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Salary: EUR 68,500 - 85,600 / annual
Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history, delivering empirical data via a cloud-based platform to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. The company controls every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering.
The Manager, Workplace & Facilities leads workplace operations for Planet's Berlin site and provides regional leadership across EMEA offices (Ljubljana, Haarlem, and London). Based in Berlin, this is a hands-on leadership role managing a team responsible for workplace operations, facilities, hospitality, and employee services across a five-floor office and manufacturing site supporting approximately 300 employees.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and developing the Workplace team while staying closely involved in day-to-day operations
- Managing Berlin workplace operations, budget, vendor performance, landlord relationships, and operational escalations
- Serving as the primary Workplace partner to Berlin leadership and first senior escalation point for workplace matters
- Partnering with Manufacturing leadership to support an integrated office and manufacturing site, including shared building services, security, access, employee onboarding, and communications
- Establishing clear ways of working between Workplace and Manufacturing while maintaining defined ownership boundaries
- Overseeing major Workplace events and projects by setting scope, budget, timelines, and responsibilities
- Leading Workplace teams and operating budgets across Ljubljana, Haarlem, and London with regional coaching and oversight
- Leading Workplace planning for executive, customer, and high-profile visits in partnership with Executive Assistants, Manufacturing, and Security
- Managing Workplace onboarding for new employees across the Berlin site, including manufacturing employees
- Managing Workplace communications, employee feedback, and change management
- Supporting regional office projects, expansions, and workplace changes
- Applying established global Workplace policies and standards across EMEA
- Partnering with People Team and site leadership on employee-related workplace matters
This is a full-time, in-office position based in Berlin, 5 days per week. Regular travel to regional offices is required, with occasional travel to U.S. offices.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Typically 6 to 8 years relevant work experience
- 4 to 6 years supervisory or leadership experience
- Experience managing workplace operating budgets, vendors, service contracts, and landlord relationships
- Experience leading projects involving multiple teams, timelines, budgets, and operational dependencies
- Experience partnering with senior executives and making independent workplace operating decisions
- Experience managing office operations, facilities services, hospitality, and employee-facing workplace programs
- Ability to identify competing stakeholder needs, define responsibilities, and drive issues to resolution
- Ability to communicate workplace changes, operational requirements, and risks to employees and senior leaders
- Ability to operate across both strategic planning and hands-on workplace needs
- Ability to navigate sensitive employee and stakeholder matters with discretion, sound judgment, and diplomacy
- Professional working proficiency in German and English
- Ability to travel within EMEA approximately quarterly
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience leading Workplace operations across multiple countries or locations
- Experience supporting a combined office and manufacturing, research and development, laboratory, or other technical environment
- Experience supporting executive, customer, or other high-profile visits
- Experience with workplace construction, office expansions, or major site transitions
- Experience leading workplace change management or employee onboarding programs
