Notion

Business Development Representative, San Francisco

Notion$100K — $115K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in outbound pipeline generation, including cold prospecting via phone, email, and social channels.
  • Strong communication skills for crafting targeted outreach that engages prospects.
  • Ability to swiftly assess ideal customer profile (ICP) fit and urgency for qualified discussions.
  • Interest in AI/ML with knowledge of API-first or consumption-based business models.
  • High-activity mindset with strategic prioritization of outreach based on data signals.
  • Curiosity and willingness to leverage AI tools for improved outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Generate qualified pipeline by targeting high-potential accounts with a collaborative outbound strategy.
  • Run multi-channel outbound campaigns to engage appropriate decision makers effectively.
  • Ensure meeting handoffs to sellers are for well-qualified prospects, validating ICP and workflow fit.
  • Deliver organized handoff documentation in Salesforce containing key insights and context for sellers.
  • Utilize go-to-market system tools and intent data to refine account targeting and optimize outbound efforts.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive cash compensation and equity options.
  • Comprehensive benefits package to support employee well-being.
Full Job Description
About The Role

Notion is rebuilding its go-to-market motion around a workflow-first, builder-led model-and the BDR is at the front of it. As a Business Development Rep, you'll be the force that turns the right accounts into the right conversations. You'll partner closely with Solutions Consultants to identify and target companies that are ready to rethink how they work-and your job is to get them in the room. This isn't generic pipeline work: you're qualifying for workflow-first, build-ready opportunities that set SCs up to win. If you're competitive, curious, and energized by outbound that actually means something, this is the role for you.

What You'll Achieve
  • Generate qualified, workflow-first pipeline by identifying and targeting high-potential accounts in your assigned book, partnering with your sellers on account and outbound strategy
  • Run multi-channel outbound campaigns-email, phone, LinkedIn, and events-to create urgency and secure first meetings with the right decision-makers
  • Conduct initial qualification to ensure meetings handed to sellers are "ready to build," not just "ready to talk"-validating ICP, intent, and workflow fit before the handoff
  • Document and deliver clean handoff packets in Salesforce with ICP signals, pain points, workflow hypothesis, and stakeholder context so sellers can hit the ground running
  • Leverage GTM System tooling and intent data to sharpen targeting, prioritize accounts by signal strength, and increase the quality and consistency of your outbound motion


Skills You'll Need to Bring
  • Proven track record in outbound pipeline generation, with hands-on experience in cold prospecting across phone, email, and social channels
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft compelling, persona-specific outreach that earns a response
  • Sharp qualification instincts-able to quickly assess ICP fit, identify urgency, and set solutions condsultants up for high-quality first conversations
  • Passion for AI/ML and understanding of API-first or consumption-based business models
  • High-activity mindset with the discipline to prioritize based on signal and data, not just volume
  • You don't need to be an AI expert, but you're curious and willing to adopt AI tools to work smarter and deliver better results.


Nice to Haves
  • Experience with Salesforce, Outreach, or similar GTM tooling
  • Familiarity with Notion as a product or prior experience selling productivity, collaboration, or workflow software
  • Background in a high-velocity, metric-driven outbound environment with clear pipeline targets


Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role's scope and complexity, and the candidate's experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For this role, based in San Francisco the estimated hourly rate is $33.65 - $38.70 per hour with a 30k annual commission target, annualized to salary range of $100,000 - $115,000 per year.

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A Note on AI

You don't need deep AI expertise for every role, but we do expect every Notino to be intellectually curious, drawn to tinkering and discovery, and excited to use AI as a real collaborator in their work. For some roles, AI fluency is a core requirement - when that's the case, we'll say so explicitly in the qualifications. People who thrive here don't treat AI as a novelty. They use it to think better, and make their work easier for others to build on.

About Notion

Notion is a software company that provides a productivity and collaboration platform for teams. The company's platform offers a range of features, including note-taking, project management, and task tracking. Notion's software is designed to help teams streamline their workflows and improve their productivity. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Notion
Size
300 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$80 million
Founded
2016
Revenue
$80 million
NASDAQ

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