Intern, People Team Strategic Projects

Planet

San Francisco, California

Internship

Posted April 7, 2026

$25 - $60/hr

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Job Description

This internship involves conducting research and analysis to develop a leadership competency framework that will shape talent development and assessment processes at Planet, a space and data company. The role includes gathering internal and external insights, synthesizing findings into recommendations, and supporting strategic HR initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct external market research on leadership competency frameworks used by technology, aerospace, and scaling public companies.
Gather internal perspectives from cross-functional stakeholders and leaders to identify valued leadership behaviors and current gaps.
Synthesize research findings into a structured recommendation for a core set of Planet-specific leadership competencies.
Support the preparation of materials for leadership alignment workshops to review and finalize the competency framework.
Research how other organizations integrate competency frameworks into talent processes and document integration recommendations.
Create presentation-ready deliverables to communicate research and recommendations to the People Team and senior leadership.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.
Solid research and analytical skills to gather information from multiple sources, identify patterns, and synthesize findings into clear, structured recommendations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to create deliverables that are polished enough to present to senior leaders.
Intellectual curiosity about how organizations define and develop leadership, including an interest in what makes leaders effective and how companies build cultures of accountability and high performance.
Comfort working independently on a multi-week research project while managing your own timeline and deliverables.
Experience with Google Workspace or Microsoft Office for research documentation, analysis, and presentation creation.
Experience leveraging AI-powered tools for research and analysis to synthesize market data, identify key patterns, and draft comprehensive, structured reports.