Growth Strategy & Operations Director

Docusign; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Stock options / RSUs

Company bonus plan (sales)

Job summary

Docusign is seeking a Director of Growth Strategy & Operations in California to act as a trusted operational leader supporting the VP of Strategy & Operations. The role emphasizes cross-functional execution, planning cadence, and data-driven decision making across Growth initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings 12+ years in Strategy & Operations or related fields, excels in executive communication, and can lead complex, enterprise-wide programs with ambiguity and structure.

Qualifications

• 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 influencing senior leaders without direct authority.
• Experience in project management with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Experience in building frameworks, business cases, and executive presentations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the VP of Strategy & Operations and functional leads to manage annual planning, OKR reviews, quarterly business reviews, and long-range planning.
• 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 day-to-day execution of company operating rhythms for Growth and support leadership meetings, reviews, planning sessions, and offsites.
• Oversee Growth organization budget, ensuring spend aligns with revenue targets.
• Ensure action items, decisions, and commitments are communicated and completed.

Skills

Strategy & Operations

Program Management

Budget Management

Executive Communication

Cross-functional Leadership

Analytical Thinking

Process Improvement

Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

Company Overview

Docusign brings agreements to life. Over 1.5 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business-critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using Docusign’s Intelligent Agreement Management platform, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).

Company Overview

Docusign brings agreements to life. Over 1.5 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business-critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using Docusign’s Intelligent Agreement Management platform, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).

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 elevate 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).

Benefits

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.

Life at Docusign

Working here

Docusign is committed to building trust and making the world more agreeable for our employees, customers and the communities in which we live and work. You can count on us to listen, be honest, and try our best to do what’s right, every day. At Docusign, everything is equal.

We each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal opportunity to succeed, to be heard, to exchange ideas openly, to build lasting relationships, and to do the work of their life. Best of all, you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do, because your contribution helps us make the world better than we found it. And for that, you’ll be loved by us, our customers, and the world in which we live.

Accommodation

Docusign is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need such an accommodation, or a religious accommodation, during the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

If you experience any issues, concerns, or technical difficulties during the application process please get in touch with our Talent organization at [e-mail] for assistance.

States Not Eligible for Employment

This position is not eligible for employment in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It's important to us that we build a talented team that is as diverse as our customers and where all employees feel a deep sense of belonging and thrive. We encourage great talent who bring a range of perspectives to apply for our open positions. Docusign is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes hiring decisions based on experience, skill, aptitude and a can-do approach. We will not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected category.