About the Role
Planet's mission to image the world every day depends on attracting the most capable engineers, operators, and commercial leaders in our industry --- and that work begins long before a candidate ever applies. As a senior individual contributor on Planet's Talent Acquisition team, the Talent Sourcer will own pipeline development for our most complex North American searches, partnering with Talent Acquisition Partners across Space Systems, Software Engineering, Commercial, and Corporate functions to identify, engage, and convert the passive talent who will help shape what Planet builds next.
This role is for a deeply experienced sourcer who can operate with full autonomy on the hardest searches we run --- including senior engineering, executive, and niche technical hires --- and who treats sourcing as a craft. You will report to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, and work closely with hiring leaders across Planet to translate ambiguous needs into actionable pipeline.
Impact You'll Own
- Build and own end-to-end candidate pipelines for Planet's hardest-to-fill North American roles, with a primary focus on Space Systems engineering and Commercial / G&A leadership searches.
- Partner directly with Talent Acquisition Partners across all NAM pods to identify quarterly priorities and direct your sourcing effort to where it creates the most leverage for the business.
- Develop deep market intelligence on the satellite, aerospace, earth-observation, and adjacent deep-tech talent landscapes --- and translate that intelligence into actionable target lists, competitor mapping, and outreach strategy.
- Run sophisticated passive candidate engagement end-to-end: research, outreach, screening, calibration, and warm handoff to the partnering Talent Acquisition Partner.
- Lead market mapping and search strategy conversations directly with senior hiring managers and executives, including delivering candid pushback when market signals indicate a calibration misalignment.
- Cultivate long-term talent communities and referral networks for Planet's recurring high-priority skill sets, building a sourcing engine that compounds over time.
- Contribute to the team's sourcing playbook, tooling, and AI-enabled workflows --- raising the standard for how sourcing is practiced across Planet.
- Operate with full autonomy on strategic and executive searches, escalating only where org-level alignment is required.
What You Bring
- 6 years of dedicated sourcing experience, including at least three years sourcing for technical engineering disciplines (hardware, systems, embedded, ML, software, or equivalent).
- Demonstrated ownership of complex senior-level and executive searches end-to-end --- from market mapping through candidate engagement, calibration, and conversion.
- Mastery of LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search construction, GitHub, X-ray sourcing, and modern sourcing platforms (e.g., Gem, hireEZ, SeekOut), with practiced fluency in an applicant tracking system such as Greenhouse.
- Track record of building market mapping deliverables that hiring leaders rely on as a primary input to search strategy.
- Experience sourcing across multiple function types --- engineering, commercial, and corporate --- with the ability to context-switch and recalibrate quickly across roles.
- Quantitative grasp of sourcing performance: response rates, conversion rates, pipeline velocity, and the diagnostic instinct to know when a search needs a different angle.
- Confidence in partnering directly with senior hiring managers and executives, including delivering thoughtful pushback when the market doesn't match the brief.
- Self-directed operating style --- comfortable owning ambiguous, high-stakes searches with limited inbound demand and prioritizing across multiple pods and partners.
- Demonstrated ability to craft outreach messaging that resonates with senior technical and commercial audiences.
What Makes You Stand Out
- Prior sourcing experience in space, aerospace, satellite, defense, geospatial, or adjacent deep-tech industries.
- Experience supporting executive-level (Director-and-above) searches across both technical and commercial functions.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted sourcing tools, automation workflows, or candidate intelligence platforms beyond standard ATS use.
- Background working with security-cleared talent or U.S. government / federal-adjacent hiring environments.
- Experience contributing to sourcing team standards, playbooks, training materials, or onboarding curriculum.
Application Deadline
July, 21st, 2026 at 11:59p PT
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
- 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
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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