Notion

Business Operations & Strategy Lead

Notion$230K — $260K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of strategy experience in management consulting or related fields
  • 5+ years of relevant management experience
  • High-level financial modeling skills with attention to detail
  • Executive-level communication skills in writing and speaking
  • Proficiency and enthusiasm for AI tools in business processes
  • Experience with SQL for data handling
  • Understanding of AI SaaS models and monetization strategies

Responsibilities

  • Proactively identify and prioritize high-impact strategic opportunities
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to implement product strategy
  • Structure complex strategic problems for leadership analysis
  • Manage key business performance drivers with cross-functional teams
  • Analyze competitive positioning and develop insights
  • Understand customer needs and market landscape for informed recommendations
  • Drive automation and create scalable solutions using AI tools

Benefits

  • Highly competitive cash compensation
  • Equity opportunities
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Flexible work environment
  • Professional development resources
  • Collaborative and innovative company culture
Full Job Description
About the Role:

This is an opportunity to serve as a key partner and advisor on Notion's Business Operations team, working primarily with our Engineering, Product, and Design teams. Business Operations is a cross-functional team that partners with senior leaders across the company, focusing on high-impact strategic projects and analysis.

In this role, you'll independently identify the highest-leverage opportunities, define the problem, drive execution, and keep going. If you thrive when given full ownership and a blank page, this role is for you. You'll work hand-in-hand with senior leadership to identify, structure, and act on the most challenging strategic and operational questions impacting our business. And you'll use AI to build scalable systems and processes that multiply your impact.

What You'll Achieve:
  • Proactively surface and prioritize high-impact strategic and operational opportunities and own them end-to-end from scoping through execution
  • Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and go-to-market leaders to define and implement strategy across all Notion products, driving increased value for our users, our customers, and our business
  • Structure complex, ambiguous strategic problems for the Notion leadership team, defining clear hypotheses and building business cases and quantitative models that will inform and influence our approach
  • Work closely with cross-functional leaders to define and manage key drivers of business performance, identifying areas of opportunity and incorporating them into your work
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of our competitive positioning by using, assessing, and developing insights about peer businesses to inform your recommendations
  • Deeply understand Notion customers and the broader market landscape to uncover insights that inform your recommendations
  • Use AI tools and drive automation to create scalable solutions that combine a broad vision for what is possible with an understanding of the practical demands that constrain them


Skills You'll Need to Bring:
  • 10+ years of strategy experience, with 5+ years' relevant experience in management consulting, investment banking, or related professional services fields
  • Highly structured mindset with a strong focus on driving outcomes and turning data into actionable insights
  • Excellent financial modeling skills, with strong attention to detail and high standards for quality
  • Outstanding executive-level written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to operate independently with senior stakeholders and manage relationships, deliverables, and timelines with minimal supervision
  • Genuine enthusiasm for and proficiency with AI tools; we use AI across the board to move faster and work smarter, and you do too
  • Hands-on experience with modern AI tools like Notion AI, Claude, Codex, or similar is expected; you should be actively experimenting with new models and workflows, not just aware they exist
  • Deep understanding of AI SaaS business models, monetization strategies, and pricing frameworks, or a strong demonstrated ability to get up to speed quickly
  • Data self-sufficiency; knowledge of SQL is required
  • Comfort working in a high-growth, constantly changing environment with passion and enthusiasm
  • 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:
  • Prior experience in strategy and operations in B2B SaaS businesses
  • Prior people management experience
  • Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis and modeling


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 roles based in San Francisco, the estimated base salary range for this role is $230,000 - $260,000 per year.

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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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