Verkada

Lead communications strategy and media relations to promote AI-powered security technology. | 5-7 years communications experience in tech or agency with strong media relations and storytelling skills. | 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 31,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized revenue, 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 We're looking for a Communications Manager who is genuinely passionate about AI’s real-life impact on people and places and wants to communicate Verkada’s story with the world. This is someone who knows instinctively where Verkada fits in the news of the day and who understands the importance of communications in earning and maintaining brand trust. You'll join a small but mighty communications team where everyone rolls up their sleeves, owns projects end-to-end, and moves with urgency. What You'll Do • Drive our proactive media strategy across business, technology, trade, and vertical press. • Develop vertical narratives that connect Verkada's technology to real problems in the real world (rising retail crime, warehouse safety compliance, school security, healthcare facility management, and more) and pitch them with specificity and conviction to the reporters covering those beats. • Build and maintain relationships with reporters covering enterprise tech, AI, physical security, and the industries we serve. • Write across formats: press releases, pitches, bylines, briefing documents, messaging frameworks, op-eds, talking points, FAQs. • Prepare spokespeople for media with interview prep, message development, and ongoing coaching. • Monitor the news cycle and respond quickly and strategically to breaking developments – whether that's a surge in retail crime, a workplace safety incident, or a shift in the regulatory landscape. • Use AI tools to do your job better and more efficiently. What We're Looking For • 5-7 years of communications experience in-house at a tech company and/or at an agency with serious B2B/enterprise clients with a strong media relations track record. • Vertical storytelling instincts. A fast, credible student of the industries Verkada serves who can understand where our products make an impact and turn that into a pitch. • Writing that earns trust. Clear, concise, and human prose, even when explaining a complex or nuanced topic. • Sound judgment under pressure. Someone who can prioritize well when everything feels urgent and knows the difference between fast and sloppy. • A builder mentality. We're a lean, collaborative team where everyone contributes ideas, owns outcomes, and isn't afraid to experiment. Nice to Have • Experience in enterprise SaaS or adjacent B2B verticals. • Experience with research-driven storytelling and proprietary data initiatives. • Familiarity with crisis communications and issues management. • Experience supporting a company through a period of high growth. 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 • 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 $115,000 - $160,000 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. Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.

Develop and deploy neural network models for computer vision tasks such as object detection and classification. | Bachelor's degree in CS, 2+ years software engineering, 1+ year neural net framework experience, Python proficiency, and computer vision algorithm knowledge. | Who We Are Verkada is the largest cloud-based B2B physical security platform company in the world. Only 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, 1,600+ full-time employees and 20,000+ customers across 70+ countries. Recent Projects For This Role Include Implementing and deploying a binary classifier using TensorFlow for detecting the binary states across hundreds of cameras Detecting unusual object addition/removal in a scene Detecting and counting object and people frequencies Education and Experience: • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, preferably with research experience • 2+ years of industry software engineering experience • 1+ years of work or research experience with current neural net frameworks • Mastery of at least one practical programming language • Experience working in a agile team software development environment Requirements: • Python - writing clean, modular, pythonic code • Traditional computer vision algorithms • Training deep learning networks using TensorFlow, Keras, Caffe, or similar • Data structures and architecture Perks & Benefits: • Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage • Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays • Wellness allowance • Commuter benefits • Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily • Generous paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits Pay Disclosure 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. This estimate can vary based on the factors described above, so the actual starting annual base salary may be above or below this range. This estimate is also just one component of Verkada’s total rewards package. 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). Estimated Annual Pay Range $130,000—$280,000 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.