Director, Pre-Sales Global D&I

16 hours, 42 minutes ago
Full-time
Executive
Customer and Technical Support
Planet

Planet

Planet provides daily satellite data for global insights, enabling action on Earth's changes through advanced satellite technology.

Diversified Telecommunication Services
251-1K
Founded 2010

Description

  • Recruit, coach, and develop a global team of Defence & Intelligence Pre-Sales Solution Architects.
  • Support sales teams and partners in winning new defense programs and expanding existing accounts.
  • Design solutions using remote sensing, imagery analytics, data architecture, and ISR workflows.
  • Lead customer engagements, workshops, pilots, and technical demonstrations.
  • Partner with Professional Services, Program Management, and Customer Success to assess solutions and ensure operational delivery.
  • Communicate security requirements and intelligence use cases to Product and Marketing to influence the roadmap.
  • Contribute to Global Pre-Sales and Services strategy and execution.
  • Engage defense executives, military leaders, intelligence analysts, and procurement authorities.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of relevant experience and 6+ years leading or supervising technical sales or Solution Architecture teams.
  • 8+ years of professional experience in a Defence & Intelligence environment.
  • Active security clearance or eligibility for suitable clearance to engage military command levels.
  • Understanding of military planning, intelligence workflows, and commercial Earth observation data in defense decision-making.
  • Experience with government sales cycles, RFP/RFI processes, and defense contracting frameworks.
  • Fluency in geospatial architectures, cloud environments, secure deployments, API integrations, and complex data pipelines.
  • Ability to translate technical complexity into strategic value for senior defense and procurement stakeholders.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills with experience building high-trust teams.
  • Preferred: military, reserve, veteran, or intelligence experience; Sales Qualification frameworks such as Challenger Sales or MEDDPICC.
  • Preferred: AI/ML geospatial experience, including feature extraction, change detection, or foundation models, and experience co-selling with defense primes, system integrators, or international allies.

Benefits

  • Remote-first position in the UK or Germany; office-based employees near a Planet office work there three days per week.
  • UK salary range of £103,390–£129,220 GBP.
  • Eligibility for commission, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity.
  • Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, company-wide days off, and volunteering PTO.
  • Employee Wellness Program.
  • Home office, phone, and internet reimbursements.
  • Tuition reimbursement and LinkedIn Learning access.

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