Government Affairs Specialist

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 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).

What you'll do

As the Government Affairs Specialist, you will serve as the operational backbone of the global government affairs team. This includes coordinating political law compliance by managing data collection and filing for disclosures like US Federal and State lobbying reports and reporting across various global jurisdictions. You will also provide operational and vendor support as the primary contact for external associations and vendors, handling renewals and invoices. Essential administrative excellence will be provided through scheduling meetings and drafting comprehensive agendas and minutes. Furthermore, you will facilitate the internal review process for external materials, track and report on government affairs engagements and metrics, and manage internal communications across channels like the team's internal website, Slack, and email to keep stakeholders informed of key policy developments. Collectively, these duties will provide you with a foundational role to track key legislative and regulatory developments, prepare essential senior staff briefings, and assist with broader event logistics and stakeholder engagement, which is critical for building political intelligence and executing our global advocacy and communication strategies.

This position is an indivdual contributor role reporting to the Global Director of Government Affairs.

Responsibility

• Coordinate the collection of data and manage the process for filing political law compliance disclosures (e.g., US Federal and State lobbying reports, gift reporting) in various global jurisdictions
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external vendors and associations (e.g., managing renewals, invoices, tracking membership engagements)
• Schedule internal and external meetings, prepare meeting agendas, and draft comprehensive minutes
• Assist the team with coordinating the internal review process for consultation drafts and other external-facing materials, ensuring appropriate stakeholder approvals
• Assist in maintaining communication channels with officials, civil servants, and other partners and nurture these relationships by handling follow-ups, managing inquiries, and supporting external outreach
• Assist in tracking government affairs team engagements and metrics, and help prepare weekly and monthly internal reports (under manager supervision) to demonstrate the team’s impact on thought leadership, product development, and revenue.
• Manage and update internal messaging channels including distributing automated Slack messages, maintaining the team’s internal website/Hub page, and circulating email updates to keep stakeholders informed of key policy developments and team activities

Job Designation

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.

What you bring

Basic

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience in an administrative or coordination role, preferably within government affairs, public policy or a public-facing corporate function.
• Experience with Google Office Suite and collaboration tools (Slack, document management systems) and AI tools like NotebookLM, Gemini and others
• An understanding of how local, national, or regional government bodies operate

Preferred

• Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal skills are essential for translating complex policy information into concise, actionable insights for your team
• Ability to pivot quickly as political priorities shift and handle multiple, time-sensitive tasks under pressure
• Outstanding communications skills, both oral and written
• Familiarity with political law compliance or lobbying disclosure requirements
• Proven track record of contributing to successful advocacy team with an understanding of the legislative and regulatory process at the state or federal level
• Strong project management skills for effectively working with internal issue experts, lobbyists and consultants, associations and coalitions to drive positive legislative outcomes
• Experience drafting and reviewing internal and external policy communications and materials such as newsletters, slack posts, and legislative briefs

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: $101,500.00 - $156,750.00 base salary

Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts and Minnesota: $97,000.00 - $133,300.00 base salary

Washington, Maryland, New Jersey and New York (including NYC metro area): $X/hour - $X/hour or $X - $X base salary

Washington DC: $97,000.00 - $139,525.00 base salary

Ohio: $86,400.00 - $118,800.00 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.

Benefits 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.

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 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.

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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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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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