Lead Technical Program Manager

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 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).

What youll do

We are looking for a highly accomplished Lead Technical Program Manager to spearhead complex programs focused on Government Cloud and Security. This role demands deep expertise in public sector government cloud environments rigorous security compliance frameworks and modern DevOps practices.

You will be responsible for the end-to-end planning execution and successful delivery of these initiatives. A core part of the role is collaborating across engineering product operations and executive teams to deliver secure scalable cloud solutions for government and national security clients.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record in program-managing SaaS / PaaS deployments within regulated sectors driving DevOps transformations and guaranteeing compliance with stringent standards such as FedRAMP SOC2 PCI HIPAA and SOX. You must thrive in high-stakes environments expertly coordinate intricate technical work among large teams and demonstrate exceptional follow-through to ensure timely in-scope delivery.

A key expectation of this position is translating technical complexities into strategic actionable insights for executive leadership whom you will regularly update on program progress and strategy.

This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Senior Director Cloud and Production Engineering.

Responsibility

Lead end-to-end program management for Government Cloud and Security programs including deployment of SaaS / PaaS platforms in government cloud environments

Gather requirements from internal and external stakeholders to shape Government Cloud footprints implement changes for regulatory compliance and maintain secure cloud infrastructure in the U.S. Government cloud environments

Ensure compliance with FedRAMP NIST and DoD security controls

Coordinate and orchestrate work across large distributed teams of software engineers SREs DevOps teams and stakeholders to align on priorities resolve blockers technical deliverables timelines dependencies and drive successful outcomes

Collaborate with engineering and compliance teams to support ATO (Authorization to Operate) efforts

Monitor detect and respond to security events and vulnerabilities

Support audits assessments and continuous monitoring activities

Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations dashboards and reports that highlight project status milestones challenges and outcomes influencing strategic decisions

Partner with Senior Technical Engineer to lead external meetings with government stakeholders and customer communities

Communicate program status risks and outcomes to senior leadership and stakeholders translating technical details into business impact

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

What you bring

Basic

• At least 12 years of professional experience in the High-Tech Industry including 8 years of experience in technical program management or managing Security programs and processes

Experience in public and private cloud engineering

Experience with IaaS / PaaS automation cloud-native best practices and hybrid cloud transitions.

Experience delivering multiple projects related to compliance such as FedRAMP & IL5 PCI NIST and other compliance initiatives

Experience managing large-scale technically complex programs involving 50 team members with a demonstrated ability to deliver under tight deadlines

Experience with cloud infrastructure projects such as migrations control planes and automation pipelines as well as incident response

Experience with distributed systems cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure GCP) and container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes)

Experience working with executives including presenting strategic plans and program updates to senior leadership

Experience with CI / CD pipelines infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform Ansible) and monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana)

Experience in building dashboards and data driven approach to projects

Experience with project management tools (e.g. Jira Asana Microsoft Project) and agile / scrum frameworks

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field; advanced degree or equivalent experience

Preferred

Confident in working with executive team members as well as working with security professionals and product owners at all levels

Strong analytical thinking and investigative / problem solving capabilities

Proactive self-starter ability to take initiative learn quickly and drive operational excellence

Exceptional attention to detail follow-through and high drive to push projects forward even in ambiguous or challenging situations

Excellent spoken and written communication skills with an ability to state things simply and persuasively for a variety of audiences - internal external business and technical

Active or prior U.S. Government security clearance i.e. active TS / SCI (Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information) clearance a bonus.

Experience supporting federal civilian DoD or intelligence community customers

One or more of these certifications : CISM CISA CISSP CompTIA Security ITIL CSM CSPO

Familiar in different security domains such as Network Security Application Security Data Security Vulnerability Management Client and Cloud Security.

Strong understanding of security controls and how they should be implemented across applications systems and internal / cloud platforms

Experience in defining and implementing SLOs / SLIs for large-scale systems.

Understanding of setting OKR and managing of multiple deliverables

Background in managing incident response processes or chaos engineering programs.

Familiarity with DevOps software development methodologies

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 : $157500.00 - $254350.00 base salary

This role is also eligible for the following :

Global benefits provide options for the following :

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 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

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 .

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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.

EEO Statement

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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Manager

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Program Management,Management Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Engineering

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 157500 - 254350