Marketing Operations 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:
We are seeking a Marketing Operations Manager who will play a pivotal role in our evolving marketing function. This opportunity involves contributing to strategic projects, and identifying areas for future innovation and growth. This role is instrumental in optimizing our lead management, ensuring data integrity, and empowering our marketing and sales teams with seamless processes and actionable insights to enhance our account-centric lead-to-revenue funnel.
This is a full-time, hybrid position based in San Francisco or Washington, D.C. metro which will require you to work from one of these offices 3 days per week.
Impact You'll Own:
- Contribute to the strategic roadmap for future MarTech innovation, including recommendations for tool replacement, addition, and leveraging AI to further streamline efficiencies and enhance personalization
- Leverage MarTech data and analytics to proactively identify buying signals, and enable timely, personalized customer engagements
- Lead the setup and optimization of new marketing automation tools and other critical integrations (e.g., Qualified, conversational AI platforms) to enhance real-time engagement and lead qualification
- Develop and maintain scalable, next-generation account-based engagement processes, focusing on smooth progression and conversion for high-value accounts
- Collaborate with marketing stakeholders to engineer a robust top-of-funnel customer/user engagement model, leveraging our full marketing and automation tool suite
- Identify and implement solutions to address continuous database growth challenges, ensuring optimal data health and performance
- Design and implement data flows and automation to eliminate friction, duplication, and lags throughout the sales process caused by inefficient or poorly integrated systems
- Develop and deliver comprehensive training materials and sessions to ensure seamless user adoption of new tools, and processes for marketing, sales, and RevOps teams
- Create essential MOPs playbook and customer journey documentation
- Provide ongoing support and expertise to users across the organization
- Collaborate closely with Revenue Operations, Sales, Product, Engineering, and Design teams to ensure consistent data flow, accurate reporting, and efficient, scalable processes across the entire revenue engine
- Manage and optimize the overall marketing technology stack, including integration between Marketo and Salesforce, as well as Pathfactory and Marketo, to ensure proper Salesforce campaign attachments, and accurate lead flow with attribution and syncing to Salesforce.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive marketing dashboards and reports, providing actionable insights into campaign performance, pipeline contribution, and ROI
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and compliance with privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA)
- Thoroughly document processes, best practices, and system configurations
What You Bring:
- 6+ in Marketing Operations within a B2B SaaS or technology environment
- Direct experience with at least one major Marketing Automation Platform (MAP) such as Marketo, HubSpot, or Pardot and integrated tools that exist within a MarTech ecosystem
- Expertise with Salesforce CRM is required, including experience with custom objects, reports, dashboards, lead/contact management
- Advanced analytical skills with a proven ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable recommendations
- Solid understanding of lead scoring, lead routing, and lead lifecycle management
- Familiarity with data management concepts; exposure to data warehousing (e.g., BigQuery) or large dataset handling
- Experience in leveraging AI/ML concepts for marketing operations (e.g., for lead scoring, personalization, or automation)
- Hands-on experience managing and prioritizing multiple, and sometimes conflicting initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Experience in contributing to strategic roadmaps for MarTech innovation, including recommendations for tool replacement/addition, workflow optimization, and AI/automation readiness
- Ability to develop and implement streamlined funnel models for both traditional and ABM strategies, translating strategic goals into operational processes
Want more jobs like this?
Get jobs in San Francisco, CA delivered to your inbox every week.
Application Deadline:
November 7, 2025 by 11:59 PM 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.
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.
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 accommodations@planet.com or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.
Privacy Policy: By clicking "Apply Now" at the top of this job posting, I acknowledge that I have read the Planet Data Privacy Notice for California Staff Members and Applicants, and hereby consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.
Privacy Policy (European Applicants): By clicking "Apply Now" at the top of this job posting, I acknowledge that I have read the Candidate Privacy Notice GDPR Planet Labs Europe, and hereby consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
Parental Benefits
Work Flexibility
Office Life and Perks
Vacation and Time Off
Financial and Retirement
Professional Development
Diversity and Inclusion
Company Videos
Hear directly from employees about what it is like to work at Planet.