All Woke - Poor Leadership - Partner Diligent Employee Review

2.0
Mar 8, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Had some good products to sell. Comp plan for sales was good.

Cons

Seems more like a political gathering of like minds then a business. Executive leadership is weak. Lots of turnover at that level. Poor integration of acquisitions. Plans to go public flopped.

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Diligent Response
3y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We're proud to offer innovative, best-in-class products to empower our clients, and we’re glad you recognize the value of our offerings. It’s also great to hear that you appreciated our competitive compensation. As a leader in the GRC space, we take our responsibility very seriously to empower our clients around the world in showing accountable, ethical leadership. As we evolve as a company, we constantly evaluate our offerings and fine-tune our products to best help our clients be successful and make a positive impact on their communities. We do appreciate that our rapid growth and acquisitions have presented challenges, ones that we approach as opportunities to learn and grow. At Diligent, we take pride in our success traits which include embracing change and learning relentlessly — and we’re working hard to improve our integrations, onboarding and training, while streamlining our workflows across the business. Regarding your comments on leadership, we’d appreciate getting more context around your feedback and would ask that you contact HRconfidential@diligent.com with more specifics. Thank you for your contributions at Diligent, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

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2.0
Mar 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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