Talent Operations Partner at Planet in San Francisco, CA

Summary: Planet is a global company that designs and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites. They are seeking a Talent Operations Partner to manage their intern and early talent program while contributing to process improvements in Talent Operations. Responsibilities: - Own and manage Planet’s intern and early talent program end-to-end — including requisition intake, candidate coordination, offer processing, onboarding logistics, program events and content, manager enablement, and offboarding workflows - Serve as the primary point of contact for hiring managers and interns throughout the program lifecycle — ensuring hiring managers know what to expect and interns have a structured, high-quality experience from day one through final presentations - Partner with Talent Acquisition Partners to coordinate intern recruiting timelines, track pipeline progress across departments, and ensure all intern offers are processed accurately and on time - Contribute to the Talent Operations roadmap by owning or supporting key projects, with an immediate focus on the headcount approval workflow redesign — documenting the current process, mapping the ideal state, building automated workflows, and creating stakeholder-facing documentation - Maintain and improve ATS (Greenhouse) workflows and configurations related to intern hiring, offer approvals, and operational reporting — ensuring data integrity and process consistency across all hiring tracks - Support SLA monitoring and compliance by tracking scorecard submission timelines, offer approval turnaround, and other operational metrics — flagging risks early and following up with stakeholders to keep processes on track - Create and maintain process documentation in the talent operations knowledge base — ensuring that intern program playbooks, approval workflows, and operational procedures are current, clear, and accessible to the recruiting team and hiring managers - Coordinate cross-functionally with People Operations, People Business Partners, and the L&D team on intern onboarding, compliance requirements, and program content that connects interns to Planet’s mission and culture - Support additional recruiting operations projects as capacity allows — including AI tool deployment, global process standardization, interview process documentation, and reporting enhancements - Identify operational inefficiencies and propose improvements Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree - 2+ years of professional experience in recruiting operations, talent operations, HR operations, or program coordination at a technology company or similarly dynamic environment - Experience managing or supporting an intern, early talent, or campus recruiting program — including the logistics, stakeholder communication, and coordination required to run a multi-department cohort program smoothly - Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, including data entry, workflow navigation, reporting, and basic configuration - Effective project management skills: you can manage multiple concurrent workstreams, track deliverables and deadlines, and communicate progress to stakeholders without being micromanaged - Effective organizational skills and attention to detail — recruiting operations is a high-volume, high-precision function where small errors in offer letters, approval chains, or compliance documentation create real downstream problems - Clear written and verbal communication skills — you will draft process documentation, communicate with hiring managers across the company, and correspond with intern candidates who are forming their first impression of Planet - A process improvement mindset — you don't just run the process, you question whether it's the right process. You look for bottlenecks, redundancies, and manual steps that could be automated or eliminated - Comfort working in a team that is actively building and improving its own infrastructure — the Talent Operations function is evolving, and you need to be energized by contributing to that build rather than expecting a fully mature playbook Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with headcount planning or approval workflow tools and an understanding of how requisition approval processes connect to HRIS and finance systems - Previous experience building or redesigning an operational process from scratch — documenting current state, proposing improvements, and implementing changes with measurable results - Familiarity with intern program best practices including cohort programming, manager enablement, structured feedback cycles, and conversion-to-hire tracking - Experience working with global hiring operations, particularly coordinating intern or early talent programs that span multiple offices or geographies - Exposure to recruiting metrics and reporting — you have pulled reports from an ATS, built tracking spreadsheets, or contributed to operational dashboards that inform team decision-making - Experience with Greenhouse, the applicant tracking system Required Skills: Recruiting operations, Talent operations, Program coordination, Intern, early talent program management, Applicant tracking systems, ATS workflow configuration, Greenhouse ATS, Data reporting, analysis, Workflow automation, Headcount planning, approval workflows, Process improvement mindset, Project management Benefits: 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