{"id":302006,"url":"https://alion.io/job/planet-senior-manager-talent-operations","title":"Senior Manager, Talent Operations","company":{"id":626,"name":"Planet","domain":"planet.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/planet","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":86,"open_postings":26,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.577,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":52,"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["San Francisco, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":162600,"max":203200,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":203200},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":6,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GDPR","optional":false},{"name":"LinkedIn","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-03-27T23:02:12Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-18","last_verified_at":"2026-10-22T08:57:27Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":208,"trust":{"level":"stale","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale"],"days_open":208},"description":"Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.\nPlanet 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.\nCustomers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.\nAs 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.\nWe 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.\nPlanet 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.\nAbout the Role:\nPlanet is executing one of its most ambitious hiring years - onboarding hundreds of new team members across multiple geographies to deliver on our growth plan, launch a second manufacturing hub in Berlin, and scale our Earth intelligence products to market. Behind every hire is a complex operational machine: ATS workflows, interview scheduling, offer approvals, compliance checks, onboarding handoffs, and dozens of process touchpoints that determine whether a candidate has a world-class experience or drops out of the funnel.\nAs Senior Manager, Talent Operations, you will own that machine. You will lead a team of operations specialists, recruiting coordinators, and support staff that keeps the entire hiring lifecycle running smoothly - from requisition creation through offer acceptance. You will drive the Talent Operations Roadmap, which includes active projects spanning AI interview assessment tool deployment, global process standardization, headcount approval flow redesign, SLA audits, and interview process documentation.\nThis role sits at the intersection of process design, technology, compliance, and candidate experience. You will be responsible for ensuring that our operational infrastructure scales at the same pace as our hiring ambitions - and that every touchpoint in the recruiting process reflects the quality and rigor candidates expect from a company building technology that monitors the entire planet.\nThis role reports directly to the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition and Talent Management. You will partner closely with the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition to ensure that the operational data flowing out of your systems - pipeline velocity, stage conversion rates, scheduling throughput - feeds directly into the capacity model that drives recruiting resource allocation. This is a critical role. This hire will immediately unblock a significant body of work and drive operational leadership to a function that touches every hire the company makes.\nThis is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our San Francisco office 3 days per week.\nImpact You’ll Own:\nOwn and execute the Talent Operations Roadmap - a portfolio of active projects including AI assessment tool evaluation and rollout, global process standardization, headcount approval flow redesign, SLA audit and enforcement, and interview training program development.\nLead and develop a team of operations and coordination professionals across multiple offices, setting priorities, coaching on operational excellence, and ensuring coordination coverage meets the needs of a growing recruiting team.\nDrive scorecard SLA compliance to target by implementing process controls, automated reminders, and accountability mechanisms within the ATS - turning a lagging metric into a leading indicator of interview quality.\nReduce time-to-fill by identifying and streamlining operational bottlenecks - particularly in interview scheduling, offer approval workflows, and pre-offer document processing.\nOperationalize the selected AI interview assessment tool across the full recruiting team, including training, change management, hiring manager onboarding, and usage analytics tracking.\nOwn ATS administration, configuration, and optimization - including custom workflows, approval chains, reporting dashboards, offer templates, and compliance-driven fields for global hiring across multiple entities and geographies.\nLead the headcount approval flow redesign - documenting the current state, mapping the ideal state, building automated workflows, and launching with clear communication and documentation.\nEnsure onboarding compliance for all new hires across multiple geographies, working closely with People Operations to hand off candidates cleanly and verify all pre-hire documentation including background checks, export control clearances, work authorization, and international entity requirements.\nBuild and maintain the talent operations knowledge base - ensuring all processes, policies, and SLAs are documented, current, and accessible to the recruiting team and hiring managers.\nPartner with the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition to provide the operational data that feeds the capacity model - including pipeline velocity metrics, stage conversion rates, and scheduling throughput - so that resource allocation decisions are grounded in real process performance.\nWhat You Bring:\n6+ years of experience in talent operations, or HR operations.\n4+ years managing a team of coordinators and operations specialists at a scaling technology company.\nDeep expertise with Greenhouse ATS or a comparable enterprise applicant tracking system, including administration, workflow configuration, custom reporting, and integration management.\nExperience driving SLA compliance and process adherence across a distributed recruiting team - you have built the dashboards, set the targets, and held people accountable.\nExperience managing recruiting coordination at scale (100+ hires per quarter), including complex multi-timezone scheduling, onsite coordination, and high-volume offer processing.\nTrack record of successfully deploying new recruiting technology - AI tools, scheduling automation, assessment platforms - with measurable adoption and impact metrics.\nProject management capability to run multiple concurrent workstreams (roadmap execution, tool deployment, process redesign) without dropping priorities.\nExperience with global hiring operations, particularly EMEA compliance, offer letter localization, and navigating local employment requirements.\nData-oriented mindset - you use pipeline metrics, SLA data, and process analytics to identify bottlenecks and make decisions, not intuition alone.\nWhat Makes You Stand Out:\nExperience supporting a German entity setup, including familiarity with German employment compliance.\nBackground in aerospace, hardware, or manufacturing recruiting operations where compliance requirements such as export control and security clearances add operational complexity.\nExperience with headcount planning and approval workflow tools that integrate with HRIS and finance systems.\nLean Six Sigma, PMP, or similar process improvement credentials that demonstrate operational rigor.\nExperience building or rebuilding a talent operations function from the ground up - including establishing SLAs, standing up reporting, and creating documentation where little or none existed.\nApplication Deadline:\n11:45pm PT on the date stated below. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. This posting may be removed earlier than projected if a suitable pool of applications has been received. For this reason, we recommend applying as soon as you are able to.\nBenefits While Working at Planet:\nThese offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.\nComprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans\nHealth Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution\nGenerous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off \n16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave\nWellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)\nHome Office Reimbursement\nMonthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement\nTuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning\nEquity\nCommuter Benefits (if local to an office)\nVolunteering Paid Time Off\nCompensation:\nThe 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.\nSan Francisco Salary Range\n$162,600—$203,200 USD\nSan Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance\n Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\n\nWhy we care so much about Belonging. \n We’re 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. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belonging-dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work. If this job intrigues you, but you’re 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 don’t just fill positions, we aspire to fulfill people’s 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 you’re excited to come along for the ride. \nEEO statement:\n 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.\nAccommodations: \n Planet is an inclusive community and we know that everyone has their own needs. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process, please reach out to  or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.\nPrivacy Policy: By clicking \"Apply Now\" at the top of this job posting, I acknowledge that I have read the Planet Data Privacy Notice for California Staff Members and Applicants, and hereby consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.\nPrivacy Policy (European Applicants): By clicking \"Apply Now\" at the top of this job posting, I acknowledge that I have read the Candidate Privacy Notice GDPR Planet Labs Europe, and hereby consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.\nAI in Our Interviewing Process: Planet is committed to providing an exceptional interview experience for all candidates. We currently use Metaview to better focus on candidates and less on trying to capture notes. 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