Look somewhere else - people are jumping ship ASAP - Customer Success Manager Diligent Employee Review

1.0
7 Jun 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and manageable workload

Cons

Where to begin? Company completely lost its soul. When I joined, there was a sense of comradery and team. After some senior leadership exits and the reorg - all that is gone forever. People care very little about their jobs now, and the only goal is to sell sell sell. Hitting unsustainable targets 80% of the company are new hires within the past year, they have no idea what is going on or the history of the products. Clients are definitely taking notice and sending cancellation notices. Def sinking ship, but senior leadership does not care. They do not even talk about cancellation % anymore, which was never before seen when I joined. They only pretend to care about ESG and DEII 'woke' movements. Get out when you have a chance before it is too late.

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Diligent Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your perspective. We’re glad to hear your appreciation for our commitment to promoting a sustainable work-life balance but are sorry to hear your other feedback and that it sounds like there is more we could have done to support you. We certainly appreciate how much change there has been as we’ve continued to strategically expand and evolve our business to drive even greater impact for our clients. The changes we have been making have been in direct response to feedback from both clients and teammates on how we can serve and support them even better. As we have continued to grow and scale our team, we have been investing in extensive onboarding, training and enablement to ensure our employees are fully knowledgeable about our expanded solution set as we grow our leadership position in the GRC space. At all levels of our organization, we make every effort to ensure all our employees are equipped to effectively fulfil their responsibilities to our clients and strive to create a supportive culture within our teams. We appreciate you taking the time to share with us your candid thoughts and hope you shared your feedback with the team while you were here – wishing you the best of luck with your next step. - Avigail Dadone, Chief People Officer

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Pros

The product is market-leading, and the space is genuinely interesting. There's no shortage of smart, capable people at Diligent. A lot of talented managers exist within the org who could do more if given the room.

Cons

Direction changes constantly — sometimes it feels quarter over quarter. The result is widespread burnout and an inability to execute. Senior leaders rarely push back on the CEO, which means teams absorb every strategic shift without warning or context. HR leadership prioritizes serving the executive team over the broader employee population. The HR team is stretched thin and operates more like a compliance function than a culture or development partner. (Turnover within HR leadership has been notable.) Pay is below market. The equity program is opaque, poorly managed, and functions more as a retention mechanism than a genuine benefit (with no clear path to liquidity). There's a meaningful gap between what the company says it stands for—especially around employee experience—and what it actually delivers internally.

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Diligent Response
2mo
Thank you for taking the time to share such thoughtful feedback about your experience. We truly appreciate you recognizing the strengths of our product and the talent across our team, and we’re glad to hear the space feels interesting and compelling. We also recognize that as a company focused on governance, risk and compliance, that it’s critical to hold ourselves to the same high standards internally. Through our monthly pulse surveys, we listen to our team, learn and actively work to strengthen any areas of feedback from alignment to transparency, or accountability across our leadership teams. In fact, one of our OKRs is focused solely on ensuring we have an empowered and accountable team, which we rally around as an organization. We appreciate other sources of feedback like yours, as it is an important part of that effort. Our People team is committed to supporting an elevated employee experience and continuously improving how we listen, respond, and evolve. While we won’t always get everything right on the first try, we are highly focused on continuing to iterate and making meaningful progress to ensure our actions reflect our values. We encourage continued feedback and appreciate you sharing your perspective. If you’d like to provide any additional context, please feel free to reach out at: HRConfidential@diligent.com
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