Who We Are

Verkada 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 28,000+ customers across 70+ countries.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to help build the Compensation function at a high-growth pre-IPO startup as part of Verkada’s growing Compensation team. As an early team member, you will play a critical role in cross-functional partnerships across all business units at Verkada. You will be asked to project manage large programs like the compensation cycle, survey submissions, compensation tools, and benchmarking.

In This Role, You Will

Partner with leaders across the company – Work closely with teams, including Finance, People Operations, and Sales, to design and execute compensation strategies that support business goals.
Own and enhance compensation models – Build and maintain detailed models to support compensation planning, forecasting, and budgeting. Provide insights to leadership on pay competitiveness, market trends, and equity refresh strategies.
Develop and monitor compensation dashboards – Create tools to track total rewards metrics, analyze pay equity, and surface insights to leaders.
Support compensation cycles – Assist in executing merit, bonus, and equity refresh cycles, ensuring accuracy and alignment with company philosophy.
Conduct market analysis and benchmarking – Analyze data from compensation surveys and industry sources to inform pay decisions and maintain competitive positioning.
Drive ad hoc analyses and business cases – Deliver insights on compensation strategies and new initiatives that support hiring, retention, and equity practices.
Get sh*t done! – Roll up your sleeves and dive into the details to drive impact daily—solving immediate issues while building scalable long-term processes.

We’re Looking For

4-6+ years of experience – You have experience in Compensation, People Analytics, Strategic Finance, or a related analytical role, ideally within a high-growth tech company.
Strong analytical and modeling skills – You can proficiently build well-structured compensation models and dashboards in Excel/Google Sheets. Experience with tools like Workday, Radford, and/or Pave is a plus.
Attention to detail with business acumen – You produce error-free work and know when to prioritize speed over perfection to meet business needs.
A growth mindset and comfort with ambiguity – You thrive in a fast-paced environment, can build a structure from scratch, and quickly adapt when business needs to evolve.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management – You can engage effectively with partners across teams and are comfortable presenting insights to senior leaders. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must.
A collaborative, low-ego teammate – You are known for being a team player who brings a positive, solutions-oriented attitude to your work. You’re here to grow and help others succeed.

Annual Pay Range

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

$150,000—$175,000 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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