Executive Assistant - Channel Sales
About Verkada
At Verkada, we’re rethinking what it means to be physically safe. Today, we build security cameras that detect action, identify danger and help keep people and places safe and secure. Using a combination of software and hardware, we’re transforming an industry that has seen little innovation for decades—and we already support thousands of customers. But this is just the beginning. We envision a world in which security systems feel as seamless and modern as the organizations they protect and our enterprise solution becomes a model for not just business security, but public security as well.
Position Summary
We’re looking for a smart, motivated and experienced executive assistant to support our Director of Channel Sales at Verkada in our Head Quarter office located in San Mateo, California. The ideal candidate is focused and detail-oriented, proactively making sure that all bases are covered. They will be highly organized and professional, resourceful, efficient, flexible and will thrive in a fast paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and set up team meetings
- Manage complex calendars and scheduling for the channel team
- Help organize team events (offsite trips, happy hours, speaker series, culture events, etc.) with the need to balance employees who are both remote (via Zoom) and in-person
- Partner with vendors, other EAs, and other stakeholders on company/team initiatives and events
- Track team expenses and prepare weekly, monthly or quarterly reports
- Format information for internal and external communication – memos, emails, presentations, reports
- Organize and maintain documentation across the channel team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Strong work ethic and drive -- a willingness to go above and beyond is key
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with office and sales applications (e.g. G-suite and Salesforce.com)
- 1+ year(s) as an Executive Assistant, or 3 years relevant experience
- Event planning and coordinating experience preferred
About our team
Behind the scenes, we’re a team of computer scientists, hardware engineers and experienced founders who saw a chance to make a real impact. We’re united by the challenge of building beautiful products, designed for real people—and by our commitment to using technology responsibly. We believe keeping data private and secure is core to our safety as individuals, businesses and communities and we put great care into building systems that embody our values as people. Likewise, many of Silicon Valley’s top investors believe in us: we’re backed by Sequoia Capital, FirstRound, Meritech and Siemens (Next47).
Verkada is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, and encourage all qualified applicants to apply.