Manager, Strategic Finance & Business Operations

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. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Strategic Finance & Business Operations team at a high-growth pre-IPO startup. As a key member of a small team supporting over 2,000 colleagues, you will partner cross-functionally as a trusted advisor to various leaders and teams across Verkada to drive business insights, decision-making rigor, and operational excellence. This role is based in San Mateo, California.

Responsibilities

Be the primary Finance business partner to several of our senior leaders; Drive financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and ad hoc analysis for these teams, helping us improve our overall financial discipline and predictability; Identify opportunities to optimize resource allocation and operating efficiency, and work cross-functionally to tackle critical change projects to realize these opportunities; Help us operate the business at the next level of scale through better tooling, self-serve automation, and internal processes

Requirements

5-7+ years of top tier professional experience, coming from a Strategic Finance, Business Operations, FP&A, or other highly analytical role at a fast growing startup, and may have begun your career in investing, management consulting, and/or investment banking; High analytical horsepower paired with strong modeling and data skills; Ability to translate business concepts to well structured spreadsheet models, with willingness to learn new analytical tools and generate insights through data; Attention to detail and strong strategic instincts; Meticulous in ensuring precise and error-free output, paired with strong sense for 80/20; Growth mindset and comfort with ambiguity; Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment, create structure out of ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and pivot quickly; Excellent communication and partnership skills; Ability to engage with a diverse array of stakeholders ranging from sales reps to engineers; Fantastic written and verbal communication skills; Team player with a low 'ego to smarts ratio'; Positive, learn-it-all energy; Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week in San Mateo, California.

Nice to have

Familiarity with SQL/database concepts; modern BI tools such as Looker and Pigment

Benefits

Healthcare programs tailored to personal health and financial well-being needs, with premiums 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 and fertility benefits; Paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time; Professional development stipend; Wellness/fitness benefits; Healthy lunches provided daily; Commuter benefits; Employment visa sponsorship