Solution Sales Executive II

About Us

Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 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. 

At Diligent, we're building the future with people who think boldly and move fast.  Whether you're designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimaging workflows with AI, you'll help us unlock entirely new ways of working and thinking.  Curiosity is in our DNA, we look for individuals willing to ask the big questions and experiment fearlessly - those who embrace change not as a challenge, but as an opportunity.  The future belongs to those who keep learning, and we are building it together.  At Diligent, you’re not just building the future - you’re an agent of positive change, joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.

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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 Diligents’ solutions. This position will collaborate with Sales stakeholders to develop pipeline through prospecting, performing inbound and outbound activity to generate pipeline for team members and assumes 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 the Diligent One Platform. With a proven track record of success, the Solutions Sales Specialist II embodies our culture and values and has demonstrated experience collaborating with stakeholders to realize shared goals.

Key Responsibilities:
• Demonstrates an expert level of technical knowledge in Diligent’s 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 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 sales methodology.
• Effectively utilize sales tools to prospect new leads, schedule initial meetings, increase win rates and generate bookings.
• Accurately maintain CRM records, forecast and report out on projected bookings, deals closed etc. on a regular basis.
• Utilizes external insights of the competitor landscape, including customers’ business strategy and the direction of the industry to inform the creation of strategic account plans.
• Collaborates and partners with Sales stakeholders to discover new and growth opportunities, qualify opportunities and build pipeline.
• Proactively build deep expertise in Diligent’s products, solutions, strategy and business priorities and showcase knowledge regularly to Sales stakeholders through learning opportunities. 

Required Experience/Skills:
• Proven track record of success in account management and achieving revenue targets within the technology 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, external industry 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 customer's 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.

U.S pay range $135,000—$142,800 USD

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 tim