Customer Success Manager - Defence and Intelligence (Middle East)

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Planet Labs

Europe, Remote

Remote

Posted April 7, 2026

Job Description

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 a new Customer Success Manager to maintain relationships with customers in our strongly growing EMEA Defence and Intelligence segment. Your mission will be to act as our main point of contact and trusted advisor for our customers during their time with Planet and focus on client retention. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, creative thinker, and a great communicator. Maintaining a human-centered approach, you will help drive value realization and return on the client’s investment. In addition, you will grow and utilize your defence & intelligence domain expertise and good working knowledge of remote sensing, GIS and geospatial imagery products to be our customer’s go-to Planet ambassador.

This is a full-time, remote position based in Germany, Austria, Slovenia or the Netherlands, that will require regular access to customers in the Middle East. If located near an office, you are expected to work from that office 3 days per week.

Impact You’ll Own:

Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships
Assist customers to expand their usage and adoption of our products
Onboard and train new clients
Co-own contract renewal with sales
Provide excellent customer experience, ensure successful delivery of our services, produce timely solutions according to customer needs and goals
Communicate consistently with clients throughout the contract life-cycle, escalating important issues where needed
Work closely with Sales Representatives and other teams across the company
Bring in domain knowledge and be the trusted advisor to our Defence & Intelligence customers

What You Bring:

4+ years of experience in Customer Success, account management or similar
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Experience successfully managing customer relationships or projects in defence
Professional working proficiency in English, the language of the company, and Arabic
Ability to successfully communicate and coordinate with international customers & sales teams
Experience working with defence and intelligence customers across the Middle East
Excellent problem-solving skills, proactive work style, and ability to work independently
Ability to multitask and prioritize job requirements
Ability to travel internationally

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