Director, Workplace Experience

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 peoples 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 Docusigns 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).

As the Director Workplace Experience you will be a visionary and highly strategic leader responsible for defining developing and executing the global strategy for Docusigns international workplace experience and operations. Based at our EMEA Headquarters in Dublin Ireland you will lead a complex geographically dispersed team ensuring operational excellence innovation in employee experience and strategic alignment across diverse international markets and regulatory landscapes. This role requires significant influence at executive levels and the ability to drive large-scale transformative initiatives that directly impact Docusigns global workforce and business objectives. The Director will play an instrumental role by closely aligning with our HR business partner team to engage with key business stakeholders on global location strategy operations and broader People Team initiatives.

This position is a people manager role reporting to the Sr. Director Workplace Experience.

Responsibility

• Define and own the overarching strategic vision and roadmap for Docusigns international workplace experience and operations ensuring alignment with global company objectives and a future-forward approach to hybrid and distributed work

• Drive the continuous evolution of our international workplace strategy incorporating emerging trends technological advancements and best practices to enhance employee productivity engagement and well-being

• Champion a culture of innovation leading the identification piloting and scaling of new workplace concepts service models and collaboration tools across all international locations

• Establish and execute global standards for operational excellence customer satisfaction and consistent employee experience across all international Docusign offices

• Lead the development implementation and continuous improvement of global Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure efficiency and consistency worldwide

• Oversee the management of the international workplace budget partnering with FP&A to develop annual forecasts and ensure prudent financial management throughout the year

• Drive the regional Quarterly Business Review (QBR) process for all international locations ensuring robust performance tracking and strategic adjustments

• Build and cultivate strategic relationships with C-suite leaders regional executives and key stakeholders across all international markets to deeply understand organizational goals and proactively align workplace strategies

• Influence and advise senior leadership on critical workplace decisions articulating the strategic impact of workplace initiatives on business outcomes and employee effectiveness

• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives that span multiple departments and international geographies leveraging advanced program management tools and methodologies

• Partner closely with HR Business Partners (HRBPs) across international regions to ensure workplace strategies and initiatives are deeply aligned with enterprise strategic people goals and local business needs

• Collaborate with HRBPs to leverage employee insights and feedback from surveys (e.g. bi-annual employee surveys) to inform workplace improvements and foster a highly engaged international workforce

• Lead mentor and inspire a high-performing geographically distributed team of Workplace Experience professionals across diverse international cultures and time zones

• Foster a strong culture of accountability collaboration continuous learning and professional development within the international team empowering them to drive impact and innovation

• Oversee talent management for the international team including recruitment performance management and career progression ensuring a robust talent pipeline.

• Partner deeply with Global Real Estate and Workplace Design teams to inform future international office expansions renovations and new build-outs ensuring optimal design for experience and operational objectives

• Collaborate with People team functions (e.g. Learning &Development Culture ERGs) to design and implement consistent impactful employee programs that resonate across international regions

• Champion and lead complex change management efforts across international regions as new workplace approaches services and ways of working are introduced and scaled

• Optimize global event management processes ensuring effective utilization of international facilities for meaningful business outcomes

• Maintain and build strategic relationships with vendors and suppliers across international regions to drive value and efficiencies

• Drive effective cross-functional collaboration to ensure Workplace operations are in alignment and compliant with global and local regulations partnering closely with teams such as Safety & Security Crisis Management & Business Continuity Sustainability Real Estate Finance and the broader People Team

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 positions job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.

Basic

• 12 years of progressive professional experience in a leadership role within workplace operations corporate real estate facilities management or hospitality management with a significant portion in a global capacity preferably at high-growth technology companies
• 7 years of proven experience directly leading and developing large geographically distributed international workplace teams across multiple mid to large-scale locations
• Experience strategically driving operational rigor and excellence while fostering an environment for continuous innovation and experimentation with workplace and collaboration concepts on a global scale
• Experience with multi-regional budget planning forecasting and a proven track record of driving significant efficiencies in global operations with exceptional financial acumen
• Experience in managing highly complex cross-functional international initiatives leveraging advanced program and project management methodologies and tools (e.g. PMP Agile certifications)

Preferred

• Deep expertise in global occupancy planning Activity-Based Work (ABW) implementation and advanced space optimization strategies within a multi-cultural international context
• Advanced practical understanding and application of design thinking and user-centered design methods to leverage global data and insights for innovative workplace experience solutions
• Proven ability to develop pilot and successfully scale programs and concepts from regional to large-scale global implementations
• Relevant professional certifications in Project Management (e.g. PMP PgMP) Agile or Lean Six Sigma
• High proficiency in global project management and collaboration software/tools
• Experience managing large teams including second line management experience
• Superior ability to influence communicate and build alignment across all levels of a global organization including creating and delivering compelling visual and written communications to executive leadership and diverse international audiences
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills with extensive experience facilitating high-stakes meetings leading large international team events and effectively engaging with senior executive leadership
• Ability for significant international travel and time zone differences as business needs require

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: $X/hour - $X/hour or $X - $X base salary

Illinois Colorado Massachusetts and Minnesota: $X/hour - $X/hour or $X - $X base salary

Washington Maryland New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $X/hour - $X/hour or $X - $X base salary

Washington DC: $X/hour - $X/hour or $X - $X base salary

Ohio: $X/hour - $X/hour or $X - $X 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

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 whats 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 youll be loved by us our customers and the world in which we live.

Accommodation

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Its 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.

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