ID 2026-29263

Location

US-CA-San Francisco

Category

Business/Sales Operations & Strategy

Position Type

Regular

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).

As the Director, Sales Compensation, you are a highly motivated leader responsible for managing the Global Sales Compensation Operations and Systems team in a fast-paced SaaS environment. You drive the day-to-day functions of sales compensation operations with a specific focus on leveraging AI-powered insights and automation to scale both business and systems operations to drive on-time and accurate incentive payouts. You lead the operational execution of the systems, accruals, and commissions process, ensuring strict SOX compliance while harnessing automated auditing tools to reduce manual overhead.

This position is a people manager role reporting to the Sr. Director, Sales Compensation.

Responsibility

• Lead the Global Sales Compensation team in driving the monthly end-to-end cycle from system set-up and accruals to commissions payroll

• Implement and manage AI-driven anomaly detection tools to proactively identify and resolve payout discrepancies and outliers

• Partner with the Plan Design team to operationalize across business processes and technical specifications to deliver complex sales incentive plans across global territories

• Lead and manage the Xactly systems operations team

• Drive strategic planning for system architecture, configuration, and the technical roadmap to ensure global scalability for business insights and incentive calculations

• Utilize AI-infused predictive modeling to forecast commission spend and analyze the impact of proposed plan changes

• Collaborate with Systems and Planning teams to configure, UAT, and test new plans within Sales Performance Management platforms

• Manage the monthly and quarterly close calendar process to ensure the team meets all deadlines with high precision

• Develop and scale business processes to support growing business needs while maintaining internal controls for SOX compliance

• Mentor and coach team members on industry best practices while fostering a culture of continuous learning and AI adoption

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.

Basic

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field

• 12 or more years of experience in sales compensation, sales operations, or finance with deep knowledge of incentive systems

• 5 or more years of people management experience leading high-performing operational teams

• Experience using AI-powered analytics or automated auditing tools within a financial or operational context

Preferred

• Experience in a professional, fast-paced SaaS or tech environment

• Advanced proficiency with Xactly, CaptivateIQ, Spiff, or other modern Sales Performance Management software

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights

• Proven track record of gaining operational efficiencies through process automation and AI integration

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders

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: $177,900.00 - $287,425.00 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.

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 accommodations@docusign.com.

If you experience any issues, concerns, or technical difficulties during the application process please get in touch with our Talent organization at taops@docusign.com for assistance.

Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice

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

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.

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