Sales Development Representative

About Us

Diligent is the leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, serving 1 million users from over 25,000 organizations around the world. Our software enables holistic and informed conversations about GRC and ESG to ensure CEOs, CFOs and the board have an integrated view of audit, risk, information security, ethics and compliance from across the organization.

Position Overview

The Sales Development Representative will play an instrumental role in driving growth for the business by strategically prospecting with impactful messaging. We're looking for a collaborative, competitive and hard-working individual with true entrepreneurial spirit. This is a multifaceted role aligning Diligent's sales and marketing teams to generate targeted awareness of our Modern Governance Solutions, drive outbound opportunities and accelerate new partnerships.

Our team are highly focused on achieving goals and delivering results, we're passionate about growing individuals and pathing the way for a successful career. If you have a passion for pushing the boundaries and becoming a true brand ambassador, this is the perfect role for you!

Key Responsibilities

• Prospecting for new clients via a multichannel approach at high volume with an eye toward exceeding expectations.
• Qualifying leads generated by marketing and making the first contact with those accounts to generate interest
• Utilize smart, targeted questions to speak knowledgeably with decisions makers such as VPs and Directors
• Skillfully build interest and create opportunities with new prospects
• Coordinate consultationson account executive's calendar and log activities in CRM.
• Exceed quota qualified consultations on second full-time month.

Required Experience/Skills

• A fundamental understanding of the sales process (marketing, prospecting, cold calling, sales cycle, handoff to Customer Success)
• Shown creative problem-solving approach
• Demonstrated ability to articulate unique proposition of the product and obtain product knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with senior level executives
• Excellent presentation skills both verbally and written
• High energy and positive attitude

FLSA Status: Non Exempt

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, competitive vacation policy and meeting-free days across the company. We care about our team's health and wellness and even offer a quarterly health club reimbursement!
• 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, 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, and Sydney.

We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See alsoDiligent's EEO PolicyandEEO is the Law.We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruitment@diligent.com.

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