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Planet is a space and data company that designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. The company delivers empirical Earth observation data via a cloud platform to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. Planet controls every component from hardware design through software engineering and operates globally with offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and the Netherlands.
The Manager, People Operations role is a hands-on position reporting to the Director of People Operations. This hybrid role (3 days/week in Arlington, VA) will be central to Planet's people operations infrastructure, managing compliance, HRIS transactions, immigration, global mobility, and payroll functions.
Key responsibilities include: leading Employers of Record operations (coordinating new hires, managing contracts and amendments, vendor relations); serving as primary liaison for US immigration matters (maintaining records, educating stakeholders, coordinating visa processes); ensuring multi-state US compliance by monitoring labor law changes and updating policies; optimizing and streamlining operations at scale through process improvements and documentation; managing US-based People Operations Partners; and supporting strategic initiatives like global expansion and HRIS implementation.
Required qualifications: 4+ years in HR/People Operations handling multi-country and multi-state operations; 2+ years as a people manager; direct experience managing US immigration/visa processes with deep knowledge of visa types and regulations; extensive knowledge of multi-state US labor law including California requirements, federal contractor compliance, and SOX compliance; experience with global Employers of Records and vendor management; exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills; proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets (LOOKUP formulas, pivot tables); and ability to communicate complex topics to diverse stakeholders.
Desirable qualifications include experience in employee relations or HR business partnership, setting up HR operations in new countries, HiBob or similar HR systems, Jira or ticketing systems, and AI tools like Gemini.
