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 and buyer type. D2C vs. B2B. These all have trade offs and you have to decide what you want. 

I don't think you can be pick about all four categories but the first two are my most important ones and then I usually prioritize #3 over #4 but everyone has a different calculus on what's most important to them. 

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 grow professionally?

Financial

• Does this role meet my financial goals and expectations i.e. does it compensate me enough to rock the proverbial boat?

Finally, I should also mention that although people/culture are quite important, thus far I have had mixed success in assessing this definitively before hand. Personally I have been in both situations - one where my initial impression of the hiring manager was not great but accepted the offer for the work and ended up having a fantastic rapport with the manager and the other where where I took everything that I was told at face value and ended up regretting the move.

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 of decision factors and statements that I rank score and weight to help me properly assess the opportunities against what is important to me. Note this is not foolproof - sometimes my gut is different than the data - but it does help me do proper reflection and assessment. It also helps me identify areas where I might need additional clarity from a potential company if I don't feel confident in my scoring.

The advice I give in this is your next role should be setting you up for the next role - so make sure as you think about opportunities do not look for just today, make sure you are factoring tomorrow in as well.

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 - 

1. 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! 

2. Culture and Values - People, culture and values are core to have a great experience and find a sense of belonging in an organization. I believe you are a better leader, a better team member, a better employee if you love what you do and if you have a great team to partner with.

3. Learning and Growth - Does the organization offer opportunities to continue learning and further hone my leadership skills? How does this opportunity help me continue on the career trajectory/aspirations for self? 

Other important aspects to consider are management and leadership, Company growth trajectory (addressable market, competitive advantage..), having the right work/life balance and  compensation (if it's important to you)!