Hybrid Senior PreSales Solutions Architect – French Defense and Intelligence

at Planet

• Job title: Senior PreSales Solutions Architect – French Defense and Intelligence
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, Remote Sensing
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United Kingdom

About the role

• PreSales Solutions Architect demonstrating value of Planet's data and services to organizations in Europe. Collaborating with cross-functional teams addressing earth data challenges.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver presentations and product demonstrations highlighting technical capabilities of Planet’s platform and our ability to fulfill customer’s business needs.
• Create relationships with customers’ technical and management staff as a trusted advisor to their business.
• Act as an advisor to the customer to recommend a solutions architecture that fits their business challenges.
• Assist with the response to tenders, RFI’s and RFP’s proposals with respect to product/solution information.
• Work with your sales team colleagues to determine account development plans and execute a strategy to engage customers and prospects.
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams including Customer Success, Product Management, and Business Development to act as the voice of the customer, assist with RFP and RFI preparation and submissions.
• Attain quarterly and annual sales and operational objectives assigned by management.
• Represent Planet’s Defense and Intelligence needs to Sales leadership, in communicating forecasts, pipeline opportunities, deal reviews, data in CRM tools, and customer feedback.
• Present to key executive Government stakeholders within the Western and Northern Europe Regions.
• Act as a mentor to team members and lead training to drive their development.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in supporting the Defense community within the European region.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Have the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance for meeting with regional customers.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 50%, primarily around Europe and the United States.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French.
• Professional working proficiency in English, the language of the company.
• Experience working with GIS and Remote Sensing users within the Defense industry.
• Experience in IMINT, ISR, and related fields.
• Experience with QGIS, SocetGXP, ArcGIS, GDAL and other common geospatial software packages.
• Ability to successfully communicate and coordinate with international customers & sales team.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and proactive working style.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Ability to program with Python to process imagery, manipulate vector data, interact with APIs and build data pipelines.
• Ability to lead customer engagements.
• Ability to run workshops or training sessions with users.

Benefits

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
• Employee Wellness Program
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Equity
• Volunteering Paid Time Off