Event Security Lead — Physical Protection & Risk

Verkada Inc.; San Mateo (CA); Remote; USD 102,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

HSA

FSA

Paid holidays

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Healthy lunches

Job summary

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform. Verkada seeks a sharp physical security professional to join the Global Security Team to develop security programs for events and corporate activities.

The role involves planning end-to-end security for events, coordinating with marketing and events, and traveling to supervise on-site security.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in corporate or physical security, ideally with direct experience planning security for corporate events, VIP visits, or high-profile gatherings.
• Comfort managing both live events and daily physical security operations.
• Ability to turn vague or incomplete requirements into a solid, actionable security plan.
• Strong communication skills across a wide range of stakeholders, from event planners to executives to on-site security guards.
• Calm, detail-oriented execution under pressure, especially with credentialing and vendor logistics.
• Experience with access control and video security systems is a plus.
• Relevant certification (PSP, CPP, or similar) is a nice-to-have, not required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the marketing and events team early in planning to scope security requirements and assess risk for internal, customer-facing, and executive-attended events.
• Build and execute end-to-end security plans, including site assessments, guard and vendor staffing, and credentialing/access plans.
• Serve as the on-site point of contact before, during, and after events to manage issues in real time.
• Travel to supervise on-site security for events and support physical security operations at Verkada locations, as needed.
• Support daily physical security operations, including access administration, investigations, and incident response.
• Conduct ongoing security audits to identify and close gaps in physical security coverage at remote locations.
• Coordinate with the executive protection and physical security team on operations outside of the event calendar.
• Monitor internal and external threats to identify and assess potential threats.
• Produce threat briefs ahead of high-profile events, executive travel, or company announcements that draw attention.

Skills

Security events

Event planning

Threat analysis

Executive protection

Attention to detail

Access control systems

Job description

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform. Verkada seeks a sharp physical security professional to join the Global Security Team to develop security programs for events and corporate activities.

The role involves planning end-to-end security for events, coordinating with marketing and events, and traveling to supervise on-site security.