Director, Engineering Strategy & Operations

Director, Engineering Strategy & Operations

Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform. Over 33,500 organizations, including 96 companies in the Fortune 500, across 93 countries worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016 with more than $700M in funding raised to-date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.

About The Role

As the leader of the Engineering Strategy and Operations team, you will lead a team that enables 400+ Builders (Software, Hardware, Product, Design, and R&D teams) to work faster, smarter, and happier. Additionally, you will serve as the Chief of the Staff to the CTO, the leader of 300+ Software Engineers.

You will serve as a strategist, an operator, and a thought partner. This means you'll help identify the "right things to do" while also ensuring we "do things right." You will oversee and directly lead cross-functional initiatives to drive results across Verkada's R&D organization.

Who You Are

• A leader. Someone who can directly lead a team of two direct reports and influence engineering, design, and product leaders and teammates across the company.
• An operator. Someone who enjoys facilitating the operations of people, processes, and projects.
• A curious strategic thinker. Someone who thinks about the 'what' and 'why' of teams, organizations, and individuals, and will enjoy spending ~30% of their time asking questions on how we can improve.
• A technology enthusiast. Someone with a strong passion for, and understanding of, computers and technology.

What You'll Do

This role drives operational excellence and strategic initiatives across Verkada's R&D organization, encompassing three core domains :

What You Bring

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 :

Additional Information

We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa

Estimated Annual Pay Range $200,000 - $400,000 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.