Talent Acquisition Partner (Space Systems)

Join Planet, a leading satellite imaging company, as a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner for our Space Systems organization. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing hiring strategies for one of Planet's most technically demanding functions. You will work closely with engineering and operations leaders to build pipelines, run searches, and deliver hires from individual contributors to senior engineering leaders. This is a permanent, full-time position based in our San Francisco office.

• Own the hiring strategy and execution for one of Planet's most technically demanding and mission-critical functions, partnering directly with engineering and operations leaders.
• Build deep partnerships with Space Systems hiring managers and senior leaders, operating as a consultative subject matter expert on the satellite and aerospace talent market.
• Drive full-cycle execution of the recruitment process, including sourcing strategy, candidate screening and assessment, panel design, debrief discipline, and offer close.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to engage credibly with deeply technical engineering audiences from IC through executive leadership
• Demonstrated ability to run a complex requisition portfolio across multiple engineering disciplines, including hard-to-fill technical specializations
• Quantitative grasp of recruiting performance metrics — pass-through rates, pipeline velocity, time-to-fill — and the diagnostic instinct to know when a search needs a different angle
• Self-directed operating style — comfortable owning ambiguous searches, prioritizing across competing pod demands, and operating with full autonomy on most decisions
• Track record of closing senior engineering hires (Staff, Principal, Director-level) end-to-end, including navigating complex offer dynamics
• 6+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with at least three years sourcing and closing senior engineering hires
• Highly consultative orientation with senior hiring leaders — comfortable challenging assumptions, recalibrating profiles, and offering candid pushback when market signals warrant it
• Mastery of LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, GitHub, and modern sourcing platforms, with practiced fluency in an applicant tracking system such as Greenhouse
• Direct recruiting experience in satellite, aerospace, defense, hardware, deep-tech, or adjacent technically demanding industries
• Familiarity with the engineering disciplines that staff a satellite company — RF, embedded systems, flight software, mission operations, mechanical, propulsion, optical and payload, GNC, and ground systems
• Experience hiring for organizations that build and operate physical hardware at scale, not exclusively software
• Familiarity with AI-assisted sourcing tools, automation workflows, or candidate intelligence platforms that complement traditional recruiting work