Sales Development Representative

The posting, as Planet wrote it

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

We are hiring for a Sales Development Representative (SDR) based in the United States to support our seasoned closers for new logos within the North America territory. Our SDRs work closely with seasoned Account Executives to build a closable pipeline and expand notable accounts. This role has multiple career paths and the training to be a future sales, customer success or operations professional. We are looking for future Planeteers that are passionate about our mission, sales and technology. As a foundational member of a dynamic business unit, you will have the opportunity to contribute to strategy, account planning, and relationship development for a world class sales organization.

This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our San Francisco office 3 days per week.

Impact You'll Own

• Own a territory that you will nurture and develop high quality accounts and leads for your Account Executives, contributing directly to the topline level growth of Planet. You are hunting for accounts that mirror our ideal client profile and buying table.
• Collaborate with your dedicated Account Executive and field marketer to drive a world-class engagement experience with strategic sequences, impactful messaging and multi-threading.
• Understand the Planet product ecosystem and key verticals to provide a high level introduction and seamless hand-off to the Account Executive.
• Utilize business and industry knowledge to research accounts (i.e. ZoomInfo, 10K, industry publications), identify key stakeholders, generate interest, create/identify compelling events, and develop account plans.

What You Bring

• 2+ years of experience in Sales or comparable
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Ability to learn the business an

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