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Salary: USD 350,000 - 500,000 / annual
Verkada is a rapidly scaling physical AI platform company with 30,000+ customers (including 100+ Fortune 500 companies), $5.8B valuation, and $1B+ annualized bookings. The company provides integrated solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management across 170+ countries with 2M+ deployed devices.
As CISO, you will lead and scale Verkada's security organization of approximately 30 professionals during a critical growth phase, operating as a technical partner to the engineering leadership team and CTO. This is a C-level role with direct board engagement and responsibility for security strategy across the entire organization.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and scaling the ~30-person security team, developing talent and evolving capabilities
- Setting security priorities and strategy to support continued growth and potential IPO readiness
- Partnering with product and firmware engineering to secure Verkada's Linux-based device fleet, including AI/ML workloads at the edge and software update lifecycle
- Leading security across cloud infrastructure and software, embedding security practices into development and operations
- Overseeing security operations, automated threat detection, incident response, and continuous monitoring capabilities
- Strengthening data protection safeguards for customer and company data across devices, applications, and cloud services
- Leading security compliance across global jurisdictions (Europe, Australia, and others) and maturing the program for the company's next stage
- Managing third-party security providers (penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, detection)
- Supporting complex customer and partner security discussions and providing quarterly written security reports to the board
You will work in person in San Mateo alongside the engineering organization and serve as a credible technical partner across firmware engineers, product teams, legal, and business functions.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Technical depth across hardware/IoT, cloud, software, and AI security with hands-on expertise in Linux-based devices, firmware, edge AI/ML workloads, and secure update practices
- Demonstrated ability to lead and scale a ~30-person security organization spanning product security, detection and response, data protection, and compliance
- Strong command of B2B security requirements across multiple jurisdictions including Europe and Australia, with ability to translate regulatory obligations into practical controls
- Credibility with technical teams; ability to collaborate effectively with firmware engineers, product teams, lawyers, and other stakeholders while maintaining security fundamentals
- Ability to reason from first principles, evaluate trade-offs, and make clear, defensible decisions balancing security with business and engineering priorities
- Executive communication skills credible with customers, partners, and the board; ability to explain complex risks and support challenging customer discussions
- Willingness and ability to work in person in San Mateo
