Account Executive, Texas

Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.

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.

About the Role:

We’re looking for an Account Executive to focus on the state of Texas to grow our civil government business. This will include creating a strategy for building out the territory, creating relationships with key target agencies and identifying and creating key short and long term business opportunities for Planet.

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 Texas, an extensive network and the ability to navigate government agencies and the procurement process.

In this role, you will lead the capture plan of this territory, along with identifying, qualifying, negotiating, and clo