Early Career People Projects at Notion in San Francisco, CA

STRATEGY & OPERATIONS, EARLY CAREER Location: San Francisco, California WHO WE ARE Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together. 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: This is an early-career role for builders who thrives in turning ambiguity into momentum. You'll wear many hats across the People team, but the core job is simple: jump in, chart the path, and drive projects based on business priority and impact. You'll make an outsized impact on Notion's People Experience by supporting the People Leadership team on high impact initiatives such as Employer Brand, Internal Mobility, and Global Onboarding. This role is designed for a strong operator and communicator who brings cross-functional partners together thoughtfully, drives clarity, and executes at pace. Your steady hand and sharp execution will keep the People team running like a well-oiled machine, freeing the wider team to focus on enabling our employees to do their best work while creating magical moments that matter along the way. Most importantly, we're looking for someone who is deeply curious, hungry to grow, and eager to hone their craft in People. You're someone who sees this role not as a stepping stone, but as a launchpad, an opportunity to learn from talented leaders, shape meaningful employee experiences, and develop expertise across the full spectrum of People work. You bring energy, optimism, and a genuine care for people. You're excited to be part of something bigger than yourself and to help build a workplace where everyone can do the best work of their careers. WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE: • Strategize & Streamline: You'll focus on keeping the People team in aligned around our strategic objectives. You'll spot gaps before they become blockers, jump in where needed, put process in place where it makes sense, and unblock teams so they can ship. • Drive Business Impact: You drive projects from idea to execution, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and measurable outcomes. You adapt quickly to feedback, embrace continuous improvement and keep initiatives on track, on time, and delivering real value. • Partner with Leadership: Support People leadership to navigate complex, sensitive matters with care and thought to ensure we always deliver an exceptional employee experience. • Collaborate with, well, almost everyone!: Whether it’s our People leadership team, project leaders, environment team, or new hires, you’ll partner with a wide range of Notinos and work across the organization as it scales globally. • Shape Culture: You build strong relationships across the organization, deeply understand what makes Notion special, and act as a culture carrier. As we scale, you’ll help preserve the values and moments that define us—ensuring our culture evolves thoughtfully without losing what makes it magical. SKILLS YOU'LL BRING: • Builder’s Mindset: You're resourceful and willing to roll up your sleeves. You have strong organizational and project management skills, with experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You anticipate change and see around corners. You take projects from start to finish with a bias toward action, turning ambiguity into clear next steps and shipping results. • AI Native: You're genuinely interested in AI technologies and eager to learn how to build with them. You see AI as a tool to automate workflows, reduce toil, and accelerate execution. Beyond personal use, you're excited to champion AI adoption across the People organization, helping teammates discover new ways to work smarter and more efficiently. • Proven track record of execution: You hold yourself to a high quality bar. Details matter. You test end-to-end. You use data and metrics to guide decisions. In whatever field or passion you've pursued, you've excelled—whether in academics, athletics, creative work, or professional projects. You're disciplined and focused, with a track record of moving fast without compromising on design and craft. • Thoughtful problem-solving: You approach problems holistically, starting with a clear and accurate understanding of the context. You can navigate ambiguity successfully, decompose complex problems into clean solutions, while also balancing the business impact of what you’re building. • Proactive communication and high agency: You own your work, communicating clearly about progress and blockers. You don't wait for instructions for every step but rather show initiative in identifying what needs to be done and driving projects forward. You ask questions when needed while independently finding solutions to problems. 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, the estimated hourly rate for this role is $40 - $57 per hour, annualized to a base salary range of $85,000 - $120,000 per year. By clicking “Submit Application”, I understand and agree that Notion and its affiliates and subsidiaries will collect and process my information in accordance with Notion’s Global Recruiting Privacy Policy. #LI-Onsite 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.