CareerPlan

Account Executive, Defence & Intelligence

Japan, RemoteFull-time2026-10-15 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Account Executive responsible for growing Planet's Government sales pipeline and book of business in Government Intelligence, Defense, and National Security institutions for Japan.

Role type

Senior Account Executive (Government & Defense)

Builds

Government sales pipeline and revenue for Planet's Earth observation data platform

Domain

Space technology / Earth Observation / Government Defense

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Government sales, Defense/Intelligence sales, Procurement navigation, Salesforce.com, English (fluent), Japanese (fluent)

Preferred skills

Military experience, Technical understanding of geo-spatial imagery, Active Armed Forces Reserve or veteran status

Technologies

Salesforce.com

Responsibilities

Identify, qualify, negotiate, and close large and medium-size government deals; Develop extensive sales pipeline; Provide product demonstrations; Manage contracting and government procurement processes; Collaborate with pre-sales and post-sales teams; Maintain pipeline hygiene in Salesforce.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC