Discover how Planet's daily satellite imagery and insights empower global decisions and actions with a multidimensional view of our changing planet. Backed by Felicis and Lux.
About the role
We’re looking for an Account Executive who will find new opportunities, generate sales pipeline, and manage and expand existing government relationships with state and local governments as we continue to grow sales. The ideal candidate is a driven, independent thinker, who can also be creative in identifying and developing new use cases and solutions within the civil market.
What they're looking for
- 6+ years of experience selling to the civil markets of which 5+ years in the Geospatial Earth Observation (or similar) industries
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Success in self-directed prospecting and identifying and closing business within existing and new accounts in the civil government space
- A firm grasp of the value commercial imagery can bring to the civil market and the understanding of how to navigate the complex civil buying process
- Existing network with the Government and partner ecosystem
- Excellent collaboration skills, working with multiple internal stakeholders to drive and retain business, increase the company’s civil reach, product market fit and identify future areas for growth
More about this role
Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.
Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.
As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.
We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.
Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.
We’re looking for an Account Executive who will find new...
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