Enterprise Account Manager

Diligent; Schwyz; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health benefits

Generous time off

Job summary

Diligent is seeking an Account Manager in Switzerland to drive revenue growth, expand product adoption, and nurture strategic relationships with regulated industries. You’ll own the full sales cycle, collaborate with cross-functional teams, forecast opportunities, and close deals while maintaining a customer-first mindset in a fast-growing, hybrid work environment.

This role rewards strategic thinking, provides exposure to the Diligent One Platform, and offers flexible benefits and global

Qualifications

• 4+ years of account management, new business acquisition, and revenue growth results.
• Experience with SaaS or GRC/regulated industries preferred.
• Strong pipeline management and forecast accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Proactively grow revenue by expanding existing accounts and acquiring new ones.
• Lead end-to-end sales cycles from prospecting to close using MEDDIC/Challenger approaches.
• Collaborate with product, marketing and support to deliver customer value and drive adoption.

Skills

Account management

Sales experience

SaaS knowledge

Regulated industries

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Forecasting tools

Job description

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.

A Day in the Life

As an Account Manager with Diligent, you'll be at the forefront of driving revenue growth, deepening customer engagement, and shaping the future of how businesses utilise our cutting-edge solutions. Success in this role means expanding product adoption among current customers and introducing new clients to our platform. This is a high-impact, individual contributor role that demands strategic vision, proactive relationship-building, and relentless pursuit of excellence. You’ll be responsible for everything from engaging prospects and managing a robust pipeline to delivering accurate forecasts and closing deals. Acting as a trusted advisor and strategist, you’ll lead account planning, orchestrate internal collaboration, and leverage expertise to elevate customer success and revenue growth.

We’re looking for a commercially sound sales professional with a track record of exceeding targets, a natural collaborator, and someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments. If you’re driven to create value, embody a customer-first ethos, and deliver innovative solutions, this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively build a deep knowledge of and expertise in Diligent’s products, solutions, strategy and business priorities.
• Responsible for expanding existing business within the designated vertical / territory for complex accounts.
• Adopts a ‘solutions’ selling approach, understanding customer needs and developing solutions through the lens of the Diligent One Platform.
• Build deep relationships with prospects and customers during interactions by being customer-focused and consistently honouring commitments and connecting the customer to internal commercial stakeholders to foster product growth.
• Develop and execute on account plans to ensure revenue targets, quota and customer business needs are met and collaborates with key stakeholders to drive integrated joint account wins for mutual business growth.
• Leads the coordination of Sales stakeholders to prioritise actions for multiple assigned accounts based on customer needs, sales generating importance, and account risks.
• Develops specialised business plans for customers that drive business outcomes to generate new business and upsells. Presents business plans to customers to generate new non-qualified opportunities.
• Create and lead feedback loop processes with product management and product marketing to communicate and relay customer pain points and feedback.
• Demonstrate Sales excellence by managing the end-to-end sales cycle from opportunity to deal close using the Diligent approved sales methodology.
• Effectively utilise sales tools to prospect new leads, schedule initial meetings, increase win rates and generate bookings.
• Accurately maintain SFDC records, forecast and report out on projected bookings, deals closed etc. on a regular basis.
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of the competitor landscape externally, including customers’ business strategy and the direction of the industry.

Required Experience/Skills

• 4+ years of success in account management, new business acquisition, and exceeding revenue targets, ideally within highly regulated industries, SaaS or GRC space.
• Proven experience in sales methodologies such as MEDDIC, Challenger & Command of the message.
• The ability to build trust and influence senior leaders and stakeholders at all organisational levels.
• A passion for continuous learning and a sharp understanding of both internal products and external industry trends.
• Exceptional presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills that inspire confidence and drive outcomes.
• A knack for aligning technology solutions with business objectives to deliver measurable value.
• Self-motivation, resilience, and a results-driven approach to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

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. (among others) 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.