Pre-Sales Senior Solutions Architect (French Defense and Intelligence)

Location: Remote position based in France or the United Kingdom. Frequent international travel of up to 50% is required, primarily around Europe and the United States. If located near an office, working from that office 3 days per week is expected.

Salary: £51,030–£63,770 gross annually, with eligibility for commission, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity.

Company

Planet designs, builds, and operates a constellation of imaging satellites and provides cloud-based Earth observation data and software for commercial, environmental, humanitarian, defense, and intelligence applications.

What you will do

• Build and deliver technical presentations and product demonstrations for defense and intelligence customers.
• Design solution architectures that address customer Earth data and business challenges.
• Build trusted relationships with technical, management, and government stakeholders.
• Support tenders, RFPs, and RFIs with product and solution information.
• Collaborate with Customer Success, Product Management, Business Development, and Sales teams to shape offerings and account strategies.
• Represent customer needs, manage pipeline and forecast information, mentor team members, and lead training sessions.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience supporting the European defense community.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance for regional customer engagements.
• Excellent French communication skills and professional working proficiency in English.
• Experience with GIS, remote sensing, IMINT, ISR, and geospatial software such as QGIS, SocetGXP, ArcGIS, and GDAL.
• Ability to use Python for imagery processing, vector data manipulation, API integrations, and data pipeline development.

Culture & Benefits

• People-centric culture focused on belonging and collaboration across international teams.
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and company-wide days off.
• Employee wellness program and home office reimbursement.
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement, LinkedIn Learning access, equity, and paid volunteering time off.