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’re looking for a Staff Data Scientist to join our team, supporting our Platform Product group. In this role, you’ll deliver actionable insights to help Planet better understand our customers. You’ll work closely with leadership across the company to understand and support business needs, and play a crucial role in building a culture of measurement that will be directly reflected in the product roadmap. You’ll also collaborate directly with data/analytics engineers to design data sources and products to best suit your and Planet’s needs. As the most senior individual contributor (IC) on Planet’s Data team, you’ll have the opportunity to mentor more junior data scientists and analysts, and foundationally influence data science best practices as we branch further into applied models, A/B testing, and machine learning.
This is a full-time, remote position based in the United States.
Impact You'll Own:
- Driving a culture of measurement within our Platform Product group by understanding the vision of our Platform Product team and identifying the key data insights needed to drive that vision and measure success
- Owning the relationship with cross-functional partners across product, engineering, and commercial teams; translating their requirements into a prioritized data science roadmap
- Designing, implementing and delivering clear analyses of customer behavior with actionable recommendations.
- Effectively communicating results and advocating for recommendations to a broad audience with varying degrees of data literacy
- Acting as the technical leader for the data science and analytics arm of the Data team, including developing best practices for statistical analysis and complex modelling
What You Bring:
- 12+ years of relevant experience
- Experience working independently with product, engineering and/or business leadership to identify and meet data science needs, leveraging data sourced from internal and 3rd party sources
- Excellent business acumen and the ability to translate business asks into technical analyses and effectively communicate out the results
- Experience mentoring more junior data ICs
- Excellent SQL and Python skills
- Experience with cloud computing platforms (Google Cloud Platform preferred)
- Experience building, maintaining & improving productionized analyses, models or algorithms
- Data warehousing/modelling familiarity sufficient to unblock yourself when presented with a novel data source
What Makes You Stand Out:
- Passion for building data-driven culture
- Experience working with geospatial datasets
- Experience working with pipelines built in dbt, and/or with self-service reporting tools like Looker or Omni
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Benefits While Working at Planet*:
- 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
*These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy
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.
New York City + California Salary Range
$193,700—$242,100 USD
San Francisco Salary Range
$205,800—$257,200 USD
US National Salary Range
$180,700—$225,900 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 with diversity, equity and inclusion. 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.
Accommodations:
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 [email protected] or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.
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What We Do
You can’t fix what you can’t see. Planet believes in using space to help life on Earth. We design, build, and operate a constellation of earth-imaging satellites that deliver a dataset of geospatial imagery used to help solve the worlds most critical problems. Planet is passionate about building a community of diversity, belonging and inclusion.
Why Work With Us
Do you want to be a part of a mission-driven agile aerospace company? Planet’s team is an inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains, who control every component of hardware design, satellite manufacturing, image processing, and software engineering. We strive to put our team members first and foster empowering careers in space technology.
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