DocuSign

2022 - 9 - 28

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DocuSign to Cut Staff by 9% (Barron's)

The e-signatures company has seen growth slow in recent quarters. A new restructuring plan follows a recent CEO change.

But growth has slowed dramatically in recent quarters, compounded by [substantial turnover](https://www.barrons.com/articles/docusign-earnings-stock-price-51654812100?mod=article_inline) in the company’s sales force. ](https://www.barrons.com/market-data/stocks/docu)

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DocuSign Layoffs 2022: 9% Staff Cuts at Electronic Signature ... (ChannelE2E)

DocuSign layoff plan surfaces roughly two weeks before Google veteran Allan Thygesen officially arrives as DocuSign CEO.

[DocuSign’s partner program](https://www.docusign.com/partners) is designed for companies regardless of whether they “build technology, resell, refer or service DocuSign solutions.” [Return Home](https://www.channele2e.com/) [particularly strong during the COVID-19 global pandemic](https://siliconangle.com/2020/09/03/docusigns-revenue-jumps-45-covid-19-boosts-demand-services/). The DocuSign job cuts will trigger restructuring charges of roughly $30 million to $40 million to cover employee severance payments and related costs, the company indicated. More recently, DocuSign in early September 2022 said revenue was $622.2 million in Q2 of fiscal 2023, up 22% year-over-year. Thygesen will succeed interim CEO Mary Agnes on October 10, 2022. [DocuSign](http://www.docusign.com) layoffs will impact roughly 9% of the software company’s workforce, according to a [filing with the SEC](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1261333/000126133322000169/docu-20220926.htm).

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DocuSign to cut 9% of workforce to support growth and profitability ... (SiliconANGLE News)

CNBC reported that as of January, DocuSign had 7,651 employees. The cuts are expected to be completed by the end of the company's fiscal year 2023 next March 31 ...

2](https://siliconangle.com/2022/08/02/busy-day-robinhood-mixed-earnings-staff-layoffs-30m-regulatory-fine/). 16](https://siliconangle.com/2022/08/16/apple-reportedly-lays-off-recruiters-push-slow-hiring-spending/). 23](https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/tech-layoffs-2022/) estimated that 42,000 workers in the U.S. 14](https://siliconangle.com/2022/09/14/twilio-lays-off-11-workforce-part-restructuring-plan/) and Robinhood Markets Inc. 1](https://siliconangle.com/2022/08/01/oracle-reportedly-implements-layoffs-part-cost-cutting-initiative/) to be laying off staff. [in July](https://siliconangle.com/2022/07/21/google-microsoft-reportedly-scale-back-hiring-efforts/) and Apple Inc. [in May](https://siliconangle.com/2022/05/09/uber-slash-marketing-incentive-costs-treat-hiring-privilege/), Google LLC and Microsoft Corp. Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Securities and Exchange Commission, DocuSign’s restructuring is expected to incur charges of between $30 million and $40 million in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2023 from employee transactions, severance payments and benefits. Thygesen previously held the role of president of Americas and Global Partners at Google LLC, where he led Google’s $100 billion advertising business in North and South America. [reported](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/28/docusign-to-cut-workforce-by-9percent-as-part-of-restructuring-plan.html) that as of January, DocuSign had 7,651 employees. The cuts are expected to be completed by the end of the company’s fiscal year 2023 next March 31.

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DocuSign to lay off 9% of workforce (Human Resources Director)

DocuSign has joined the growing list of American employers reducing headcount ahead of an anticipated recession. The San Francisco-based company will lay ...

DocuSign to lay off 9% of employees as it launches restructuring plan (Morningstar.com)

By Emily Bary. Shares of the electronic-signature company have lost nearly two-thirds of their value this year. DocuSign Inc. plans to lay off 9% of its ...

DocuSign executives expect to incur $30 million to $40 million in charges related to the restructuring efforts, mainly representing cash expenditures for employee severance payments and related costs. About two-thirds of those employees were in sales, marketing or customer-success roles, and just over two-thirds of all employees were based in the U.S. The plan was approved by the company's board of directors on Monday, according to the filing.

DocuSign Shares Rise 4.3% on 9% Workforce Reduction ... (MarketWatch)

By Denny Jacob DocuSign Inc. shares rose 4.3% to $54.90 Wednesday after the e-signature company said it expects to reduce its workforce by about 9% as part.

The changes to DocuSign's workforce come as the company gears up for the arrival of its next chief executive officer. Earlier this month, the company named Allan Thygesen as its next CEO, effective Oct. The company said expects the bulk of the charges to take place in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2023, and that the execution will be substantially complete by the end of fiscal 2023.

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DocuSign Stock Jumps On Job Cut Plan Under New CEO Allan ... (News-Daily.com)

DocuSign said the job cuts will "improve operating margin and support the company's growth, scale and profitability objectives".

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San Francisco tech company DocuSign lays off hundreds of ... (SFGate)

The layoffs are part of a restructuring plan for DocuSign that will cost between $30 million to $40 million, according to the SEC filing.

[valued at $3 billion](https://fortune.com/2018/03/29/docusign-files-ipo/) before it went public in 2018, specializes in electronic signature management software. Headquartered in SoMa, the company had 7,461 employees across 17 offices, meaning that approximately 671 people would lose their jobs. [San Francisco](https://sfgate.com/san-francisco)-based tech company announced in an [Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)](https://sec.report/Document/0001261333-22-000169/) filing Wednesday.

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