Customer Success Manager - Commercial Markets

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:

This role is for a Customer Success Manager for the Commercial market. You will be responsible for managing and expanding relationships with customers, including agriculture, insurance, and energy verticals . 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.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in customer success with a strong ability to navigate complex commercial organizations, decision-making processes, and business relationships. The ability to identify and build connections between internal stakeholders will be key to driving adoption and impact across Planet's commercial initiatives. Your mission will be to become a trusted advisor to our customers, keep them informed about product updates and industry trends.

Maintaining a human-centered approach, you will help drive value realization and return on the client's investment. Ideal candidates understand the benefits of remote sensing data in the context of different platforms and are able to guide the customer in navigating and identify the best fit.

This is a full-time, remote position based in the United States. If located near one of our offices, you are expected to work from that office 3 days per week.

Impact You'll Own:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with commercial 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:

• 6+ years of experience in Customer Success, account management or similar
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Advanced working knowledge of remote sensing, GIS or geospatial imagery products
• Advanced technical background, experience with remote sensing platforms and solutions
• 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 partner with leading global companies on scaling innovative technologies, understanding industry workflows and needs
• Experience in earth observation and related fields
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, the language of the company
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the year domestically or internationally

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