Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (1 Year Maternity Cover)

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. 

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Position Overview 

We’re looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to join our global TA team on a 1-year maternity cover, driving hiring across our Product and Technology teams in EMEA and APAC, with a special focus on Budapest and Bangalore, where our engineering hubs are growing fast.

You’ll work closely with senior leaders across APAC and EMEA to shape hiring plans, advise on strategy, and help us continue attracting exceptional technical talent. It’s a role that blends strategy and execution — perfect for someone who loves partnering with leaders, rolling up their sleeves, and coaching others along the way.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders, providing insights, solutions, and guidance on hiring challenges.

• Design and deliver creative sourcing and engagement strategies to connect with top-tier tech talent.

• Represent us as a true ambassador — ensuring every candidate interaction reflects our values and culture.

• Manage and coach a small team of recruiters, maintaining consistency and alignment across global TA initiatives.

• Balance hands-on delivery with strategic impact, managing a smaller, focused req load.

• Use data and market intelligence to inform decisions, track progress, and continuously refine how we hire.

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for Product and Technology functions across multiple regions.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Proven success hiring top engineering and product talent

• Experience recruiting across both APAC and EMEA regions, with cultural awareness and adaptability.

• The confidence to influence senior leaders and act as a trusted advisor.

• A proactive, accountable, and solutions-oriented approach.

• Creativity and curiosity — someone who enjoys finding new ways to engage and attract great talent.

• 10+ years of TA experience, ideally within fast-paced tech or SaaS businesses, including people management experience.

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.

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