Account Executive II

A Day in the Life

The Account Executive II is responsible for driving revenue growth for existing and new accounts for all products.

As a key member of the team, success in this position is measured by increasing the products used by existing customers, moving existing customers to the Diligent One platform and selling the Diligent One Platform to new customers.

This individual contributor position is responsible for initial prospect/customer meetings, pipeline management and accurate forecasting through to deal completion.

The Account Executive II builds strong relationships with commercial stakeholders and strategically leverages their knowledge and experience with Diligent’s products, solutions and strategy to develop deeper product expertise to address customers’ needs.

This position requires a commercially astute individual with a proven track record of success.

The Account Executive II embodies our culture and values and has demonstrated experience collaborating with stakeholders to realize shared goals.

Position Overview

As a Senior Account Executive with Diligent, you’ll be at the forefront of driving revenue growth, deepening customer engagement, and shaping the future of how businesses utilise our cutting‑edge solutions. Success in this role means introducing new clients to our platform. This is a high‑impact, individual contributor role that demands strategic vision, proactive relationship‑building, and relentless pursuit of excellence. You’ll be responsible for everything from engaging prospects and managing a robust pipeline to delivering accurate forecasts and closing deals. Acting as a trusted advisor and strategist, you’ll lead account planning, orchestrate internal collaboration, and leverage expertise to elevate customer success and revenue growth. We’re looking for a commercially sound sales professional with a track record of exceeding targets, a natural collaborator, and someone who thrives in fast‑paced, high‑growth environments. If you’re driven to create value, embody a customer‑first ethos, and deliver innovative solutions, this is the role for you.

What you will get: Uncapped commission plan with accelerators. Be part of a high performing, high attainment team and culture. Defined territory. Private medical insurance including dental cover. Pension plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively build a deep knowledge of and expertise in Diligents products, solutions, strategy and business priorities.
• Responsible for developing business within the designated vertical / territory for complex accounts.
• Adopts a solutions selling approach, understanding customer needs and developing solutions through the lens of the Diligent One Platform.
• Build deep relationships with prospects and customers during interactions by being customer-focused and consistently honouring commitments and connecting the customer to internal commercial stakeholders to foster product growth.
• Develop and execute on account plans to ensure revenue targets, quota and customer business needs are met and collaborates with key stakeholders to drive integrated joint account wins for mutual business growth.
• Leads the coordination of Sales stakeholders to prioritise actions for multiple assigned accounts based on customer needs, sales generating importance, and account risks.
• Create and lead feedback loop processes with product management and product marketing to communicate and relay customer pain points and feedback.
• Demonstrate Sales excellence by managing the end-to-end sales cycle from opportunity to deal close using the Diligent approved sales methodology.
• Effectively utilise sales tools to prospect new leads, schedule initial meetings, increase win rates and generate 2 bookings.
• Accurately maintain SFDC records, forecast and report out on projected bookings, deals closed etc. on a regular basis.
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of the competitor landscape externally, including customers business strategy and the direction of the industry

What Diligent Offers You

Pay Range

€72,640.00-€99,880.00

Incentive Compensation

Offers will be negotiated based on each candidate's qualifications. This role is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan. Incentives are earned based on employee performance against defined metrics and company goals.

Benefits

• Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program which includes medical, dental and vision coverage.
• You may also contribute to our 401(k) plan that includes a company match.
• 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 programs. (among others)
• 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 to work 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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