Customer Success Manager, EMEA Civil Governments

About the Role
As a Customer Success Manager for EMEA Civil Government, you will be responsible for managing and expanding relationships with a diverse range of public sector entities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This includes national/central governments, regional authorities, local municipalities, and key supranational organizations (e.g., Space agencies, Union bodies, and UN programmes).

You will help customers maximize the value of Planet’s imagery and geospatial solutions, ensuring that they can effectively integrate Planet data into their workflows for critical applications such as environmental monitoring, emergency response, land management, maritime surveillance, and sustainable development.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with European governments, have a solid ability to navigate highly complex and varied government structures and decision‑making processes, procurement cycles, and the ability to integrate relationships across different countries and cultures. The ability to identify and build connections between ministries, directorates, and stakeholders will be key to driving adoption and impact across government initiatives.

This is a full‑time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Berlin, Haarlem or London office 3 days per week.

Impact You’ll Own

Build and maintain strong relationships with government customers, ensuring they achieve their mission objectives using Planet’s products.

Identify expansion opportunities within existing accounts and collaborate with sales teams to drive renewals and upsells.

Work closely with customers to facilitate training, onboarding, and best practices on integrating Planet data into GIS and remote sensing workflows.

Act as the voice of the customer internally, advocating for feature enhancements and product improvements based on feedback.

Work closely with sales, product, and marketing teams to support customer needs, case studies, and events.

Collaborate with internal stakeholders to share insights on the current status of key accounts and contribute to the development of strategies for future success.

What You Bring

4+ years of experience in Customer Success, account management or similar, ideally experience supporting government organizations as a customer

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Advanced working knowledge of remote sensing, GIS or geospatial imagery products

Ability to develop long‑term strategic plans for each customer that align with their policy goals, project timelines, and budget cycles

A forward‑thinking approach to identify potential challenges and the ability to guide conversations toward positive outcomes

Solid organizational skills to manage multiple customers at once, prioritize tasks, and keep projects on track

Ability to successfully communicate and coordinate with international customers & sales teams

Solid problem‑solving skills, proactive work style and ability to work independently

Ability to translate customer challenges into solutions using Planet’s data and services

Professional working proficiency in English, the language of the company

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Willingness to travel

What Makes You Stand Out

Experience with platforms like ArcGIS, QGIS, or Google Earth Engine

Working proficiency in another European language (Italian, Greek, Spanish)

Previous Program/Project Management experience

Experience with Public Procurement and Tender Processes

Benefits While Working at Planet

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 Linked In Learning

Equity

Volunteering Paid Time Off

Final date to receive applications
August 4, 2026 by 11:59p / 23:59 CET (Central European Time)

EEO statement
Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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