Director, Product Marketing (Audit)

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Position Overview:

The Director Product Marketing (Audit) is a senior strategic and execution-focused role responsible for defining and driving the go-to-market (GTM) strategy forDiligentsInternalAudit product suite. Reporting to the Senior Director Product Marketing (Risk & Audit) this role combines high-level strategic vision with hands-on execution to position Diligent as the leading provider ofinternal audit management software.

The Director will own messaging positioning and content strategy that resonates with internal audit leaders finance executives compliance officers and board-level stakeholders across globally. This role requires close partnership with Product Management Sales Marketing Customer Success as well as external stakeholders includingthe Institute of Internal Auditorsand other industry partners to deliver differentiated storytelling enablement resources and programs that drive adoption pipeline and revenue growth.

This is a high-impact position within the Risk & Audit Business Unitprovidingthe opportunity to shape marketperception strengthen competitive positioning and elevateDiligentsleadership in enterprise audit and compliance solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic GTM Leadership

• Define and execute GTM strategy for Diligent Audit solutions globally ensuring alignment with broader Risk & Audit business goals.
• Establish differentiated positioning messaging and value propositions that resonate with audit risk and compliance audiences.
• Translate market regulatory and competitive insights into actionable GTM plans.

Market Intelligence & Research

• Lead deep-dive market research to understand buyer needs industry trends competitive landscape and regulatory requirements.
• Build comprehensive buyer personas and use cases to inform product positioning campaigns and sales enablement.

Sales Enablement & Partnership

• Develop andmaintainhigh-impact sales enablement tools including decks playbooks battle cards and objection-handling guides.
• Partner with Sales leadership and subject matter experts to refine messaging improve deal conversion and localize content for key regions.
• Conduct competitive analyses andprovideactionable insights to the sales organization.

Content & Campaign Execution

• Collaborate with Content Marketing to produce thought leadership case studies white papers and blogs highlighting audit best practices and Diligentexpertise.
• Support global demand generation efforts with campaigns webinars virtual events and field enablement programs.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to enhance content creation campaign targeting and audience engagement.

Product Collaboration & Advocacy

• Partner closely with Product Management to ensure GTM messaging reflects evolving product capabilities and customer needs.
• Support customer advocacy programs including Customer Advisory Boards testimonials and reference campaigns.
• Drive external partnerships withIIAand other industry organizations to co-develop thought leadership events and programs that reinforceDiligentscredibility and influence in the audit and risk community.

Performance Measurement & Optimization

• Analyze campaign and GTM effectiveness win/loss outcomes and competitor activity to continuously refine positioning and improve sales impact.
• Set clear metrics to track adoption engagement and influence on revenue growth.

Required Experience & Skills:

• 7 years of B2B product marketing experience ideally in SaaS audit GRC or risk management solutions.
• Strong understanding of internal audit risk frameworks compliance and regulatory drivers.
• Personable and strong communicator with the ability to present confidently to executive audiences customers and industry partners.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional GTM strategies from strategy through execution.
• Experience marketing enterprise SaaS or AI-powered solutions is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills able to simplify complex concepts for business audiences.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders across product sales marketing and external industry partners.
• Familiarity with marketing and CRM platforms (Salesforce Marketo Outreach etc.) a plus.

What Diligent Offers You

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
• We care about our people.Diligent offers a flexible work environment global days of service comprehensive health benefits meeting free days generous time off policy and wellness programsto name a few
• We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City but we have office hubs in Washington D.C. Vancouver London Galway Budapest Munich Bengaluru Singapore and Sydney.
• Diversity is important to us. Growing maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team facilitate dialogue and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate smart and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future but who want to make the world a more sustainable equitable and better place.

Headquartered in New York Diligent has offices in Washington D.C. London Galway Budapest Vancouver Bengaluru Munich Singapore and Sydney. To foster strong collaboration and connection this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations you will be expected towork onsite at least 50% of the time.We believe that in-person engagement helps drive innovation teamwork and a strong sense of community.

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