Executive Assistant, Sales Organization
Verkada is the largest cloud-based B2B physical security platform company in the world. Only Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.
Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.
Founded in 2016 with more than $460M in funding raised to date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 16 offices across three continents, 1,700+ full-time employees and 20,000+ customers across 70+ countries.
We are looking for a highly talented and motivated Executive Assistant who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment while supporting our VP of Sales + two Director of Sales and their Mid-Market Sales team.
As an Executive Assistant within our sales organization at Verkada, you will have high visibility across executive leadership. You will ensure that the day-to-day operations of the sales organization run smoothly, employees are happy resulting in high productivity and own the planning and coordinating events both internally and externally.
We are scaling aggressively and our Executive Assistants are a strong foundation to making sure our organization stays inclusive, safe and fun!
This role reports directly to the VP of Sales (Mid-Market), HQ.
Please note that this role is on-site in San Mateo, CA.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with Leadership to ensure our day to day operations and functions run smoothly.
- Drive internal and external meetings - coordination, scheduling, organizing and event planning.
- Manage & maintain a strategic calendar: monitor & schedule calendar requests.
- Be a strong support to leadership by taking on administrative duties to better support your executives (EX. taking notes, tracking action items, booking travel/accommodations, etc).
- Understand prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
- Ad Hoc request that supports the sales teams.
- Have fun and enjoy your contribution to growing an exciting company!
Requirements
- A Bachelor's Degree is essential.
- 4-7 years of administrative support experience
- Attention to detail, coupled with creative problem solving and superior communication skills.
- Proactive mindset to handle regular activities without prompting, and advise in advance of potential issues.
- Track record of accomplishment in all previous roles.
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to navigate and flourish in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
- Proficient using Google G-Suite.
Pay Disclosure
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. This estimate can vary based on the factors described above, so the actual starting annual base salary may be above or below this range. This estimate is also just one component of Verkada’s total rewards package. 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).
Estimated Annual Pay Range
$80,000—$120,000 USD
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.
