GRCA Manager​/Director

Who We Are

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.

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.

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.

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.

• Work cross functionally with Security, IT, Engineering, Product and Legal to provide guidance on security controls implementation including: effectiveness, implementation and automation
  • Research, build and maintain tooling for testing and continuous monitoring of security controls across multiple platforms including: AWS, Git Hub, etc.
• Maintain the roadmap for continuous security compliance across Verkada's Corporate, IT and Product environments with a goal of increasing automation coverage
• 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
• Communicate progress, escalations, and issue resolution to management and team stakeholders
• Create procedural documentation, including training materials or process documentation
• Build relationships with a broad range of Verkada employees at all levels to accomplish program objectives and further Verkada GRC goals
• Implement the development and oversight of required corrective action plans relating to security compliance issues
• Perform annual security risk assessments and prepare risk treatment plans
• Conduct vendor security assessments to assess risks and evaluate security postures of new and existing third‑party vendors/suppliers
• Manage the Security Exception Process to enable Security teams to track exceptions, manage approvals, and improve automation
• Assurance program (the A in GRCA) – Maintain the FAQ for customer questionnaires
• Collaborate on Business Impact Assessments (BIA) and annual BCP/DR activities
• Leverage AI and automation to scale the GRCA functions
• Work closely with internal and external auditors to educate them and achieve continuous compliance over technology control environment

• Outstanding written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to effectively and autonomously accomplish outcomes across cross‑functional teams in ambiguous situations
• Ability to multitask, prioritize work and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
• Experience with AWS or another cloud service provider
• Prior experience with software companies’ compliance
• Experience with audits, risk and compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) for cloud software products
• 7+ years of security/IT compliance or equivalent experience
• Bonus:
  Experience with scripting languages such as Python, JSON, etc.
• Bonus:
  Prior experience automating audit evidence collection

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:

• Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well‑being needs – Premiums are 100% covered for the employee…