Director of Sales, Europe

• 8+ years of relevant work experience and 6+ years supervisory / leadership experience, with a track record of driving revenue growth, building high-performing teams, and consistently exceeding multi-million-dollar individual and team quotas.
• Ability to recruit, mentor, and retain top-tier talent, instilling a high-accountability culture and coaching direct reports through complex, multi-year deal cycles.
• Deep experience establishing pipeline discipline, accurate revenue forecasting, and thorough deal inspection using Salesforce.com and modern sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC).
• Extensive background navigating complex government, NATO, and defense procurement frameworks (e.g., NCI Agency, FMS/DCS, national MoD acquisition bodies) across Northern Europe and Allied Command structures, with a focus on key Nordic nations (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark).
• An established, C-level network across Defense Ministries, Intelligence Agencies, Allied Commands, and European Defense Primes / System Integrators.
• Deep understanding of how commercial technology and advanced data feeds support Allied posture, sovereign defense, intelligence, and ISR missions.
• Success collaborating across internal matrixed teams (Government Affairs, Product, Engineering, Legal) to align corporate capabilities with regional opportunities.
• A strategic, self-directed leader with commercial judgment, adept at leading teams through dynamic, high-growth, or startup-like market environments.
• Professional working proficiency in English, the language of the company.

Planet Labs Germany GmbH is authorized to receive U.S. export-controlled information at Planet under an export license issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security. This position requires access to U.S. and German/EU export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by German, EU, or U.S. authorities.

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