Director of Product – Data Platform Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Diligent Corporation

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.

We are building the data foundation that powers every product in our ecosystem. The Director of Product, Data Platform will lead the strategy and execution of our Data Platform, the semantic and analytical core that unifies proprietary, customer, and third‑party data into a single intelligence fabric. This platform fuels AI‑driven analytics, narrative and visual reporting, benchmarking, and future Data as a Service (DaaS) offerings that strengthen every product in our portfolio.

You'll partner with data engineering, AI, and analytics teams to make data a first‑class product. This role is central to realizing our Data Strategy and accelerating our transformation into an AI‑first, data‑powered company.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the Data Platform vision, roadmap, and measurable outcomes.
• Build and lead a high‑performing PM team focused on data infrastructure, semantics, and AI enablement.
• Partner with engineering and data science to deliver a unified data fabric and services layer.
• Enable AI‑driven analytics, benchmarking, and reporting across the product suite.
• Establish governance, access, and adoption models that make data universally usable and trustworthy.
• Drive adoption of the Data Platform across business units, ensuring consistent use of shared data assets.
• Communicate the platform's impact and value to executives, customers, and partners.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in product management, with 5+ in leadership roles.
• Experienced in building data or platform products in enterprise SaaS.
• Strong technical foundation in data architecture, pipelines, analytics, and AI/ML ecosystems (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, Data Mesh, semantic layers).
• Proven success driving enterprise‑scale data transformation.
• Skilled at leading through influence, building cross‑functional alignment, and mentoring teams.
• Comfortable representing complex technical capabilities in clear business terms.

Why This Role Matters

This is a foundational leadership role. The Data Platform is the core of our DaaS strategy, powering how intelligence flows across the company. The right leader will turn data into our most valuable product, fueling smarter decisions, richer customer experiences, and new revenue opportunities.

U.S pay range

$173,000 - $217,000 CAD

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 programsto 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.

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 .

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