CISO

Who We Are 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. We’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation , more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it. You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries. About the Role Verkada is at a critical stage in its evolution as it scales its global business. With that growth comes an increasingly complex security landscape spanning connected devices, cloud infrastructure, AI and machine learning at the edge, and sensitive customer video and access data. Building on an established security program and a team of approximately 30, the incoming CISO will have the opportunity to evolve the strategy, technical capabilities, and operating model for Verkada’s next stage of growth. Priorities include strengthening device and product security, advancing detection and response, protecting customer data, and meeting expanding regulatory requirements across global markets. As part of the engineering leadership team, the CISO will operate as a technical partner to Engineering and Product, embedding security into how Verkada designs, develops, and deploys its technology. This requires a leader who can pair technical depth with the organizational discipline needed to scale the security function while supporting innovation and speed. For the right leader, this is an opportunity to address a distinctive set of security challenges at the intersection of hardware, software, AI, and the physical world—and to shape a security organization whose impact extends directly to customer trust, product integrity, and Verkada’s readiness for its next chapter. What You'll Do The CISO will lead and scale Verkada’s security organization of approximately 30 professionals, evolving its capabilities to support continued growth and readiness for a potential IPO. As a member of the CTO’s engineering leadership team, this leader will partner across engineering, product, legal, and business functions to manage security risk while supporting innovation. • Security strategy and organizational leadership: Set security priorities, develop talent, and scale the team’s capabilities and responsibilities as the business grows. • Device and product security: Partner with product and firmware engineering to secure Verkada’s Linux-based device fleet, including AI/ML workloads at the edge and the software update lifecycle. • Cloud and software security: Lead security across cloud infrastructure and software, embedding security practices into development and operations. • Detection and response: Oversee security operations, automated threat detection, incident response, and continuous improvement of monitoring and response capabilities. • Data protection: Strengthen safeguards for customer and company data across devices, applications, and cloud services. • Global compliance and regulatory readiness: Lead security compl