Advisory and Consulting Manager in London

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 are building the future with people who think boldly and move fast. Whether you are designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimagining workflows with AI, you will 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 are not just building the future — you are an agent of positive change, joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.

Position Overview

You are passionate about technology, creatively and commercially driven and fully committed to a beautiful customer experience. You lead customer adoption project teams to drive adoption of Diligent solutions and support business development activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engagements independently or with a team and coordinate task allocation.
• Continue to deliver Professional Services over the course of the entire customer journey and/or product enablement lifecycle.
• Actively manage projects and mobilize the proper team resources to ensure successful project delivery; minimise delays and project overruns; manage project efficiencies and budgets.
• Leverage Domain/Product knowledge to expand business through interactions with the customer. Support sales on Discovery Calls, SOW Generation, Scoping, etc.
• Take the lead, in conjunction with SE & CS, to develop strategies and approaches to drive increased adoption of Diligent Solutions and in expansion plays for GRC use cases.
• Spearhead the development of business solutions that leverage the full suite of Diligent products.
• Provide coaching and mentoring of team members on project management and customer enablement.
• Continue to develop Domain and Product expertise to provide guidance to customers on best practices for solution rollout and project execution through continuous learning and personal development.
• Identify specialty areas of Domain and/or Product to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and prioritise learning and development of those areas.
• Propose, lead, support and execute internal initiatives that benefit the broader team and business.
• Support senior management, sales, and solution engineers on potential Business Development activities (Discovery Calls, RFP Response, SOW generation).
• Support Senior Managers in efficient and effective Practice Management and Operational Matters, including proper resource scheduling, timesheet submission/approvals, profitability, etc.

Required Experience/Skills

• 3-5 years of experience in an internal or external client-facing or consulting role.
• 3-5 years of advanced SQL skills including complex joins, window functions, stored procedures, performance tuning and complex queries optimisations.
• Knowledge of database structure language, such as SQL or T‐SQL.
• Expert level data manipulation in spreadsheets (Excel, Access).
• Embody Customer First mindset in all undertakings, operating with urgency, excellence, and accountability to customer outcomes and experiences.
• Maintains a consistently high-quality level of work ethic including attention to detail, accuracy, and following processes and procedures with stakeholders.
• Demonstrate effective time management and organisation skills and ability to multi‐task in a fast‐paced environment.
• Shows a willingness to problem-solve and take on new challenges.
• Ability to work as part of a Global team to deliver in aggressive timeframes and respond quickly in a constantly changing environment.
• Passionate about GRC (i.e. governance, audit, compliance, internal controls, information security, ESG, Entities and/or risk management, etc).
• Excellent communication skills— including delivery of presentations or workshops.
• Ability to effectively engage client personnel in solution discussions to resolve issues regarding GRC requirements and goals.

What Diligent Offers You

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be done 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 to 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 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.

We are a drug-free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, 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. 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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