Develop and execute programs to incentivize research and to connect research outputs to future commercial opportunities.
• Engage with the education and research community in online and in-person spaces to encourage growth and engagement from the community.
• Gather and synthesize feedback and ideas from researchers and institutions, and share it in actionable ways with cross-functional internal teams to improve how we provide our products and services.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in remote sensing, Earth/Environmental Science, or other relevant fields.
• 6+ years of experience in a related field
• Experience managing strategic accounts, including building relationships and collaborating to create and achieve shared goals and plans.
• Comfortable interacting with prospects and customers in online and in-person settings, including through presentations, conference panels, and similar events.
• Ability to develop and manage projects and programs in a systemic and scalable manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, the language of our company.
• Superior problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently while prioritizing and managing time effectively.

• Deep experience in the world of academic research and the use of remote sensing data in such work.
• Relevant experience in remote sensing or related fields.

April 19, 2026 at 11:59p PT

• 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…