Customer Success Manager I

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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The Customer Success Manager I oversees a portfolio of accounts and ensures an amazing customer experience, as measured by NPS, net revenue retention, referrals and product usage indicators.  As the key contact point for the customer relationship on Diligent products. The CSM I will perform hands-on account management activities as well as collaborate with other team members in coordinating successful customer onboarding, training and ongoing customer relationships to ensure long-term satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Renew and grow a set of customer accounts by proactively anticipating needs, recommending additional products and services and providing an excellent customer experience as measured by revenue retention and customer product usage;
• Increase overall client satisfaction with Diligent measured through Net Promoter Score;
• Provide a seamless and ‘best in class’ customer experience through all phases of the customer lifecycle - coordinating with the client implementation and project teams, administrative staff, IT Team, and users of the Diligent application/s;
• Collaborate internally to be the voice of the customer across other departments, including with the sales, expansion, services, marketing, finance, customer transactions and operations teams.
• Be heavily intertwined with the Expansion Sales team in spotting, qualifying and passing on expansion leads
• Facilitation alongside the Implementation team of Diligent’s product and modules with senior stakeholders to the client including C-Suite and Directors.
• Build and maintain strong direct client relationships with key stakeholders & retain those relationships.
• Seek out client advocacy related initiatives
• Renewal of the existing book of Business
• Negotiating bigger deals

Required Experience/Skills

• Up To 3 years of experience required
• Fluency in additional languages to English are desirable
• Build and maintain strong direct client relationships with key stakeholders & retain those relationships.
• Some experience in enterprise level account management (preferably in SAAS) is desirable
• Some experience in sales CRM applications such as Salesforce
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving ability, with a natural curiosity around the client’s business needs
• High level of resilience and a positive attitude when faced with adversity
• Passionate about technology with a solution-centric mindset

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 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, 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 also Diligent's EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. 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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