Solutions Sales Executive

About Us

Diligent is the AI leader in governance risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions helping more than 1 million users and 700000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners the C-Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk build greater resilience and make better decisions faster.

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Position Overview

The Solutions Sales Specialist I will play an instrumental role in driving revenue growth for Diligent for existing andnew accounts for specialized products. This position will collaborate with Account Executives and Directors todevelop pipeline through prospecting performing inbound and outbound activity to generate pipeline for teammembers and assume a quota within a territory to close business.

This position will require a commercially astute individual that is confident in showcasing our offerings in a compelling way to customers by uncovering how the customer requirements map to our products as part of theDiligent One Platform. The Solutions Sales Specialist I embodies our culture and values and has demonstrated experience collaborating with stakeholders to realize shared goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of Diligents solution and specialized products.
• Prospect new leads within existing accounts to drive new opportunities.
• Adopts a solutions selling approach understanding customer needs and developing solutions throughthe lens of the Diligent One Platform.
• Demonstrate Sales excellence by managing the end-to-end sales cycle from opportunity to deal closeusing the Diligent approved sales methodology.
• Effectively utilize sales tools to prospect new leads schedule initial meetings increase win rates andgenerate bookings.
• Accurately maintain CRM records forecast and report out on projected bookings deals closed etc. on aregular basis.
• Proactively gathers external insights of the competitor landscape including customers business strategyand the direction of the industry to inform the creation of strategic account plans.
• Collaborates with Account teams to discover new and growth opportunities qualify opportunities andbuild pipeline.

Required Experience/Skills:

• Proven track record of success in account management and achieving revenue targets within thetechnology or GRC industry.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders at different levels of the organization.
• Continuous learning including a desire to develop knowledge and expertise in internal products externalindustry trends and the customer landscape.
• Strong communication presentation and influencing skills.
• A high level of curiosity and empathy with the ability to understand a potential customers context issuesand pain points through effective questioning and listening.
• Self-motivated results-driven and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

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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