RevOps Lab

#87 RevOps org design & hiring best practices - with Mollie Bodensteiner, SVP of Operations at Engine


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Mollie Bodensteiner, SVP of Operations at Engine, joins Janis and Philipp to unpack the RevOps org structure behind a 1,000-person company scaling at speed. Mollie shares how her team of 40+ built a pod-based model that balances enablement, systems, and sales ops—while staying fast, aligned, and strategic.From hiring 25 people in 6 months to syncing Asana, Slack, and sprint cycles, this is a playbook for anyone designing or rethinking their RevOps org.We cover: • How Engine designed a pod-based RevOps structure • The soft skills required for operating partners • Aligning enablement, systems, and ops around one roadmap • Scaling without drowning in meetings or Slack chaos • Tips for hiring across ops, enablement, and technical roles • How to run RevOps like a product org—with developers, BAs & roadmaps • Mollie’s framework for project prioritization (and saying no) • Why a “get the right people on the bus” mindset beats rigid job specsMollie Bodensteiner on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/molliebodensteiner/

Pipeline Visibility Cheat Sheet: https://www.getweflow.com/content/pipeline-visibility-cheat-sheet⁠Janis on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/janiszech ⁠⁠ ⁠ Phillip on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippstelzerChapters: • (00:00:00) Meet Mollie & Her Role at Engine • (00:02:30) Why Pods? Org Design Lessons from Scaling • (00:06:00) How to Align Enablement, Ops & Systems • (00:09:45) Slack, Asana & Avoiding Communication Chaos • (00:13:00) Prioritization Frameworks & Saying No • (00:16:20) What Makes a Great RevOps Hire • (00:20:30) Running RevOps Like a Product Team • (00:25:00) When to Augment with Agencies vs. Own Internally • (00:29:30) Hiring Mindset: Skills > CVs • (00:34:00) Book Recs: Surrounded by Idiots, Thinking in Bets, Trillion Dollar Coach

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