Junior Research Analyst

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:
The research function within ESG&DI is primarily responsible for being subject matter experts on one of the research verticals. These verticals include compensation, governance, activism, voting and risk. Key responsibilities include managing the methodology for data collection; managing outsourcer workflow; executing manual processes; quality assurance and liaising closely with Product and Engineering teams.

As a Junior Research Analyst you will support the Senior Research Analysts/ Research Team Lead in designing and managing the data collection methodology for the vertical you are a part of. Your primary task will be managing the workload of our third-party service provider within agreed timelines. Ensuring data quality and timely delivery to meet client standards is core to this role. Strong quality assurance practices in the data collection process are crucial. This role also involves executing manual data collection and importation from various global sources, adhering to defined methodologies to ensure accuracy and operational efficiency. Your work will directly contribute to providing clients with relevant and precise insights.

We expect this role to fully own certain daily and weekly tasks, as well as ongoing projects within the vertical. The Junior Research Analyst will also be responsible for training the service providers and ensuring that process documentation is updated frequently and clear to understand.

The successful candidate will be numerate and have strong attention to detail. The candidate will be a self-starter who can work without supervision. They will be an independent thinker and proactive in suggesting solutions and work continuously towards improving our product offering.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactive communication and management of outsourcer workload.
• Management reporting of daily workflow.
• Conduct data collection tasks to uphold the integrity of our database and keep it current.
• Execute systematic checks to identify data inaccuracies and operational inefficiencies as per predefined protocols.
• Provide regular updates and reports to the Vertical lead on progress and challenges,

Required Experience/Skills

• 0-2 years work experience in a professional services environment.
• Strong academic qualifications (Graduate degree in international relations / law / politics / economics / finance desirable).
• Analytical approach and problem-solving attitude.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Hindi.
• Ability to manage deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to difficult workload demands, e.g., time/resource constraints.
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Keen to learn and willing to go the extra mile.

Preferred Experience/Skills

• Additional language skills preferred: French or Spanish

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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