# Business Operations & Strategy Lead

**Company:** [Notion](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/notion)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $230k – $260k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, SQL, AI Tools, Notion Ai, Claude, Codex, Python, R, Data Analysis, Strategic Analysis
**Posted:** 2026-05-04

> Leads strategic projects and operations partnering with Engineering, Product, and Design leaders at Notion. Structures ambiguous problems, builds quantitative models, drives cross-functional execution using AI tools. Requires 10+ years strategy experience, SQL proficiency, and financial modeling expertise.

## Job Description

## 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

## Compensation
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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