DocuSign

Growth Strategy & Operations Director

DocuSign • $164K — $266K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in Strategy & Operations, Business Operations, Finance, or related fields
  • Proven experience leading planning processes and budget management
  • Skilled in building frameworks and executive presentations
  • Ability to influence senior leaders without direct authority
  • Strong project management skills with attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Partner with VP to manage annual planning and OKR reviews
  • Develop executive-ready materials and strategic narratives
  • Monitor progress against strategic priorities and identify risks
  • Drive operational excellence across planning processes
  • Oversee the Growth organization budget and optimize spend
  • Lead complex initiatives across multiple functions
  • Build repeatable processes for improved execution and accountability

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off and paid company holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave for up to six months
  • Full health benefits with employer-paid options
  • Retirement plans with potential employer contributions
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Compassionate care leave for significant life events
Full Job Description
What you'll do

The Director, Growth Strategy & Operations serves as a trusted operational leader and deputy to the VP of Strategy & Operations, helping drive the operating cadence, planning processes, and cross-functional execution for the organization. This individual is responsible for ensuring Growth-wide strategic initiatives move from planning to execution, creating operational rigor, driving accountability, and enabling leadership teams to make informed decisions quickly. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring exceptional program management, executive communication, analytical thinking, and organizational leadership. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, brings structure to complex initiatives, and influences without formal authority.

This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Vice President, Strategy & Operations.

Responsibility
  • Partner with the VP of Strategy & Operations and functional Strategy & Operations leads to manage annual planning, OKR reviews, quarterly business reviews, and long-range planning processes
  • Develop executive-ready materials, business reviews, strategic narratives, and decision frameworks
  • Monitor progress against strategic priorities, identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities for intervention
  • Drive operational excellence across planning processes and organizational initiatives
  • Own the day-to-day execution of company operating rhythms for Growth. Support Growth leadership meetings, business reviews, planning sessions, and offsites
  • Oversee the Growth organization budget, ensuring functions optimize spend while achieving revenue targets
  • Ensure action items, decisions, and commitments are communicated and completed
  • Maintain visibility into organizational priorities and proactively escalate issues requiring executive attention
  • Lead complex initiatives that span Marketing, Product, Sales, Customer Success, Finance, and Operations
  • Coordinate stakeholders, resolve cross-functional dependencies, and ensure programs deliver measurable business outcomes
  • Build repeatable processes that improve execution, transparency, and accountability
  • Synthesize data from multiple sources into concise recommendations for executive leadership
  • Develop dashboards, status updates, and executive communications that enable informed decision-making
  • Support Growth LT through the operational alignment across Growth Strategy & Operations teams
  • Mentor and develop functional Strategy & Operations team members
  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
  • Serve as a trusted leader and proxy for the VP when appropriate


Job Designation

Hybrid: Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is required. (Frequency: Minimum 2 days per week; may vary by team but will be weekly in-office expectation)

Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.

What you bring

Basic
  • 12+ years of experience in Strategy & Operations, Business Operations, Finance, Chief of Staff, Program Management, or Management Consulting
  • Experience leading planning processes, budget management, operating cadences, OKRs, and business reviews
  • Experience building frameworks, business cases, and executive presentations
  • Experience influencing senior leaders without direct authority
  • Experience in project management with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through

Preferred
  • Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide cross-functional initiatives
  • Experience managing and developing high-performing teams
  • Comfortable leveraging AI tools to improve productivity and operational efficiency
  • Exceptional executive communication skills, both written and verbal


Wage Transparency

Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Based on applicable legislation, the below details pay ranges in the following locations:

California: $164,700.00 - $266,000.00 base salary

This role is also eligible for the following:
  • Bonus: Sales personnel are eligible for variable incentive pay dependent on their achievement of pre-established sales goals. Non-Sales roles are eligible for a company bonus plan, which is calculated as a percentage of eligible wages and dependent on company performance.
  • Stock: This role is eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).


Global benefits provide options for the following:
  • Paid Time Off: earned time off, as well as paid company holidays based on region
  • Paid Parental Leave: take up to six months off with your child after birth, adoption or foster care placement
  • Full Health Benefits Plans: options for 100% employer paid and minimum employee contribution health plans from day one of employment
  • Retirement Plans: select retirement and pension programs with potential for employer contributions
  • Learning and Development: options for coaching, online courses and education reimbursements
  • Compassionate Care Leave: paid time off following the loss of a loved one and other life-changing events

Work Authorization Notice: Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this position. Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.

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About DocuSign

DocuSign is a software company that provides electronic signature technology and digital transaction management services for facilitating electronic exchanges of contracts and signed documents. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. DocuSign's cloud-based platform allows users to sign, send, and manage documents anytime, anywhere, and from any device. The company's customers include individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises across a variety of industries, including real estate, financial services, healthcare, and government. DocuSign has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States and has received numerous awards for its innovative technology and business practices.
Learn more about DocuSign
Size
7,461 employees
Market Cap
$10.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$243.2 million
Founded
2003
5 Year Trend
+40.8%
Revenue
$1.4 billion
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