EU Regulatory Licensing & Spectrum Manager

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:

As Planet's EU Regulatory Licensing & Spectrum Manager, you will be a member of our Legal team and will have the opportunity to work on regulatory and licensing issues that may have large compliance and/or financial implications for the company. You will routinely interface with engineers on our space systems team, management, local and international personnel, as well as external counsel and government regulators. You will be responsible for NGSO satellite and ground station licensing (ITU and relevant EU jurisdictions) and regulatory reporting. You will also help develop and articulate Planet policy positions on regulatory and space policy matters. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and works accurately and quickly.

This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Berlin or Haarlem office 3 days per week.

Impact You’ll Own:

• Prepare EU member state and any EU regulatory licensing documents
• Lead spectrum coordination efforts with government and non-government spectrum users in the EU
• Assist with the drafting and review of internal processes and procedures for license compliance
• Align with engineering, launch and manufacturing teams on necessary inputs for regulatory licensing and spectrum coordination
• Draft and prepare filings for government agencies, including license applications, regulatory notifications, scheduled reporting, and rulemaking comments
• Assist in representing Planet’s interest in relevant ITU preparatory and working meetings
• Work with Planet’s engineering team on interference analysis to support licensing, coordination, and policy efforts, including for EU member state and ITU satellite filings, international ground station filings, coordination, and ITU-R spectrum policy engagement
• Analyze proposed new European laws and regulations for implications to Planet’s global business
• Record-keeping retention and organization

What You Bring:

• 6+ years of previous satellite licensing, policy, and/or engineering experience
• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts and significant experience in regulatory licensing
• Fluency in Dutch and professional working proficiency in English, the language of the company
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Experience working with engineers or in a technical/aerospace environment
• Experience with problem-solving and working with people of all levels
• Advanced experience with Google Suite and Microsoft Office

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Advanced degree in, law, policy, or engineering
• Professional working proficiency in German
• Experience in Netherlands and/or ITU NGSO satellite licensing and policy
• Experience using ITU software to generate filings
• Experience in ITU-R working party and WRC engagement
• Experience in a legal environment
• Experience reading and interpreting regulations
• Experience working in a dynamic environment

Application Deadline:

11:45p / 23:45 CET 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.

Export Control Requirements:

Planet Labs Germany GmbH and VanderSat B.V. are authorized to receive U.S. export-controlled information at Planet under export licenses issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security. This position requires access to U.S. and German/Netherlands/EU export-controlled information, and as such, employment is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by German, Netherlands, EU, or U.S. authorities.

Benefits While Working at Planet:

These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
• Employee Wellness Program
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Equity
• Volunteering Paid Time Off

Compensation:

The expected starting gross salary range for this role is listed below. Individual placement within this range is determined objectively based on gender-neutral criteria such as your skills, qualifications, and professional experience. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or equity.

Germany Salary Range €68.500 — €85.600 EUR

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.

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.