Chief of Staff, Sales
Strategic partner to Notion’s Global Head of Sales, driving executive decision-making, cross-functional alignment, sales planning, business analysis, and global sales strategy. Requires 8+ years in senior sales or sales-adjacent leadership, strong project management, and B2B SaaS experience.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Serve as the trusted strategic partner to the Global Head of Sales, preparing board meetings, facilitating executive decision-making, and representing the sales organization with internal and external stakeholders.
- Act as a strategic connector across Sales, GTM teams, EPD, Finance, People, and Legal to identify trends and improve alignment.
- Lead cross-functional projects and forums, including sales organization planning and reporting.
- Analyze the business and customer deployment opportunities to identify and recommend global sales strategies; own execution when appropriate.
- Drive the sales rhythm of business, including weekly Sales Leads meetings, quarterly Sales Lead offsites, and regular sales-organization communications.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in senior sales or sales-adjacent leadership roles.
- Experience working with, advising, and influencing senior executives.
- Ability to move between strategic thinking and operational execution.
- Strong organization and project management skills, with experience leading initiatives from inception through execution.
- Ability to work independently, dive deeply into projects, and delegate effectively.
- Previous success operating in fast-paced B2B SaaS environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including simplifying complex topics.
- Self-starter and effective problem solver who applies first-principles thinking.
- Familiarity with adopting AI tools to improve productivity.
Nice to Haves
- Background in management consulting, strategy, or operations.
- Experience working in GTM or reporting directly to the C-suite.
- Experience supporting both product-led growth and enterprise sales motions.
- Familiarity with Notion.
- AI power user.
Compensation
- Estimated total on-target earnings, including base salary and target incentive pay: $230,000–$280,000 per year for roles based in San Francisco or New York City.
- Compensation, equity, and benefits vary based on location, role scope and complexity, and experience.
Skills
Project Management, Sales Strategy, Business Analysis, Executive Communication, Cross-Functional Leadership, B2B SaaS, Product-Led Growth, Enterprise Sales, Artificial Intelligence, Notion
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