Business Planning Manager

STARLINK BUSINESS PLANNING MANAGER

Starlink, our revolutionary satellite constellation, will deliver low-latency broadband internet worldwide. As an early member of the Starlink Business Planning team you will be responsible for creating short-term and long-term operational plans to guide the organization during its growth. Business Planning is embedded in daily operations, supporting both near-term execution, and long-term planning. Team members are expected to analyze data and provide recommendations and to lead cross-functional decision-making and implementation of the recommendations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify initiatives for improvement of SpaceX’s business outlook, including developing, tracking, and executing business initiatives with leadership
• Conduct analyses aimed at identifying issues and opportunities related to producing and delivering Starlink to customers worldwide
• Coordinate with teams across the Starlink organization to obtain and manage critical inputs that impact Starlink’s growth projections
• Own the demand forecast for Starlink products and services, incorporating information from Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Customer Operations, Engineering, Production, Logistics, and more
• Define and develop department-level metrics and associated dashboards that quantify the health of our operation, and influence change across the organization
• Manage projects to improve operational processes across the Starlink value chain, collaborating with all stakeholders involved in sourcing, producing, selling, and distributing the product worldwide
• Create detailed process maps, along with granular operational analyses, to both understand current ways of working and to define the future-state of operations across Starlink teams
• Drive improvement of database structures to facilitate the creation of reports and analyses
• Engage the SpaceX leadership team with quantitative and qualitative updates on performance and opportunities

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of experience creating forecasts and/or projections
• 2+ years of experience with SQL and Excel
• 1+ years of experience with project and/or program management

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience driving change within a complex and fast-moving organization
• Background in supply chain, manufacturing, operations, engineering, or consulting
• Experience creating forecasts and/or projections in a dynamic operation with a large number of SKUs (stock-keeping units)
• Experience creating reports and presentations for senior executive leadership teams on a regular basis
• Ability to build productive relationships with team members of different disciplines from various parts of the Starlink organization
• Willingness to go above and beyond in actively communicating with a broad set of stakeholders on a variety of ongoing and emergent issues
• Strong project management and self-directed prioritization skills

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Flexibility required including long hours and weekend work when necessary to support operations and critical project timelines
• Willingness to travel to corporate customer sites, other SpaceX locations, and industry events as needed

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay range:          

Business Planning Manager: $110,000.00 - $145,000.00/per year                        

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.