Physical Security Associate, Events

Verkada Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare programs

Nationwide medical vision dental

401(k) match

HSA and FSA

Mental health support

Parental leave & fertility benefits

Paid holidays & flexible PTO

Professional development stipend

Wellness/fitness benefits

Healthy lunches provided

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Verkada is seeking a sharp physical security professional to join our Global Security Team. You will develop, implement, and oversee security programs for events from small field gatherings to large conferences, translating plans into security requirements and ensuring on-site execution.

This role travels to events, partners with marketing and the executive protection team, and supports insider threat and threat intelligence programs across Verkada locations, while balancing daily operations

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of corporate or physical security experience, including event security planning.
• Ability to translate vague requirements into actionable security plans.
• Strong communication with stakeholders from planners to executives.
• Calm, detail-oriented execution under pressure, with credentialing and vendor logistics.
• Experience with access control and video security systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Security operations

Event security planning

Stakeholder communication

Credentialing & vendor logistics

Access control

Video surveillance

Education

PSP/CPP certification (nice-to-have)

Job description

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

Do you have physical security experience and a knack for creative problem-solving and a desire to make an impact? If so, this role is for you. We are seeking a sharp and driven physical security professional to join Verkada’s lean but mean Global Security Team.

This role would entail developing, implementing, and overseeing security programs for company-related events, ranging from smaller field events to large company and third-party conferences. In this role, you’ll partner closely with the marketing and events team to translate event plans into appropriate security requirements, and attend events to ensure plans are implemented. You’ll also work within the protective services team in our global security function outside the event calendar, driving insider threat and threat intelligence programs as well as supporting executive protection. This role is a mix of proactive planning and on-the-ground execution, and suits someone who’s equally comfortable building a security plan from scratch, stepping in to run daily operations, and traveling to supervise event security. If you enjoy building from the ground up, this role is for you!

While Verkada HQ is located in San Mateo,CA we are open to both in-office or remote candidates and candidate must be willing to travel.

What You’ll Do

• 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.

What You Bring

• 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.

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
• Professional development stipend
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Healthy lunches provided daily
• Commuter benefits

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)

Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).

Estimated Annual Pay Range

$102,000—$140,000 USD

Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.