Account Executive

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p></div><p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p> <p>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 according to the business plan.</p> <p>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. This person will have a track record of navigating and selling within the state and local level, an extensive network and the ability to navigate framed contracts and the government procurement process . They will identify, qualify, negotiate, and close large-scale government contracts, drive sales and increase Planet’s visibility within the large state agencies. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of the objectives, structure, personnel, strategy and processes of the departments we sell to such as departments of natural resources, agriculture, forestry and emergency management. Above all else, we’re looking for someone who enjoys our unique value proposition and joins Planet on our mission to see change and change the world.</p> <p>This is a full-time, remote position based in the United States. If located near an office, you are expected to work from that office 3 days per week.</p> <p><strong>Impact You'll Own:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Drive strategic engagement and governmental relationships to maintain, renew and grow business with existing and new state government accounts.</li> <li>Generate pipeline and revenue from state governmental agencies by working with Planet’s SDR team, maintain outbound, self-directed prospecting, networking, identify new business opportunities, expand relationships and close sales.</li> <li>Help inform and develop Planet’s civil go to market strategy, providing guidance and recommendations to product, marketing and the Commercial Leadership team on increasing Planet’s footprint within this market, and developing a cohesive and actionable plan to do so. </li> <li>Manage the government contracting process. </li> <li>Identify new partnership opportunities to expand Planet’s government presence and work with existing partners as needed.</li> <li>Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Professional Services for prospect meetings and presentations to understand departmental needs, develop thoughtful solutions, generate proposals and present pricing to key government personnel.</li> <li>Working collaboratively with Customer Success Managers to set client expectations, ensure successful outcomes and secure repeatable and predictable business. </li> <li>Develop comprehensive and inform ... (truncated, view full listing at source)