Head of Board & C-Suite Engagement

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. 

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Position Overview 

We are seeking a strategic and relationship-driven Head of Board & C-suite Engagement to lead our efforts in cultivating a community of high-profile directors and C-suite executives. This role is critical to building a network of Diligent “ambassadors”—corporate directors and executive leaders who amplify our brand, speak on our behalf at events, and influence their networks to engage with our solutions.

You will design and execute high-impact engagement strategies, including exclusive roundtables, summits, and influencer programs, while leveraging AI to scale content creation, outreach, and performance tracking. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Influencer Program Development 
  • Recruit and manage a core group of high-profile directors and executives to serve as Diligent influencers (“Diligent ambassadors”). 
  • Enable the Ambassadors to represent Diligent through speaking engagements, social media, and peer-level advocacy. 
• Executive Engagement Strategy 
  • Plan and execute premier events such as: 
    • Live and Virtual roundtables (live roundtables are gatherings of 25–35 directors or executives over a meal; virtual events are for larger groups of  100+ attendees). 
    • NextGen Board Leaders Summits (full-day event for 30–50 first-time directors).
    • Elevate Leadership Summits (full-day event for 100+ senior leaders). 
    • Director Summits (multi-day events for 40-50 directors). 
  • Design wrap-around engagement strategies including follow-up content, communications, and community-building initiatives. 
• AI-Driven Content & Outreach 
  • Use generative AI to create and streamline personalized outreach, blogs, emails, social media posts, and event content. 
  • Leverage AI tools for influencer identification, content optimization, and social media automation. 
• Performance Tracking & Reporting 
  • Track and report on key success metrics: attendance, engagement, NPS, influencer recruitment, and social reach. 
  • Use AI to analyze trends and optimize future engagement strategies. 

Qualifications 

• 5+ years of experience in executive engagement, influencer marketing, and strategic communications. 
• Proven success in planning and executing high-profile events and programs. 
• Track record of successfully engaging high-profile executives and individuals 
• Strong understanding of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) audiences is a plus. 
• Experience and enthusiasm for using AI tools for content creation, event planning, and/or data analysis. 
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and project management skills. 
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and engaging directly with Diligent’s senior leadership. 
• Having a growth mindset – open to experimenting, learning and adapting on the fly. 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high growth, global corporate environment. 

Preferred Experience: 

• B2B SaaS experience, especially targeting directors, C-suite, or legal executives. 
• Experience in high-growth, fast-paced, and rapidly evolving environments. 

Why Join Diligent? 

• High Visibility & Impact: Work directly with Diligent’s executive leadership, including our CEO, to shape the future of our governance business. 
• Strategic Influence: Engage with some of the most influential leaders in business and help build a premier executive community. 
• Innovation-Driven: Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to scale your impact and drive smarter engagement. 
• Mission-Critical Role: Help Diligent achieve its growth goals by deepening relationships with our most valuable audience. 

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.

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