Senior Manager/Director, Compliance

Senior Manager/Director, Compliance

San Mateo, CA United States

Who We Are

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.

We've got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.

You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform's impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that's alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We're rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries.

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to help build out Verkada's global regulatory compliance program. As a key member of the Legal department reporting to the Chief Privacy Officer, you will serve as a critical compliance partner to the Security team, tasked with helping the legal team fulfill legal obligations, coordinating with external auditors, and acting as the internal audit function for security requirements mandated by legal regulations. You will play a significant role in shaping the direction of the Company's regulatory compliance programs with a particular focus on FTC and CCPA/CPRA risk and security and AI compliance. The ideal candidate will be able to hit the ground running on day one, excited to roll up their sleeves and dive in while also eager to set the strategic vision (and know how to have fun in the process). We are an "in the office" company and this role is based in our headquarters in San Mateo, CA.

What You'll Do

• Act as the primary legal compliance partner for the Security team, translating legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., FTC, CCPA) into actionable security controls and procedures.
• Lead the internal audit function for regulatory security, privacy, and AI compliance, regularly assessing the effectiveness of security controls against legal obligations and providing detailed reports to the Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and other stakeholders in security and privacy governance leadership.
• Work with key privacy, security, and product leaders to develop and lead the company's legal regulatory compliance program, ensuring ongoing compliance with Verkada's evolving data privacy, security, risk and governance obligations.
• Develop and oversee the company's compliance framework with a focus on an ongoing FTC-mandated infosec program, as well as CCPA/CPRA risk requirements, ensuring all controls are documented, implemented, and tested.
• Implement and maintain tooling and processes in support of testing and continuous monitoring of legal and security controls across multiple domains: privacy, product, security, AI, IT, etc.
• Participate in annual risk assessments with the security team, and assist them in preparing risk treatment plans, including escalation paths and remediation processes.
• Work closely with external auditors and assessors to educate them about and achieve continuous compliance over the control environment; oversee gathering and maintaining necessary evidence for the audit process.
• Create procedural documentation, including standard operating procedures and other process-related documentation.
• Communicate progress, escalations, and issue resolution to management and team stakeholders.
• Stakeholder and contributor to the roadmap for continuous compliance across the control population with a goal of increasing automation coverage.
• Build relationships with a broad range of Verkada employees at all levels to accomplish program objectives.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year university (computer science/engineering degree or equivalent IT background strongly preferred).
• 8+ years of relevant compliance experience.
• Deep technical understanding of security engineering principles and architectures, specifically those related to cloud security, IoT, edge computing, AI/ML, and computer vision.
• Demonstrated experience managing compliance programs related to FTC regulations and consent decrees, and CCPA/CPRA risk assessment requirements.
• Ability to effectively and autonomously accomplish outcomes across cross-functional teams in ambiguous situations with minimal supervision.
• Proven understanding and experience with data privacy and security technologies/applications/tools.
• Significant experience with audits, risk, and compliance programs.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize work, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Focus on precision and accuracy, and the drive to clarify ambiguity

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

Additional Information

• You must be independently authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time

Annual Pay Range At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs) 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

$205,000 - $275,000 USD

Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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