Analyst, International Trade Compliance

About the role

As an Analyst, International Trade Compliance (ITC) for Planet, you will be a member of the ITC Team within Planet’s global Legal organization and will have the opportunity to work on issues that may have large compliance and/or financial implications for the company.

You will routinely interface with engineers, supply chain, IT, security, and other local and international personnel, as well as external counsel and vendors to mitigate compliance risks and support secure and efficient global trade licensing and operations.

Your primary focus area will be on compliance with export/import laws/regulations, while providing support as well for economic sanctions and anti-bribery/anti-corruption compliance.

Responsibilities

• Gaining a deep understanding of Planet’s export-controlled hardware, software, and associated technology in relation to its manufacturing lab space(s) and IT/data repositories.
• Developing and implementing Technology Control Plans (TCPs) specifically tailored to Planet’s lab and IT environments, ensuring foreign nationals and unauthorized personnel are restricted from accessing sensitive manufacturing hardware, software/source code, and technology.
• Reviewing and approving lab visits and/or lab access requests, ensuring appropriate export authorizations are in place and supporting implementation of TCPs for those visits, as appropriate.
• Acting as the strategic partner to the manufacturing team to advise on export compliance considerations in relation to lab spaces and Planet’s technologies.
• Managing physical security and access controls for satellite manufacturing facilities, ensuring strict compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and EAR (Export Administration Regulations).
• Conducting regular physical audits of manufacturing spaces to verify that controlled items are properly labeled, stored, and secured.
• Partnering with laboratory managers and engineering teams to review test setups, research projects, and manufacturing workflows to prevent inadvertent "deemed exports" during collaborative processes.
• Collaborating with IT and Security teams to design, implement, and audit logical access controls, ensuring export-controlled technology/technical data and software/source code is restricted to authorized personnel.
• Administering and reviewing user access rights within physical spaces and IT repositories containing export-controlled data/software to ensure compliance.
• Participating with IT and Security in the configuration of Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems to automate access boundaries based on nationality, program assignment, and/or security clearance level.
• Monitoring and working with IT and Security to investigate potential digital compliance anomalies, such as unauthorized access attempts to controlled directories or improper sharing of export-controlled data/software.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience in international trade compliance, legal, or contracting
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Self-motivated, critical and strategic thinker with strong negotiation, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy in all deliverables
• Solid commitment to integrity and professionalism
• Ability to work independently as well as with teams
• Ability to drive results by successfully influencing and aligning stakeholders across multiple departments, even without direct reporting authority
• Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Qualifications

• Familiarity with navigating DECCS and SNAP-R
• Certified paralegal and/or experience in a legal environment
• Experience of working in a dynamic, startup environment
• Technical/engineering background and/or experience of applying ITAR and EAR in satellites and earth observation industry
• Experience applying ITAR and EAR controls in a global organization
• Experience working in a manufacturing lab
• Experience with software and technology data repositories

Skills

• Familiarity with navigating DECCS and SNAP-R
• Certified paralegal and/or experience in a legal environment
• Experience of working in a dynamic, startup environment
• Technical/engineering background and/or experience of applying ITAR and EAR in satellites and earth observation industry
• Experience applying ITAR and EAR controls in a global organization
• Experience working in a manufacturing lab
• Experience with software and technology data repositories

Pay

The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity).

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Schedule

This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our San Francisco HQ 3 days per week.

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
• Compensation: The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is listed below. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (bonus and equity).

Application Deadline

October 22, 2026 by 11:59p / 23:59 CET (Central European Time)

EAR/ITAR Requirements

This position requires access to export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Why we care so much about Belonging

We’re dedicated to helping the whole Planet, and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belonging—dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work. If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please... do apply!