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Planet

Payments and commerce software provider

Business Development Manager

Full-TimePosted on 10/20/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Barcelona, Spain+1 moreMore locations: Madrid, Spain
HybridHybrid model with three days a week in the office.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Executive

About the job

Requirements
  • You have sold complex B2B solutions before, in hospitality, retail, food and beverage, or a related area close to payments.
  • You understand merchant acquiring and how gateway integrations are scoped, and understand the commercial priorities of senior stakeholders at hotel groups or retail chains.
  • You can navigate a buying group and tailor conversations to finance, IT, and operations stakeholders.
  • You know the Iberian market, including how buying decisions are made, who the right people are, and how trust is built.
  • You are a self-starter who takes ownership.
  • Full professional fluency in Spanish and English.
Responsibilities
  • Own the full sales cycle, including multi-stakeholder engagements and commercial proposals, and see deals through from first conversation to launch on the platform.
  • Work with the referral partner network and Product and Operations teams to ensure what is sold is delivered effectively.
  • Represent the company at industry events, with trade bodies, and in relevant settings across the Iberian market and wider region.
  • Build sales momentum, forecast accurately, and own sales targets.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with software, payments, or electronic point of sale environments is useful.
  • An existing network in Spanish hospitality or premium retail is an advantage.

About the company

Planet works as a payments and commerce-software provider. It supplies payment acceptance, property-management software, tax-free shopping, and connected commerce capabilities to hospitality, retail, and financial-services customers. Its operating model is specific: software and payment infrastructure connect merchants, guests, shoppers, banks, and acquiring partners. Work includes engineering, product, payment operations, implementation, sales, risk, support, and corporate functions. The profile is Planet's global payments and software organization. The workforce connects regulated client service with technology, risk, operations, and professional support.

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Headquarters

Helsinki, Finland

Founded

1985

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What believers are saying

  • March 19, 2026 revenue reached $307.7 million, up 26%, with positive free cash flow.
  • Fiscal 2026 recurring ACV hit 98%, showing sticky enterprise and hospitality relationships.
  • September 18, 2026 North America rollout targets hotels, restaurants, and retailers immediately.

What critics are saying

  • July 31, 2023 cuts eliminated 117 employees; repeated restructurings weaken execution.
  • March 2026 headcount fell to 2,745, signaling continuing cost pressure and morale damage.
  • Oracle, Nexi, and regional PMS vendors can compress pricing and steal integrations.

What makes Planet unique

  • Planet bundles hospitality PMS, payments, and networking into one contract.
  • March 2022 Protel and 2022 Avantio acquisitions deepen hospitality distribution and software.
  • September 18, 2026 US and Canada launch extends full-stack connected commerce beyond Europe.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options

Company News

PhocusWire
Jan 11th, 2023
Planet Expands Hospitality Footprint With Three Acquisitions

Hospitality software and payments services provider Planet has acquired three hotel software distributors: Ideosoft, Rebagdata and XN PMS Limited. The terms of the deals were not disclosed.London-based Planet says it acquired Protel in March 2022 to extend its reach in the hotel industry. The three companies it just acquired all re-sell Protel software to customers in Europe.“We’re continuing to invest in growing our hospitality business and cementing our leading position in the market as a provider of connected commerce solutions that enhance the guest experience and generate more revenue for hoteliers,” says Lennert De Jong, Planet's president of hospitality who joined the company in September after 16 years at CitizenM. . Get a dose of digital travel in your inbox each day

Rebag
Dec 12th, 2022
PLANET ACQUIRES REBAG DATA - rebag data

LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Planet acquires REBAG DATA to drive growth in the Swiss hospitality market   Acquisition adds over 1,000 hotel locations in Switzerland to Planet’s fast growing hospitality customer base Reinforces Planet’s position as a leading provider of connected commerce for hospitality Hoteliers better equipped to deliver memorable guest experiences, thanks to the integration […]