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<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>Who We Are</strong></h3> <p>Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.<br><br>Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100 companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.</p></div><h3><strong>About the Role</strong></h3> <p>Build and lead the GRCA function within Verkada’s Security Team. Manage risks, scale and meet Verkada’s growing compliance needs. Curate information provided to customers about Verkada’s security practices.</p> <p>You'll build scalable, automated programs that enable rapid business growth while maintaining customer trust. As Verkada expands globally with increasing enterprise customers, this role is critical to meeting sophisticated security and compliance expectations that directly impact revenue and risk management.</p> <h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Work cross functionally with Security, IT, Engineering, Product and Legal to provide guidance on security controls implementation including: effectiveness, implementation and automation <ul> <li>Research, build and maintain tooling for testing and continuous monitoring of security controls across multiple platforms including: AWS, Github, etc.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Maintain the roadmap for continuous security compliance across Verkada’s Corporate, IT and Product environments with a goal of increasing automation coverage</li> <li>Assist in the development and maintenance of company-wide security policies, procedures, and plans, and support communication to internal stakeholders regarding security and compliance best practices around applicable laws, regulations, and controls</li> <li>Communicate progress, escalations, and issue resolution to management and team stakeholders</li> <li>Create procedural documentation, including training materials or process documentation</li> <li>Build relationships with a broad range of Verkada employees at all levels to accomplish program objectives and further Verkada GRC goals.</li> <li>Implement the development and oversight of required corrective action plans relating to security compliance issues</li> <li>Perform annual security risk assessments and prepare risk treatment plans</li> <li>Conduct vendor security assessments to assess risks and evaluate security postures of new and existing third-party vendors/suppliers</li> <li>Manage the Security Exception Process to enable Security teams to track exceptions, manage approvals, and improve automation</li> <li>Assurance program (the A in GRCA) - Maintain the FAQ for customer questionnaires</li> <li>Collaborate on Business Impact Assessments (BIA) and annual BCP/DR activities</li> <li>Leverage AI and automation to scale the GRCA functions</li> <li>Work closely with internal and external auditors to educate them and achieve continuous compliance over technology control environment </li> </ul> <h3><strong>What You Bring</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Outstanding written and spoken communication skills</li> <li>Ability to effectively and autonomously accomplish outcomes across cross-functional teams in ambiguous situations</li> <li>Ability to multitask, prioritize work and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment</li> <li>Experience with AWS or another cloud service provider</li> <li>Prior experience with software companies’ compliance</li> <li>Experience with audits, risk and compliance (SOC 2, ISO27001, etc.) for cloud software products.</li> <li>7+ years of security/IT compliance or equivalent experience</li> <li>Bonus: Experience with scripting languages such as: Python, JSON etc</li> <li>Bonus: Prior experience automating audit evidence collection</li> </ul> <h3><strong>US Employee Benefits</strong></h3> <p>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:</p> <ul> <li>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</li> <li>Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage</li> <li>Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options</li> <li>Expanded mental health support</li> <li>Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits</li> <li>Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time</li> <li>Professional development stipend</li> <li>Fertility Stipend</li> <li>Wellness/fitness benefits</li> <li>Healthy lunches provided daily</li> <li>Commuter benefits</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Additional Information </strong></h3> <ul> <li>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.</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong><span class="C9DxTc ">Annual Pay Range</span></strong></span></p> <p>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)</p> <p>Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).</p></div><div class="title">Estimated Annual Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$1</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$1 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h3><strong>Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer</strong></h3> <p>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.</p> <p><em>Your application will be handled in accordance with our <a href="https://www.verkada.com/privacy/candidate-privacy-policy" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/E_spClO3Ac9pX43h9dXa8/&source=gmail&ust=1719327847319000&usg=AOvVaw10eB41dX5dzNP9yveIJLsf">Candidate Privacy Policy</a>. </em></p></div>

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