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# Business Operations & Strategy Lead at Notion

- **Company:** [Notion](https://feeny.ai/companies/notion)
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $230k–$260k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/notion/ef4d9a34-153f-47a7-ba9f-f9a9de821066/application

**Skills:** Financial modeling, SQL, AI tools, Notion AI, Claude, Codex, Data analysis, Quantitative modeling, Python, R, B2B SaaS strategy, People management

> Serve as a key partner and advisor to the Business Operations team, working with Engineering, Product, and Design to drive high-impact strategic projects. The role involves identifying leverage opportunities, structuring complex problems, and building scalable AI-driven systems to improve business performance.

## Job description

## WHO WE ARE

Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkpYpWfEK5s. We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion.

Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work.

## 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.

By clicking “Submit Application”, I understand and agree that Notion and its affiliates and subsidiaries will collect and process my information in accordance with Notion’s Global Recruiting Privacy Policy https://notion.notion.site/Notion-Global-Recruiting-Privacy-Policy-fc3eb4e829354a26a2bb6fd5e289b550. https://dev.notion.so/a3ce416456924276a59de91bca740028?pvs=21#LI-Onsite

## 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.

## EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & ACCOMMODATIONS

We hire talented people from a wide range of backgrounds. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every bullet, we still encourage you to apply. Notion is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristic. Consistent with applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Notion provides reasonable accommodations during the application process; if you need one, please let your recruiter know.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

## About Notion

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Notion is an all-in-one AI workspace that combines documents, databases, wikis, and project management into a single customizable platform.
- **Entity Type**: Private (late-stage; last valuation $11B via secondary tender in January 2026)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Ivan Zhao (CEO), Simon Last (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Productivity software / AI workspace
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2C – freelancers, small teams, mid-market, and enterprise organizations
- **Mission**: “Make it possible for everyone to shape the tools that shape their lives.”

## Products & Services
- **Notion (Core Workspace)**: A flexible SaaS platform that replaces separate tools for notes, docs, knowledge bases, project tracking, and databases. Highly customizable with templates and integrations.
- **Notion AI**: Integrated AI assistant for writing, summarizing, brainstorming, and automating workflows within the workspace.
- **Notion API & Integrations**: Allows developers to build custom automations and connect Notion with other tools (Slack, Google Drive, Jira, etc.).
- **Notion Mail (in development)**: An AI-powered email client that rethinks inbox management, currently in beta.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $11 billion (set in a January 2026 secondary tender offer)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding approximately $347M (Series D in 2021 at $10B valuation); annual revenue not publicly disclosed
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, Tiger Global, CRV (past rounds); strategic partnerships with companies like Slack and Google.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew from ~800 (2024) to ~1,000 (2026); 148 open roles as of April 2026; global expansion with offices in San Francisco, New York, Dublin, Tokyo, Seoul, Hyderabad, Sydney, and more; heavy investment in AI features and enterprise sales.

## Competitive Advantages
- **All-in-one flexibility**: Replaces multiple point solutions (Confluence, Evernote, Trello, etc.) with a single, highly customizable workspace.
- **Strong brand loyalty**: High NPS and 4.3/5 Glassdoor rating; 89% of employees would recommend working there.
- **AI-native integration**: Notion AI is deeply embedded into the core product, not a bolt-on, giving it an edge over legacy tools.
- **Engineering-driven culture**: CEO Ivan Zhao is deeply involved in product details, fostering a craft-obsessed engineering culture.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI leadership**: Expanding AI capabilities (AI Capture, AI Workflows, Agentic Search) to make Notion the central hub for both human and AI agent collaboration.
- **Enterprise adoption**: Building out sales, customer success, and security features to win larger accounts.
- **Global hiring**: Opening new offices in APAC and Europe to support international growth and talent acquisition.
- **Product expansion**: Developing new surfaces like Notion Mail and deepening integrations to increase stickiness.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Engineering-driven, transparent, and kind. Values include “Customer in every room,” “Own the outcome,” “Why not today?,” and “Direct and kind.”
- **Work policy**: Hybrid – required in-office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; remote flexibility the other two days. Offices in major global cities.
- **Compensation**: Competitive – median engineer total compensation ~$330K, top-end ~$735K (2026 data). Includes equity, bonuses, and benefits.
- **Benefits**: Fully covered medical/dental/vision, flexible PTO, paid parental leave, mental health services (therapy, coaching), family-forming/fertility support, monthly lifestyle stipend, learning & development funds, commuter benefits, retirement plan with match, and more.
- **Growth**: 148 open roles across engineering, product, design, sales, customer experience, and more – strong signal of active scaling.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Explicit DEI programs, gender affirmation funds, and a commitment to building a diverse team.

## Sources
1. [Notion Careers Page](https://www.notion.com/careers)
2. [Notion Open Positions (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/notion)
3. [JobsByCulture – Working at Notion in 2026](https://jobsbyculture.com/blog/working-at-notion-2026)
4. [Built In – Notion Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/notion)
5. [Notion Homepage](https://www.notion.com/)

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