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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).

We are looking for an experienced public sector lawyer to help build and lead Docusign's government and public sector legal practice. You will support our efforts to bring Intelligent Agreement Management to government agencies, building the relationships and closing the deals that put IAM to work in the public sector. You will partner with go-to-market, product, engineering, and security teams to move our agreements with government customers and prime contractors efficiently and correctly, and to protect the trust that makes the platform worth adopting. This is an individual contributor role with real ownership. You will be the person the business turns to on public sector deals, and you will define the playbooks, templates, and positions that let the rest of the team move faster.

This position is an individual contributor role reporting to Senior Director & Deputy General Counsel - Product Engineering, IP and Partner.

Responsibility

• Advise product, engineering, and security teams on how public sector and AI governance requirements land in IAM, from authorization boundaries to authentication, evidence, and the integrity of the agreement record

• Build the practice, develop the templates, positions, and training that let legal and cross-functional teams handle routine public sector work without waiting on you for every question

• Partner with go-to-market and cross-functional teams on public sector opportunities, advising on procurement processes, proposals, and strategy for bringing IAM to federal, state, and local agencies

Remote: Employee is not required to be in or near an office frequently and works from a designated remote work location for the majority of the time

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

• Law degree from an accredited law school

• Admitted to practice and in good standing in at least one US jurisdiction

• 8+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience

• Experience negotiating complex agreements with federal, state, and/or local government customers and prime contractors

• Experience with government procurement regimes, including the FAR, DFARS, and related contracting regulations and processes

• Experience with the compliance frameworks that govern government cloud, such as FedRAMP and DoD Impact Levels

• Experience advising businesses on selling into government, including go-to-market and procurement strategy

Preferred

• Prior government service

• Experience with AI or AI governance

• Track record supporting go-to-market and sales teams

• Experience solving hard problems with a close-knit team

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

Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts and Minnesota:$158,300.00 - $223,625.00 base salary

Washington, Maryland, New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $158,300.00 - $232,575.00 base salary

Washington DC: $164,700.00 - $232,575.00 base salary

Ohio: $137,800.00 - $194,650.00 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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