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.
At Diligent, we're building the future with people who think boldly and move fast. Whether you're designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimaging workflows with AI, you'll help us unlock entirely new ways of working and thinking. Curiosity is in our DNA, we look for individuals willing to ask the big questions and experiment fearlessly - those who embrace change not as a challenge, but as an opportunity. The future belongs to those who keep learning, and we are building it together. At Diligent, you’re not just building the future - you’re an agent of positive change, joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.
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Position Overview:
Diligent is looking for a Senior Product Designer to drive UX/UI design within our fast-moving product design team. As part of the broader UX department, you’ll lead high-impact initiatives - balancing future-focused exploration with critical design efforts that extend beyond traditional product roadmaps. At Diligent, design is bold and thoughtful, shaping products trusted by leaders worldwide. You’ll guide design direction, influence product strategy, and partner across teams to transform complex challenges into simple, elegant solutions that make a lasting impact.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design process end-to-end: from discovery and ideation to final handoff and iteration post-launch.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to define problems and shape solutions.
- Translate research insights and business requirements into clear, usable, and visually compelling designs.
- Champion user-centered design and ethical AI integration within product teams and across the organization.
- Evaluate and adopt AI-powered tools that support design research, prototyping, testing, and content generation.
- Facilitate workshops, design critiques, and collaborative sessions to align teams.
- Mentor and provide feedback to junior designers.
- Actively contribute to design systems, processes, and team best practices.
Required Experience/Skills:
- 5-7 years of professional experience in product design, including SaaS and enterprise software.
- Demonstrated ability to own complex design projects end-to-end.
- Strong foundation in UX and visual design, supported by an excellent portfolio.
- Deep understanding of product design cycles, from research through delivery and iteration.
- Fluency in modern design tools.
- Experience conducting user research.
- Strong facilitation and communication skills, comfortable presenting as well as collaborating with peers.
- Experience working with and contributing to design systems to ensure consistency, scalability, and efficiency.
- Ability to apply AI in design workflows.
- Awareness of responsible AI practices, bias considerations, and ethical implications.
- Bonus: coding knowledge, motion design, or data visualization skills.
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.
We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an 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 also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. 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, you may contact us at recruitment@diligent.com.
To all recruitment agencies: Diligent does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Diligent employees or any other organization location. Diligent is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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