Head of Growth Engineering and Operations

Verkada
$250,000-$400,000 USD
flexible benefit account, parental leave, paid holidays, sick time
United States, California, San Mateo
406 East 3rd Avenue (Show on map)
Aug 13, 2025
Who We Are Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines - video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms - provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform. Over 33,500 organizations, including 96 companies in the Fortune 500, across 93 countries worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016 with more than $700M in funding raised to-date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees. Overview As the Head of Growth Engineering, Systems, and Operations, you will report to the CMO to build and scale the core systems that fuel our go-to-market success. These are high scale, mission-critical systems that include a combination of homegrown applications and third-party software across various marketing and sales stacks. We are looking for a leader to take our amazing team to the next level, deploying next-generation software that redefines our go-to-market strategies and helps us make critical business decisions using the most accurate data possible. Responsibilities Oversee automation, data enrichment, experimentation, funnel optimization, and GTM software, with the core goal of scaling revenue and efficiency across our many growth channels. Lead and grow an amazing team of 20+ software engineers, growth/data engineers, web engineers, data scientists, analytics engineers, and marketing technology/operations experts. You will have directors and managers reporting to you to oversee Frontend, Backend, Data Science, Analytics, and Marketing Technology/Operations teams. Own evaluation, negotiations, and implementation of the marketing technology stack Own the growth systems roadmap, including project prioritization and architecture of next-generation solutions Qualifications 4-year degree from a top university At least 10 years of engineering, data, marketing operations or similar experience Your teams have driven mission-critical user growth, revenue growth, or other related monetization initiatives You have a history of recruiting and managing high-caliber engineering talent, ideally with teams of 20 or more You have a strong software engineering background, ideally in data, business systems, or related areas You're comfortable reporting to and working very closely with both technical and non-technical C-level executives You expertly balance both technical responsibilities, being hands on as needed, as well as high-level people management responsibilities You're crafty/hacky and have a very strong first principles mentality You're a good communicator, both written and verbal Nice to Have If you've worked with business systems like Hubspot or Marketo, Salesforce, or related middleware in the past. If you've tackled challenging data initiatives across cross-functional teams, both technical and non-technical. Additional Information: We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa. US Employee Benefits 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 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 & fertility benefits Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time Professional development stipend Fertility Stipend Wellness/fitness benefits Healthy lunches provided daily Commuter benefits Annual Pay Range At 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 $250,000 — $400,000 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. Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.