Global Operations Allocation Manager

Verkada Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) match

HSA/FSA

Mental health support

Parental leave

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Verkada is seeking an Allocation Manager in San Mateo, CA to sit at the intersection of Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance. You will act as the strategic gatekeeper of inventory, analyzing large or exceptional orders and validating customer demand against commitments.

You will collaborate with Sales to balance supply, resolve constraints, and drive quarterly revenue targets. The role requires on-site presence, strong analytics, and a proactive, collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Supply Chain Operations, Logistics, Order Management, or Supply Chain Program Management.

Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, and approve large or exceptional orders to align with supply capabilities.
• Distribute constrained inventory across customer accounts based on strategic tiers and commitments.
• Collaborate with Sales leadership and Account Managers to validate true customer need vs. initial requests.
• Bridge long-term supply plans with daily execution as final decision-maker on fulfillment priorities.
• Partner with Finance to ensure allocation decisions support quarterly revenue targets and margins.
• Develop and implement standardized allocation playbooks and escalation procedures.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Stakeholder management

Program management

Negotiation/conflict resolution

Analytical thinking

Tools

ERP systems

CRM systems

Job description

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

The Allocation Manager sits at the critical intersection of Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance. In this role, you will act as the strategic gatekeeper of our inventory, ensuring that available product is deployed to maximize financial return and honor key customer commitments. You will analyze large and exceptional orders, manage supply constraints, and partner directly with the Sales organization to validate true customer demand versus requested quantities. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical capabilities paired with exceptional negotiation and conflict-resolution skills. We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires that you be on-site at our office in San Mateo, CA 5 days a week.

What You'll Do

• Strategic Order Management: Review, evaluate, and approve large, exceptional, or out-of-cycle orders to ensure they align with current supply capabilities and business strategy.
• Inventory Allocation: Distribute constrained inventory across customer accounts based on strategic tiering, contractual commitments, and the company's financial and revenue plans.
• Demand Validation (Sales Partnership): Collaborate closely with Sales leadership and Account Managers to determine true customer "need" versus initial requests, preventing inventory hoarding and ensuring equitable distribution.
• S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution): Bridge the gap between long-term supply plans and daily execution, acting as the final decision-maker on order fulfillment priorities during stockouts or supply disruptions.
• Financial Alignment: Partner with Finance to ensure allocation decisions support quarterly revenue targets, margin goals, and inventory turnover KPIs.
• Process Improvement: Develop and implement standardized allocation playbooks, rules of engagement, and escalation procedures for the Sales and Supply Chain teams to follow.

What You Bring

• Experience: 5+ years in Supply Chain Operations, Logistics, Order Management, or Supply Chain Program Management
• Hardware Environment: Direct experience with physical hardware, complex industrial equipment, or capital assets — not solely software or services
• Logistics Expertise: Proven experience managing multi-pallet freight, WHS-to-WHS transfers, and US-to-International shipping, including working knowledge of Incoterms, customs, and freight forwarding
• Technical Aptitude: Strong attention to detail with the ability to review and validate technical equipment specifications, trailer or vehicle configurations, and regional compliance requirements
• Program Management: Demonstrated ability to manage multi-quarter project rollouts using standard templates, ERPs, and CRMs to track progress
• Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge the gap between Sales (commercial needs), Product (technical constraints), and Warehousing (physical reality)
• Problem Solving: A bias for action and a high tolerance for ambiguity; you excel at managing escalations and reprioritizing on the fly
• Influence Without Authority: Track record of driving accountability across teams you do not manage
• Willingness to travel to customer sites, 3PL facilities, and partner locations as needed (approximately [10–20]%)
• Must be willing and able to commute 5 days in office.

US Employee Benefits

Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

• Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
• Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
• Starting January 2027, Verkada will match a portion of an employee’s 401(k) contributions based on eligible earnings. Match vests on 2 year anniversary
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
• Expanded mental health support
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
• Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Healthy lunches provided daily

Additional Information

• You must be independently authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time.

Annual Pay Range

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. 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)

$120,000 - $160,000 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.