Director, Customer Success Account Management
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. 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).
About the role
The Director, Customer Success Management is a high-impact leadership role responsible for the strategic direction and operational success of a large Customer Success segment. You will lead a high-performing organization of people managers and strategic individual contributors, ensuring the organization drives world-class product adoption and business value realization. You focus on the long-term health of the business, operating with a 6–12 month strategic horizon. In this role, you will act as a change agent, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous professional development. You will oversee regional workstreams with considerable independence, balancing short-term tactical needs with long-term strategic objectives. This position is a people manager role reporting to the Senior Director, Customer Success Management.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing organization of managers and strategic individual contributors
- Translate global Customer Success objectives into a comprehensive regional strategy focusing on long-term NRR and GRR
- Design and implement the frameworks used by the organization to measure and communicate ROI for the IAM platform
- Drive the evolution of success playbooks, leveraging AI-driven insights to improve organizational efficiency and impact
- Serve as the executive sponsor for high-value accounts, navigating complex commercial and technical escalations while building long-term trust
- Partner with VPs and Directors across Sales, Product, and Marketing to influence the product roadmap and go-to-market strategy
- Own the delivery of key performance indicators (KPIs) for your segment, including adoption rates, health scores, and consumption targets
- Foster a collaborative environment that encourages agreement excellence and pioneers new ways to leverage AI and machine learning
- Mentor and develop senior talent, modeling empathy and coaching others to approach differences with awareness and respect
- Lead with transparency to foster trust and psychological safety, especially when communicating difficult messages
- Frame setbacks as learning moments to maintain team engagement and momentum through organizational change
- Establish and enforce standard practices for scope and decision ownership across the segment
Requirements
- BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience
- 12+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or Consulting within a global SaaS environment
- 7+ years of people management experience, including a proven track record of managing other people managers
- Experience leading large-scale business transformations and digital adoption strategies
- Experience managing the performance and growth of a $100M+ book of business
Preferred Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or Management Consulting
- Proven ability to operate at a 6–12 month strategic planning horizon while maintaining operational rigor
- Expertise in leading large organizations through significant product, structural, or market shifts
- Exceptional ability to influence C-suite executives both internally and externally
- Advanced proficiency in using Gainsight and Salesforce to drive organizational strategy and predictive health models
- Deep knowledge of e-signature, CLM, and AI-driven Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) workflows
Schedule
This is a remote position. 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.
Pay
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: $152,700.00 - $231,625.00 base salary
- Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts and Minnesota: $148,300.00 - $215,050.00 base salary
- Washington, Maryland, New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $148,300.00 - $221,400.00 base salary
- Washington DC: $152,700.00 - $221,400.00 base salary
- Ohio: $141,000.00 - $204,450.00 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, calculated as a percentage of eligible wages and dependent on company performance.
- This role is eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Benefits
- 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
This position is not eligible for employment in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.