Decent people, good market opportunity, lots of red tape for such a small company - Senior Manager Docusign Employee Review

3.0
15 July 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Plenty of of both intelligent and nice colleagues. Not too many underachievers, and everyone does seem to strive to do their best work. The market opportunity for the company is huge, and they're the leader in the space, just a matter of execution. Compensation is relatively competitive (but do negotiate). Starting to get some better enterprise collaboration tools, but those are still relatively immature in their implementation.

Cons

Definitely feels more like a Seattle company than a SF Bay Area company. They'll tell you that they're HQ'd in SF, but a sizable chunk (maybe even half) are still in Seattle where they started, so don't expect to work face-to-face with a lot of colleagues. Video conferencing is in its infancy here, so it makes dealing with remote folks even more difficult, especially since the rooms aren't enabled for VC and nothing is integrated. Similarly, if you're expecting large, Silicon Valley company-like perks and benefits, look elsewhere. Healthcare is decent, but really for employee-only -- definitely gets more expensive if you try to add children or a spouse. Additionally, they don't provide any kind of meals so you'll be on your own for that. Likewise, they still use PTO instead of unlimited time off, and that includes your sick days. There are no company shutdowns either so expect to have to use all of your PTO and have a full inbox waiting for you when you return. For a company as small as it is there's an incredible amount of red tape surrounding processes and technology -- to the point where it can make it very difficult to get actual business done. Definitely a squeaky wheel gets the grease/escalation culture, so be on the lookout for that.

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Docusign Response
6y
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Pros

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Cons

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Docusign Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. We are thankful for your insights and are happy to read your positive feedback.
2.0
9 Apr 2026
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Pros

Mostly nice people, dedicated to their specific roles.

Cons

Lack of team cohesion among departments. Lots of communication and accountability breakdowns, siloed efforts. Immature processes and undeveloped operations. Unqualified and ineffective leadership: I was to be the Business Process Lead but mid-interview, the hiring manager told me they would instead place me in a very small sub-department reporting into Finance Business Transformation. It was never clear if this was meant to be temporary or permanent... I was successful in facilitating and contributing to a project that was 10+ years overdue at Docusign. The managing director I reported to was laid off so a more tenured employee took over as "manager" who had never been in charge of people and it showed. Despite my contributions, I was told how little they valued my work and efforts on a successful project. Definitely a level disparity as I have been Sr. Finance Manager twice and head of a global department reporting into VP level and up. It appeared that all this new "manager" wanted was a subservient cog to condescend, demotivate, and talk down to. Beyond ridiculous to squander my 15 years of corporate experience.

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