What framework do you use when assessing a new opportunity at a different company?

My answer is actually not revenue ops specific. But here are my answers: 1) Growth- the rising tide lifts all ships. The higher the growth rate, the more opportunities you will have to scale the business and grow your career in parallel.  2) People / culture - make sure you like who you are working for / with and how work is being done  3) Role - what exactly will you be doing? Is this aligned with your skillset / strengths / interests? 4) Industry - tech vs. non tech / actually product function ...Read More

I consider a few factors when exploring new opportunities at another company: Company Product + Mission Company Health Company's People Role Growth Opportunity Company Product - I want to make sure that I believe in the company's products or its mission. Choose a company whose products or mission align well with your own interests. Doing so will give you more excitement in the interview (the recruiter will pick up on it), give you more fulfillment in the role, and translate to more energy on the ...Read More

How you assess a new opportunity depends on your specific career goals and values. A useful exercise that’s worked for me is to spend time determining my most important career values. There are several ways to do this, but one way is to pull together a list of common values and stack rank them to find what is most important to you at work. For me, what usually tops my list is making sure I am learning/growing and being useful. The way that translates in my career is I always want to make sure th ...Read More

I would typically evaluate a list of questions that can be grouped as follows: Impact Would this opportunity allow me to make a meaningful impact that could make the function/company significantly more efficient? Growth/Learning Is the company on a high growth trajectory and/or poised to continue growing? Would this opportunity provide a step-up in role and responsibility and/or provide a ramp towards achieving my ultimate career goals? Would this role provide me with an opportunity to learn and ...Read More

I would caveat this answer ahead by saying this is not revops specific. This is about the important things to look for while evaluating a new opportunity -  Opportunity to drive impact - how does the role map to my skill sets and do I see an opportunity for me to drive impact and create value? This to me means growth for the company and thereby growth for me!  Culture and Values - People, culture and values are core to have a great experience and find a sense of belonging in an organization. I b ...Read More

Whenever I am assessing a career move, I have a self-actualization template that I have built that allows me to properly assess what is important for me personally and professionally in my next career move. It allows me to evaluate each opportunity and weigh decisions based on importance. The areas I look at, are career aspirations, industry, company, management and leadership, culture, scope of the role, work-life balance, and general worries, risks, concerns, and excitement. I then have a set ...Read More

I organize my decisions using the following (very simple) framework. So far, it has guided me to work in some amazing environments for some incredible leaders and with high performing teams. Hope it helps you! Who - direct leadership is critically important to career growth and should be considered at every move. I always ask myself - what do I need from a leader in this role? Do I need them to be an expert b/c I am new to the function? Do I need them to be amazing at exec alignment and reportin ...Read More