Talent Acquisition Partner, Commercial & G&A

Planet•Arlington, VA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Planet is scaling aggressively — growing our go-to-market engine, expanding into new customer segments, and building the corporate infrastructure to support a company that is transitioning from early adopter traction to mainstream market leadership. The teams that make this possible — Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Finance, Legal, People, and Company Operations — are all hiring simultaneously, and they need a recruiting partner who can move fluidly across these very different functions while maintaining quality and speed. As a Talent Acquisition Partner aligned to the Commercial & G&A pod, you will own full-cycle recruiting across the broadest portfolio of role types on the TA team. In a single quarter, you may be sourcing enterprise Account Executives, closing a Marketing search, filling a Senior Financial Analyst role, and recruiting a Contracts Manager — each with different hiring manager expectations, candidate profiles, and market dynamics. The through-line is your ability to learn any function quickly, calibrate with hiring managers efficiently, and deliver candidates who raise the bar. This is a pod-based role with persistent alignment, meaning you will build lasting relationships with the leadership teams across Commercial and G&A — understanding their organizational structures, growth plans, and talent gaps so you can anticipate demand rather than react to it. You will work alongside a Manager of TA who leads the pod and carries his own requisition load, creating a two-person team that can balance workload and share market intelligence across the portfolio. You will report to and partner closely with your pod lead, while working with Talent Operations to deliver against quarterly hiring targets across all Commercial and G&A functions. This role is based in Washington, DC, where a significant portion of Planet's Commercial and G&A leadership operates. This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our D.C. office in Arlington, VA 3 days per week.

Requirements

6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with success hiring across multiple corporate functions — not just one vertical. You have recruited for go-to-market roles and corporate functions, ideally within the same organization.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
Experience recruiting in a technology company environment where commercial hiring is tied to revenue growth — you understand the urgency behind sales hiring and the strategic importance of getting corporate functions right as a company scales.
Ability to context-switch rapidly between very different role types and stakeholder profiles without sacrificing quality.
Solid business acumen that allows you to understand how each function contributes to the company's growth.
Sourcing skills across diverse talent markets — you know how to find enterprise sales professionals, corporate finance leaders, government contracts specialists, and marketing executives without relying solely on inbound applications.
Proficiency with Greenhouse or a comparable enterprise ATS, including pipeline management, reporting, and structured interview workflows.
Excellent judgment on candidate assessment across different functions — you can calibrate quickly with a hiring manager, push back constructively on unrealistic requirements, and recognize transferable skills that others might miss.
Solid communication and relationship management skills — you will be a primary point of contact for hiring managers across many departments and need to maintain trust and credibility with all of them simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting for government-adjacent or defense-related commercial roles, particularly in business development, capture management, or government contracts — understanding the unique profile of candidates who sell into federal and intelligence agencies.
Experience in aerospace, satellite, earth observation, or geospatial technology companies where the commercial team sells complex, technical products to a mix of government and enterprise customers.
Familiarity with recruiting for distributed teams across multiple US offices and time zones, with an understanding of how location strategy affects candidate pools and compensation.
Experience working in a pod-based or business unit-aligned recruiting model where you developed multi-functional expertise over time rather than specializing in a single domain.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting for roles across Commercial and G&A — including Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Finance, Legal, People, and Company Operations — managing the widest variety of role types on the TA team.
Manage 10–15 concurrent requisitions spanning a diverse portfolio, from revenue-generating go-to-market roles to corporate functions, adapting your sourcing strategy, candidate assessment approach, and stakeholder communication to each function's unique requirements.
Build trusted partnerships with hiring managers across multiple departments — learning their team structures, business objectives, and hiring preferences so you become the first call when a new need emerges, not an afterthought when a requisition is already overdue.
Develop fluency across multiple talent markets simultaneously — understanding what makes a great enterprise sales hire different from a great finance hire, where to find government contracts specialists, and how to assess marketing leadership candidates, all within the same quarter.
Partner with your pod lead to balance workload across the Commercial & G&A portfolio, jointly managing capacity during peak hiring periods and ensuring continuity of coverage when demand surges in any single function.
Maintain accurate pipeline data in Greenhouse, run structured pipeline reviews, and use data to identify bottlenecks, forecast delivery, and adjust strategies in real time.
Serve as a candidate experience champion across all of your functions — ensuring that whether someone is interviewing for an Account Executive role or a Senior Counsel position, the process is professional, well-organized, and reflects Planet's values.
Contribute market intelligence back to the broader TA team — sharing insights on compensation trends, competitive hiring activity, and sourcing strategies that may apply beyond your pod.