Director, Global Commercial Sales (Agriculture)

Planet · United States, Remote

Posted Nov 9, 2026 · Apply by Jan 30, 2027

Est. total comp~$222K–$434K

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From the posting

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:

Planet is looking for a Director of Global Commercial Sales to lead our agriculture business. You’ll own Planet’s agriculture sales strategy and lead the sales and account management team that carries it out, across new logos, expansions, and renewals worldwide. …

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Experience: 10+ years of experience in Software or technical sales, 8+ years of experience in managing a sales team

Skills and tools: Salesforce, Forecasting, Negotiation

Preferred none listed in the text we have

Also in the posting: Full-time; Remote; Work from office 3 days per week if located near an office

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Skills this kind of role usually asks for:

Customer-facing work
Spreadsheets and financial models
Writing clear proposals and contracts
Negotiation
Hiring and interviewing

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