The posting, in Planet Labs's own words
archived Oct 19, 2026Welcome 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.
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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