Product Specialist, Natural Lands

Planet Labs PBC
parental leave, paid time off, tuition reimbursement
United States, California, San Francisco
645 Harrison Street (Show on map)
Apr 11, 2025
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: We are looking for a passionate and motivated Product Specialist to join Planet's Natural Lands team. This team is at the forefront of Planet's mission to empower organizations with data to combat some of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, including mitigating climate change, slowing deforestation, and reducing wildfire risk. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology, environmental science, and impactful industry applications, helping Planet deliver on its vision of using space to improve life on Earth. As the Product Specialist, you will work closely with two of Planet's product and engineering pods focused on delivering cutting-edge forest carbon and wildfire data layers. These innovative data products leverage Planet's satellite imagery to drive sustainable forestry practices, advance carbon offset programs, and improve wildfire preparedness and response. You will be the key link between Planet's technical teams and its customers. This role comprises two main functions: (A) contributing to the ongoing development of forest carbon and wildfire data products as the conduit between product and customers, and (B) supporting Planet's sales, partnerships, and customer success teams as the product expert in client-facing activities. Your collaboration with Planet teams and customers will be instrumental in helping craft compelling, data-driven narratives that demonstrate the value of Planet's products to the Natural Lands sectors. Beyond customer engagement, your work will involve hands-on data analysis and storytelling. You will develop figures, reports, and workflows that highlight the transformative potential of Planet's products. Your contributions will not only support customer conversations and marketing efforts but may also feed directly into the production workflows that shape how Planet's data products are used globally. This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work in our San Francisco HQ 2 days per week. Impact You'll Own: Act as the subject matter expert on Planet's forest carbon and wildfire data products, staying up to date on roadmaps, technical developments, and timelines by attending weekly pod meetings. Collaborate with the sales team and join customer calls to provide technical expertise and communicate product value propositions effectively. Create customer feedback loop to provide product development insights Work closely with data to perform analyses, create visualizations, and develop reports for customer meetings, marketing materials, or production workflows. For example, developing and running an analysis of historical forest degradation that compares the performance of Planet's data products to public data over the Amazon basin. Contribute to the development of operational workflows and content showcasing the utility of Planet's products for the Natural Lands vertical. What You Bring: A background in forest science, wildfire science, or related fields. 4+ years of relevant work experience Experience analyzing geospatial data, particularly for forest or wildfire applications. Proficiency in Python and data science tools for analysis and visualization, particularly geospatial python packages and workflows (e.g. GDAL, rasterio, shapely, etc) Familiarity with software development workflows (though extensive software engineering expertise is not required). Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to diverse audiences. Familiarity with and appreciation for creating and delivering value to customers and/or partners in a commercial setting. Solid understanding of machine learning or image analysis Experience with version control and Git What Makes You Stand Out: Experience engaging directly with customers in a technical capacity, preferably in support of sales and/or partnership functions in a commercial context. Knowledge of carbon markets, wildfire risk assessment, or forest management practices. Experience developing or working with operational workflows based on geospatial data products. Application Deadline: June 11, 2025 by 11:59pm PDT 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 Remote-friendly work environment 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. San Francisco Salary Range $144,500 — $180,600 USD Why we care so much about Belonging. 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. 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. 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