Overview
In this role you lead a global team of Pre-Sales Solution Architects focused on Defence & Intelligence. You translate geospatial data and EO capabilities into mission-ready solutions for national security organizations. You’ll collaborate with Sales, Space Systems, Product Engineering, and partners to win large government contracts and shape the product roadmap. This is a high-visibility, strategic role with global impact and a remote-first setup in the UK or Germany. Your work helps transform defense decision-making through trusted technical guidance and integrated data architectures.
Leistungen / Benefits
- PTO including holidays
- Wellness program
- Home office reimbursement
- Monthly phone and internet stipend
- Tuition reimbursement and LinkedIn Learning
- Equity and volunteering time off
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Lead and grow a global team of D&I Pre-Sales Solution Architects
- Support D&I sales and partner ecosystems to win defense programs
- Design solutions using remote sensing, imagery analytics, and complex data architectures for ISR workflows
- Lead technical engagements, workshops, pilots, and demos for defense customers
- Coordinate with Global Professional Services, Program Management and Customer Success to ensure flawless delivery
- Provide security and intelligence use cases to inform Product and Marketing roadmaps
- Contribute to Global Pre-Sales & Services leadership strategy and execution
Zentrale Anforderungen
- 8+ years in Defence & Intelligence environments
- 6+ years of supervisory/leadership experience in technical sales or solution architecture
- Active Security Clearance or eligible for suitable clearance
- Experience navigating government sales cycles, RFP/RFI processes and defense contracting
- Fluency in geospatial system architectures, cloud security deployments, APIs, and data pipelines
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with a track record of building high-trust teams
- Ability to engage senior defense executives and procurement authorities and translate technical complexity into strategic value
- stakeholder management
- commercial acumen
- strategic thinking
- geospatial systems
- cloud environments and secure deployments
- API integrations
Director, Pre-Sales Global D&I in Mönchengladbach Arbeitgeber: Planet Labs
Planet ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der eine inklusive und wachstumsorientierte Arbeitskultur fördert. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Mitarbeiterwohlbefinden, flexiblen Arbeitsmodellen und umfangreichen Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten bietet Planet seinen Mitarbeitern die Chance, an bedeutenden Projekten im Bereich Verteidigung und Intelligenz zu arbeiten und dabei einen positiven Einfluss auf die Welt zu haben. Die Möglichkeit, remote zu arbeiten und Teil eines globalen Teams zu sein, macht die Position besonders attraktiv für Fachkräfte, die nach einer sinnvollen und erfüllenden Karriere suchen.
