
Chief of Staff, Sales at Notion (San Francisco, CA)
Notion· San Francisco, CA·
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Notion at a glance
Notion is an all-in-one AI workspace that combines docs, wikis, databases, and project management into a single customizable platform, now built around AI agents that answer questions and automate recurring work.
Notion is a single, block-based workspace that lets teams build docs, wikis, databases, and project trackers in one customizable place instead of stitching together separate tools. Notion AI sits on top, answering questions with citations from the workspace and connected apps, taking meeting notes, and running Custom Agents that automate recurring work. It serves everyone from individuals to enterprises like Toyota, OpenAI, and Figma.
$343M raised · latest: Series C · $275M · October 2021 · $10B valuation · backed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Coatue Management, GIC
Job description
WHO WE ARE
Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together youtube.com/watch 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
As Chief of Staff you'll be the strategic copilot to Notion's Global Head of Sales. You'll work directly with our Global Head of Sales on the complex problems and decisions that drive our sales engine.
You'll thrive in this role if you enjoy being at the center of global sales strategy. Whether that's preparing for board meetings, facilitating cross-functional alignment, or representing the sales organization with key stakeholders.
We're looking for someone who gets energized by revolutionary sales challenges like balancing self-serve and enterprise motions, transforming our business motions internally and externally with AI, and identifying new market opportunities. If you can seamlessly shift between analyzing business metrics, facilitating executive decision-making, and strong project management execution - this role is for you! We’re looking for someone who is low ego, high motor, excited to roll up their sleeves, and ready to make an impact!
This role can be based in either San Francisco or New York City. We work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (our Anchor Days) because we do our best thinking and building together in person. We’re looking for someone who’s excited to work alongside the team during those days.
WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE
- Serve as the Global Head of Sales’ trusted partner. You'll help prepare for board meetings, facilitate executive decision-making, and represent the sales org with internal & external stakeholders.
- Act as a strategic connector for the Sales organization. You'll use your cross-functional knowledge to identify trends, connect dots for stakeholders, and drive increased alignment between teams. This includes working across GTM teams as well as with close partners in EPD, Finance, People, and Legal.
- Lead cross-functional projects. You'll run cross functional projects and forums to increase alignment for sales. This includes leading our sales organization planning and reporting.
- Identify and drive forward global sales strategy. You’ll run analysis on the Notion business and opportunities to deepen customer deployments. Through this work you’ll identify opportunities and provide recommendations for the sales business as it continues to grow and scale. In some cases you’ll own the execution of the strategy too.
- Drive our rhythm of business. You’ll play a key role in driving the weekly sales Leads meeting, spearheading quarterly Sales Lead offsites, and working closely with the Global Head of Sales on regular communications to the sales org.
SKILLS YOU'LL NEED TO BRING
- 8+ years experience in senior sales or sales adjacent leadership roles
- You have previously worked with, advised, and influenced senior executives
- You seamlessly swap back and forth between strategic thinking and operational details
- You’re extremely organized and strong in project management - experience leading initiatives from inception through execution
- You dive deep into projects individually as well as know when to delegate and empower teammates
- You’re a pace setter, you have previous success operating in fast paced B2B SaaS environments
- You’re strong and comfortable with both written and verbal communications, a super power is making complex topics sound simple
- You’re a self starter, you don’t ask for permission - you make it happen
- You’re a problem solver who leverages first principles thinking and focuses on what’s best for Notion and our customers
- You’ve started to adopt AI to help you spend more time on the work that matters
NICE TO HAVES
- Background in management consulting, strategy, or operations
- Experience working in GTM or directly reporting to the C-suite
- Experience driving initiatives that serve both PLG and Enterprise Sales motions
- Familiar with using Notion as a product
- AI power user
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 or New York City, the estimated range for total on target earnings (including base salary and on target incentive pay) for this role is $230,000 - $280,000 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.
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.
Why work at Notion
- 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.