Head of Growth Engineering and Operations

Who We AreVerkada 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, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees and 30,000+ customers across 70+ countries.OverviewAs the Head of Growth Systems, Engineering, and Operations, you will report to the CMO to build the core systems that are a key part of our go-to-market operation. These are high scale, mission-critical systems and include a combination of homegrown systems and third-party software across marketing and sales stacks including Marketo and Salesforce. We take systems very seriously and are looking for a leader to take our amazing systems team to the next level.ResponsibilitiesScale revenue and efficiency along the multiple demand generation teams through automation, enrichment, improvement of funnels and building new software tools.We have an amazing team of software engineers, growth engineers, marketing operations managers and data scientists. Continue to build the team to the same high-quality standards.Own all of the growth systems, including Marketo, core databases, data visualization tools, and dashboards.Own integrations of marketing, sales and product databases and sources of truthOwn evaluation, negotiations, and implementation of the marketing technology stackOwn the growth systems roadmap by prioritizing projects and architecting solutionQualifications4-year degree from a top universityAt least 10 years of eng, data, marketing operations or similar experienceYou have a history of recruiting and managing high-caliber engineering talent, ideally with teams of 10 or moreYou have a strong engineering background (must have been an engineer at one point), probably in systems, databases, or related areasYou're crafty/hacky and have a very strong first principles mentalityYou're a good communicator, both written and verbalAn example project your team would tackle might be scaling a database from 10m to 100m rows. What are all the ways we might do that, and the tradeoffs involved with each approach given the limitations of 3rd party software such as API limits, deduping issues, debates on which database becomes the source of truth and which field value should be prioritized in the case of such deduping and so on.Nice to HaveIf you've worked with Marketo, Salesforce, and related middleware, in the past, that's very useful, but not strictly required.US Employee BenefitsVerkada 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 plansNationwide medical, vision and dental coverageHealth Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving optionsExpanded mental health supportPaid parental leave policy & fertility benefitsTime off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick timeProfessional development stipendFertility StipendWellness/fitness benefitsHealthy lunches provided dailyCommuter benefitsAnnual Pay RangeAt 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$200,000—$280,000 USDVerkada Is An Equal Opportunity EmployerAs 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17