Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security. Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.
Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.
Founded in 2016 with more than $460M in funding raised to date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees and 28,000+ customers across 70+ countries.
About the Role
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to lead Verkada’s Product legal function. You will be Verkada’s top product lawyer and overall responsible for advising the business on how to mitigate legal risk related Verkada’s product offerings, and for ensuring Verkada’s compliance with worldwide hardware and software product regulations and laws. You will report to Verkada’s General Counsel and advise Verkada’s leadership team on product-related issues. You will be part of company leadership and help shape the direction of the business. We need someone who can hit the ground running and lead the function and team as they continue to build it. We are an “in the office” company and this role is based in our headquarters in San Mateo, CA.
What You’ll Be Expected To Do
- Build and lead Verkada’s product counseling function and team
- Be the lead legal partner for the product, engineering, marketing, and other business teams, advising them on all legal aspects related Verkada’s product offerings, including their development, launch, marking, sale, and compliance with worldwide regulations and laws
- Advise company leadership about Verkada’s product offerings and provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies across multiple jurisdictions at once
- Serve as Verkada’s subject matter legal expert on all product-related issues
- Monitor new and emerging developments in applicable worldwide regulations and laws, and identify potential impacts on current and future Verkada product offerings
What You’ll Need
- J.D. degree from an ABA-approved law school or equivalent
- 10+ years of legal experience focused on hardware and software legal issues (preferably with at least 4 years of in house experience)
- Expertise in the evolving landscape of product regulations (especially with respect to hardware compliance), with experience spotting emerging trends and new issues
- Experience advising multinational, complex fast-growing global companies, preferably with respect to both hardware and software product offerings
- Experience developing, and implementing compliance programs and policies for hardware and software products
US Employee Benefits
Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
- Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
- Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
- Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
- Expanded mental health support
- Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
- Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
- Professional development stipend
- Fertility Stipend
- Wellness/fitness benefits
- Healthy lunches provided daily
- Commuter benefits
Annual Pay Range
Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
Estimated Annual Pay Range
$260,000—$400,000 USD
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
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What We Do
Verkada is the world’s largest cloud-based B2B physical security platform, offering a seamless blend of tech and safety. With six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace systems, and intercoms — all integrated on one cloud platform, Verkada is designed for simplicity and scalability. Our real-time insights help organizations keep their spaces safe and comfortable while taking swift action to minimize security risks, workplace hassles, and costly inefficiencies.
Founded in 2016 and backed by over $460M in funding, we’ve grown fast, with 16 offices spread across four continents, 2,000+ employees, and 26,000+ customers in 85+ countries — including 82 of the Fortune 500.
Created by Stanford computer scientists and security experts, alongside Cisco Meraki’s co-founder and COO Hans Robertson, Verkada calls San Mateo, CA home. We also have offices in Salt Lake City, Tampa, Phoenix, Austin, London, Sydney, Taiwan, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, Mexico City, Seattle, Tokyo, and Korea.
Why Work With Us
Verkada’s products start with safety – video security cameras, door-based access control and alarms, and extend to operations, environmental sensors, visitor and mailroom management.
All of our products can be accessed within one cloud ecosystem, bringing the intuitive and easy-to-use nature of consumer security products to the levels of scale
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