Solution Sales Executive, Compliance and Ethics

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 II will play an instrumental role in driving revenue growth for Diligent for existing and new accounts for specialized products with focus on Compliance (Third-Party Risk Management Due Diligence Policy ManagementWhistleblowing andConflict of Interest). This position will collaborate with Account Executives Client Success Managers and other internal stakeholders to generate pipeline through inbound and outbound prospecting activities to achieve/exceed a quota within a specified territory.

This position will require a commercially astute individual that is confident inshowcasingour offerings in a compelling way to customers by uncovering how the customer requirements map to our products as part of the Diligent One Platform. The Solutions Sales Specialist II embodies our culture and values and hasdemonstratedexperience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to realize both individual and shared goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the Diligent Platform with focus on Compliance solutions and specialized products.

• Prospect netnew customers (primary focus for this hunter role) and up/cross-sell within existing accounts to drive new opportunities.

• Adopts a solutions based selling approach understanding customerneedsand developing solutions through the lens of the Diligent One Platform.

• Demonstrate Sales excellence by managing the end-to-end sales cycle from opportunity to deal close using the Diligent approved salesmethodology(MEDDICC).

• Effectivelyutilizesales tools to prospect new leads scheduleinitialmeetings increase winratesand generate bookings.

• Accurately maintain CRM records forecast andreport outon projected bookings deals closed etc. on a regular basis.

• Proactively gathers external insightsofthe competitor landscape including customers business strategy and the direction of the industry to inform the creation of strategic account plans.

• Collaborateswith Account teams to discover new and growth opportunities qualify opportunities and buildpipeline.

• Travel to customer meetings and industry events as needed (up to 50% travel).

Required Experience/Skills:

• Proventrack recordof success 3-5 years achieving/exceeding revenue targets within the GRC industry desired preferably the Compliance space (Third-Party Risk Due Diligence Policy Management Conflict of Interest).

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders at different levels within Diligentand alsowithin our customer organizations.

• Continuous learning including a desire to develop knowledge andexpertisein internal products external industrytrendsand the customer landscape.

• Strong communicationpresentationand influencing skills.

• A high levelof curiosity and empathy with the ability to understand a potential customers context issues and 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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