Chief of Staff

The Role As Chief of Staff to the CEO, you will work directly with Brian and the global Senior Management Team to drive strategic initiatives, accelerate execution, and ensure alignment across the organization. You will act as a force multiplier—bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to the company’s most important priorities. This is not an administrative role. It is a strategic, facilitative leadership position requiring intellectual rigor, strong judgment, and the ability to move seamlessly between big-picture strategy and hands‑on execution. Key Responsibilities Partner with the CEO to shape, lead, and execute strategic initiatives and special projects Serve as a trusted advisor and sounding board to the CEO and senior leaders Act as an “air traffic controller” for the leadership team—synthesizing information, connecting dots, and maintaining a holistic view of priorities Facilitate executive road‑mapping, business planning, and prioritization sessions Coordinate and support key business management processes including budgeting, resourcing, and performance management Drive cross‑functional alignment and ensure follow‑through on high‑impact initiatives Operate with flexibility and speed in a dynamic, fast‑paced global environment Why This Role Is Exciting A true leadership role with significant exposure to operating and scaling a global SaaS company Direct partnership with the CEO and senior executives across the business Frequent domestic and international travel (including Budapest, London, Vancouver, and more) A front‑row seat to how strategy becomes execution at scale Required Qualifications 4+ years of professional experience, ideally with a background in management consulting, private equity, or a similar high‑performance environment Prior experience as a Chief of Staff is a strong plus Proven ability to lead complex, multi‑stream projects from concept through execution Comfortable driving change and operating in ambiguity Highly analytical, with strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint Intellectually curious and enthusiastic about experimenting with and leveraging AI Exceptionally organized, proactive, and resourceful with strong problem‑solving skills Based in New York City and excited by frequent domestic and international travel U.S pay range: $151,000—$189,000 USD 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 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. What Diligent Offers You Creativity is ingrained in our culture; we thrive in exploring new ways of doing things both internally and for our clients. We care about our people—flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting‑free days, generous time‑off policy and wellness programs. We have teams across the world—our offices span many cities worldwide. Diversity is important to us; we promote a diverse team and provide resources to support education and understanding. Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore and Sydney. This role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our office locations, you will be expected to work onsite at least 50% of the time. Diligent is a drug‑free workplace and a proud 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 consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr