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Regional Manager, Customer Success (D&I - APJ)
APACFull-timePosted 16 days ago
Summary
Planet Labs is hiring a Regional Manager, Customer Success (D&I - APJ) to join their Customer Support team. Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. Key skills: AI.
About the role
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:
The customer success team at Planet is seeking an experienced Regional Manager, Customer Success, Defence and Intelligence, to lead a growing team of Customer Success Managers (CSMs) in the Asia Region. Your mission will be to develop the existing team and hire world class talent in this fast growing region. The Regional Manager will also serve as the senior customer success contact in the region, acting as the executive sponsor for customers and working with other cross functional leads to ensure we’re doing everything we can to drive value and satisfaction with our customers. This position co-owns the renewal and expansions number for the region, so working with the CSM’s and Sales to meet or exceed the goal is critical.
Impact You’ll Own:
- Customer relationships and outcomes
- Customer value and satisfaction in the region
- Renewals and Expansion
- Team development
What You Bring:
- 10-15 years of customer facing experience (preferably in Customer Success or equivalent ie account management, consulting) including strong examples of customer/client relationship building and collaborative problem solving
- Firm grounding in defence industries which could include sales, business development, programme and project management
- Experience of intelligence collection ideally space based or geospatial ISR
- Experience of intelligence analysis and dissemination
- Direct management experience
- Exceptional customer communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Experience driving value, expansion, and renewals with customers
- Works well across distributed and cross-functional teams; strong ability to lead and influence others
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and an Asian language
What Makes You Stand Out:
- Deep experience of Asian defence organizations
- Strong background in geopolitical understanding
- A proven transformational leader
- Experience of intelligence collection and analysis, including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Collection Planning and Collection Management
- Likely a NATO Rank OF2 or senior
- GIS or remote sensing background
- Has operated at the equivalent of NATO Rank OF2 or ideally more senior
- Strong examples of customer/client relationship building and collaborative problem
Application Deadline:
July 19, 2026 by 11:59p / 23:59 CET (Central European Time)
Benefits While Working at Planet:
These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.
- 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 LinkedIn Learning
- Equity
- Volunteering Paid Time Off
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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Why we care so much about Belonging.
We’re dedicated to helping the whole Planet, and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate north star of Belonging—dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work. If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please... do apply! At Planet, we are looking for well-rounded people from around the world who can contribute to more ways than just what is listed in this job description. We don’t just fill positions, we aspire to fulfill people’s careers, most excited about folks who are motivated by our underlying humanitarian efforts. We are a few orbits around the sun before we get to where we want to be, so we hope you’re excited to come along for the ride.
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. Know Your Rights.
Accommodations:
Planet is an inclusive community and we know that everyone has their own needs. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process, please reach out to accommodations@planet.com or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.
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AI in Our Interviewing Process: Planet is committed to providing an exceptional interview experience for all candidates. We currently use Metaview to better focus on candidates and less on trying to capture notes. As such, with the candidate's consent, select interviews may be recorded and include a "Planet AI Notetaker" for transcription and summarization purposes. Should an interview involve use of AI interview technologies, the candidate will receive notification and have the ability to opt out both in advance and/or real-time. Opting out will not affect one's candidacy.
Candidate AI Policy: Planet embraces Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, and we encourage its responsible use. We understand that candidates may use various resources, including AI tools, to prepare for interviews and assessments. However, during any live interview stage or when actively completing assessments for this position, the use of AI tools—e.g. Large Language Models (LLMs), deep fake technology, etc.—is strictly prohibited unless explicitly prompted by an interviewer or assessment instructions. If you are unsure about acceptable use, please contact your recruiter for clarification. If an AI tool or similar technology is desired as an accommodation, please contact accommodations@planet.com with your request for assistance. Your message will be confidential, and we will be happy to assist you. Violation of this policy may result in disqualification of your application.