Lead Engineering Productivity & Velocity Manager
San Francisco, CA - USA
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Job Summary
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).
Docusign is looking to hire a Lead Product Manager who will own the product strategy for a unified engineering metrics platform that answers the critical question: Is Al adoption actually improving developer productivity Build a single source of truth connecting Al tool usage code metrics deployment velocity incident management and code review data. Work with engineering leaders to define what productivity means for your organization measure it rigorously and inform Al investment decisions with evidence instead of intuition.
This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Senior Director Cloud and Production Engineering.
Responsibility
Design and own a system that integrates data from multiple sources (source control CI/CD code review platforms incident management Al tools) into a single queryable destination
Ensure the platform is flexible enough to support metric exploration and iteration-not locked into a specific metric definition upfront
Work with engineering leaders to define what productivity means for your organization
Conduct interviews and surveys to understand how developers and leaders think about productivity
Establish baseline measurements before Al adoption
Identify leading and lagging indicators test hypotheses and iterate on metric definitions based on feedback and validation
Build visibility into the total cost of Al adoption (direct and indirect)
Create mechanisms to compare productivity changes against cost
Identify which cohorts tools and use cases show highest ROI vs. low/negative ROI
Surface early warning signals (adoption flat-lining cost rising without productivity gains developer dissatisfaction)
Develop decision frameworks for go/no-go tool adoption and resource allocation
Work with engineering leaders to align on what productivity means and which metrics matter
Design dashboards for different audiences (leaders teams individuals executives)
Build feedback loops to refine metrics based on usage and impact. Surface actionable insights that drive decisions about tooling process and budgets
Build organizational capability and knowledge around Al adoption
Develop and share best practices for Al tool usage prompt engineering code review of Al-generated code security considerations and ethical use
Create learning resources (guides training case studies) that help developers use Al effectively
Facilitate knowledge sharing across teams about whats working and what isnt
Help the organization move from we have Al tools to we know how to use them well
Validate assumptions about Al impact through ongoing feedback and data
Identify when metrics arent capturing real productivity shifts or business impact
Demonstrate willingness to pivot measurement approach
Conduct regular quarterly reviews to compare cost and productivity trends and identify divergences and adjust strategy
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 related experience with a Bachelors degree or 8 years of related experience with a Masters degree in product management analytics or technical program management
Experience building measurement analytics or data-driven platforms
Experience with software engineering practices (CI/CD code review incident management)
Experience with cross-functional leadership and success working with engineering data and executive stakeholders
Experience presenting complex analysis to both engineers and executives
Preferred
Experience with developer tools or engineering productivity measurement
Exposure to Al tooling or LLM integration
Background in ROI analysis or business case development
Comfort with ambiguity and iteration; proven ability to define metrics that drive decisions
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: $186100.00 - $300550.00 base salary
Washington Maryland New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $178900.00 - $262825.00 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
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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This position is not eligible for employment in the following states: Alaska Hawaii Maine Mississippi North Dakota South Dakota Vermont West Virginia and Wyoming.
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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