Manager, Commercial Sales at Notion

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, SaaSIndustries

Requirements

  • Inspired by Notion's mission: to help build beautiful tools for your life’s work
  • 2+ years experience as a direct sales leader/manager
  • Strong track record of achieving sales targets across teams and individually
  • Skilled in managing and coaching through the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing
  • Strong recognized leadership skills with a focus on empowerment, positive mindsets, collaboration, and ability to inspire a team of direct reports
  • Comfortable with the ambiguity and pace of iteration of an early-stage startup
  • Growth mindset and thrive in the building stage of a nascent team
  • View setbacks as learning opportunities, not failures
  • High EQ and exceptional interpersonal skills, ability to manage influence through persuasion, negotiation, and consensus building
  • Analytical mindset and enjoy problem solving as part of a regional leadership team
  • Strong empathy for customers

Responsibilities

  • Create a strategy to grow revenue across new and existing customers in the Commercial segment in the AMER region
  • Recruit, develop, and lead a team of Account Executives, overseeing day-to-day activity while setting clear expectations and coaching the team to unlock performance
  • Partner with regional leaders across Sales Strategy, Marketing, and Sales Development teams to plan territory mapping and pipeline development programs
  • Partner with the Customer Success and Solutions Engineering teams to onboard new customers and refine the customer journey to set new customers up for longer-term success with Notion
  • Work closely with Marketing teams to drive insight into Ideal Customer Profile and foster a customer-first mentality through communication and collaboration
  • Help build the foundations of Sales at Notion as an early member of the sales org, defining sales-assisted motions
  • Engage with customers to gain insights and inform product development

Skills

Sales Leadership
Team Management
Revenue Growth
Account Management
Pipeline Development
Territory Mapping
Lead Generation
Customer Success
Sales Strategy
Coaching
Recruiting

Notion

Versatile productivity and collaboration platform

About Notion

Notion is a workspace platform designed to enhance productivity and collaboration for a wide range of users, from startups to large enterprises. It combines various tools into a single platform, allowing teams to write, plan, and share their work efficiently. Users can start with a free version and upgrade to paid plans as their needs grow. Key features include customizable notes and documents, project management tools, and a drag-and-drop interface for easy page creation. Notion also includes an AI-powered Q&A feature that provides instant answers to user queries, helping to centralize knowledge. The platform supports multiple languages and has a strong global community that contributes content and organizes events.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2016Year Founded
$325.9MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance
PTO
Mental health & wellbeing package
Parental leave
Fertility coverage
Retirement matching
Commuter benefits
Monthly stipend

Risks

Increased competition from AI-enhanced tools like Evernote.
Potential trust issues with AI features due to factual inaccuracies.
User resistance to adopting new productivity tools.

Differentiation

Notion combines note-taking, task management, and databases into a single platform.
The platform offers customizable workspaces for personal and collaborative use.
Notion AI assists with tasks like text generation and predictive analytics.

Upsides

Integration with Slack and Google Drive enhances workflow automation.
Acquisition of Skiff strengthens Notion's privacy offerings.
Standalone apps like Notion Calendar expand Notion's modular productivity solutions.

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