CISO
Verkada · San Mateo, CA United States
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**CISO — Verkada** ## Who We Are Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform. The platform includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. With strong market momentum—30,000+ customers (including 100+ Fortune 500), $5.8B valuation, $1B+ in annualized bookings, and backing from top investors—Verkada is scaling Physical AI worldwide. Today, 2M+ devices are deployed across 170+ countries. ## About the Role As Verkada scales its global business, the security landscape is becoming increasingly complex—spanning connected devices, cloud infrastructure, edge AI/ML, and sensitive customer video and access data. The incoming CISO will evolve the strategy, technical capabilities, and operating model for Verkada’s next stage of growth. Key priorities include strengthening device and product security, advancing detection and response, protecting customer data, and meeting expanding regulatory requirements across global markets. You’ll be part of the CTO’s engineering leadership team, partnering with Engineering and Product to embed security into how Verkada designs, develops, and deploys technology. ## What You’ll Do - **Security strategy & organizational leadership:** Set security priorities, develop talent, and scale a ~30-person security team. - **Device & product security:** Partner with product and firmware engineering to secure Verkada’s Linux-based device fleet, including edge AI/ML workloads and the software update lifecycle. - **Cloud & software security:** Lead security across cloud infrastructure and software; embed security into development and operations. - **Detection & response:** Oversee security operations, automated threat detection, incident response, and continuous improvement of monitoring and response. - **Data protection:** Strengthen safeguards for customer and company data across devices, applications, and cloud services. - **Global compliance & regulatory readiness:** Lead security compliance across jurisdictions (including Europe and Australia) and mature the program for the next stage of the company. - **External security partners:** Manage third-party providers for penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and detection capabilities. - **Customer & board engagement:** Support complex customer/partner discussions and provide quarterly written security reports to the board. ## What You Bring - **Technical depth & breadth:** Hands-on expertise across hardware/IoT, cloud, software, and AI security—able to engage directly on Linux-based devices, firmware, edge AI/ML workloads, and secure update practices. - **Security leadership:** Proven ability to lead and scale an ~30-person organization across product security, detection/response, data protection, and compliance. - **Global regulatory & compliance experience:** Strong command of B2B security requirements across jurisdictions (including Europe and Australia) and ability to translate obligations into practical controls. - **Engineering partnership:** Credibility with technical teams; collaborates effectively across stakeholders (from firmware engineers to legal and junior IT) while maintaining security fundamentals. - **Judgment in ambiguity:** First-principles reasoning, clear defensible decisions, and balanced trade-offs between security, business, and engineering priorities. - **Executive communication:**
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