PreSales Engineer, Civ Gov and Commercial

Job Description

Planet is seeking a PreSales Solutions Engineer to demonstrate the value of Planet's data and services to organizations across EMEA, with a focus on UK Government and Commercial B2B. This role involves collaborating with internal cross-functional teams to enhance Planet's industry offerings. This is a remote position in Europe, with an expectation to work from the nearest office 3 days a week if located near one.Responsibilities:

• Build and deliver presentations and product demonstrations.
• Create relationships with customers’ technical and management staff.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers, actively shaping and recommending tailored solutions architecture.
• Work with sales team colleagues to determine account development plans and execute a strategy to engage customers and prospects.
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams.
• Assist with the response to tenders, RFI’s, RFP’s, proposals with respect to product/solution information.
• Attain quarterly and annual sales and operational objectives.
• Interface with all Pre-Sales Engineers globally, building a community to improve the team’s technical and sales skills.
• Act as a mentor to team members and lead training to drive their development.

Requirements:

• Ability to translate remote sensing and geospatial knowledge into smart, solution-oriented ideas and demo architectures.
• 4+ years of experience in supporting governments and/or community in earth observation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Expertise with QGIS, 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.
• Ability to learn new technologies and industries.

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.