Partner Strategy & Operations Lead

Find Operators; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive cash compensation

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Notion is seeking a Senior Director of Partner & Consultant Strategy & Ops to lead planning for partner motions and drive program unification across self-service and sales-assisted models.

You will build revenue models, partner with BizTech/Data, and optimize onboarding, lead gen, and experiences across the partner ecosystem.

The role demands strong analytics, cross-functional influence, and a track record of operating with executive teams in tech/SaaS.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Strategy & Operations, Business Operations, Analytics, or Consulting.
• Applied experience in tech/SaaS environments.
• Ability to design data-backed strategies and ROI analyses.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual and semi-annual planning for the Partner org, incl. investments and incentives.
• Build revenue and capacity models to inform investment decisions.
• Design and run KPI/OKR cadences to drive timely decisions.
• Partner with BizTech and Data to define requirements and deliver analytics capabilities.
• Improve partner onboarding, lead gen, and end-to-end partner experiences.
• Evolve operating processes; identify bottlenecks and drive optimization.
• Guide tiering, incentives, and referral strategy using data.

Skills

Analytics & modeling

Process design

ROI storytelling

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Experimentation & pilots

Partner ecosystems

Strategy & operations leadership

AI tooling curiosity

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

Notion is accelerating investment in Partner and Consultant motions with the goal to scale growth meaningfully over the next several years. This role will lead strategy and execution across both self-service and sales-assisted business models, diving deep to support each motion while also working alongside business partners to drive program unification through mechanisms such as tiering, processes, systems, and incentive models.

WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE

• Lead annual and semi-annual planning for the Partner org, including invest/divest recommendations, headcount and opex, OKRs, KPIs and incentives models
• Build and own revenue and capacity models to inform investment decisions; Structure ambiguous problems through data, translating insights into clear recommendations
• Design and run “rhythm of the business” operating cadences e.g. KPI and OKR reviews to drive the right decisions at the right time
• Partner with BizTech and Data to define requirements, prioritize work, and deliver the systems, reporting and analytics capabilities needed to run the Partner business
• Improve Partner process, working closely with Business Technology and Partner teams to improve end to end experience across Partner onboarding, lead gen, etc.
• Evolve Partner operating processes and experiences; Identify bottlenecks and guide process optimization and automation
• Guide and design data-backed strategies such as tiering, incentives, referral models and more

SKILLS YOU'LL NEED TO BRING

• Strong analytics and modeling capabilities: You structure ambiguous problems through data and distill insights into clear recommendations
• Process-oriented mindset: You understand existing workflows and build processes and automation that create efficiency and accelerate business results
• Impact orientation and ROI: You craft narratives that weigh benefits and tradeoffs, guiding leaders to the right decisions that will help them achieve their goals
• Strong communication: You communicate effectively across audiences, functions and levels, including executive leadership
• Cross-functional influence: You collaborate across teams, leveraging diverse expertise to drive results. You’re not afraid to zoom in and out, and roll up your sleeves to get things done
• Project management: You translate strategies into clear milestones, goals, and dependencies while keeping stakeholders informed
• Velocity mindset: You design pilots and experiments, success measures, and scale wins quickly
• Partner expertise: You understand Partner and Consultant models, Go to Market functions, and what great operations looks like
• 10+ years in Strategy & Operations, Business Operations, Analytics, or Consulting, with applied experience in tech/SaaS
• 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

• Hands-on experience with Partner systems
• Advanced analytics, statistics background and/or SQL skills
• Hands-on experience directly supporting executive leadership
• Broader GTM operations experience (e.g. Sales, CS, CX, Marketing Ops)

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 base salary range for this role is $230,000 - $260,000 per year.

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.