Great company to work at - Advisory Specialist Diligent Employee Review

4.0
Aug 17, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits including paid time-off, holidays and recharge weeks. Great work life balance. Culture is great for a large company.

Cons

Promotions happen semi annually and no clear career outline. On-boarding was confusing. So many acquisitions that each company has own systems and methods. Management focuses primarily on calling out sales and does not regularly recognize those who support them.

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Diligent Response
3y
Thank you so much for your feedback! We’re glad to hear that overall, you are having a positive experience here at Diligent. It’s wonderful that you are enjoying the ever-growing list of benefits that we offer and that you can maintain a good work-life balance. We also agree that, even as a large organization, we’ve got a great, collaborative culture, which is what makes Diligent so special. To your comment on career outlines, we’re currently completing the standardization of our career progression models and we're excited to roll this out soon. The twice-yearly promotion cycle allows for career pathing discussions to happen during performance reviews. Of course, we always want to recognize our team members in a timely fashion so out-of-cycle promotions can and do happen. And with so many talented team members across the organization, we continue to add new ways to recognize our colleagues through programs like our Values Awards, spot bonuses and training and mentorship opportunities like Change Agents. If you have a specific concern or ideas on how we can improve in this area, we’d love to hear them, and we encourage you to share those with your manager or email hrconfidential@diligent.com. - Avigail Dadone, Chief People Officer

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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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