Senior Leave of Absence Associate

Verkada Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Flexible PTO

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Verkada in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Leave of Absence Associate to own and elevate our global leave programs, ensuring a seamless, empathetic experience during important life moments.

You will be the SME for leave administration, partner with People Partners, Payroll and Benefits, improve workflows with automation, build reports in Workday, and scale programs as Verkada grows. This on-site role requires 5 days a week in the office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in global leave administration, benefits operations, or HR operations with hands-on leave ownership; 8+ years strongly preferred.
• Direct experience calculating leave top-ups for variable-compensation employees (commissions, quota, draws).
• Strong knowledge of FMLA, CFRA, ADA, PDL, PFL, workers' comp, STD/LTD, and international leave exposure.
• Proven pay audit accuracy and attention to detail; advanced Excel skills.
• Independent, end-to-end ownership of multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment, with good judgment handling sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Administer the full portfolio of leave programs globally.
• Own the full leave lifecycle from intake through return-to-work.
• Develop and scale international leave processes with local partners and legal.
• Support workplace accommodations with People Partners, Legal, and managers.
• Serve as liaison with disability carriers (STD/LTD), coordinating claims and benefits continuation.
• Guide employees through state benefit programs and how they interact with company policies.
• Deliver an empathetic employee experience and keep stakeholders informed throughout.

Skills

Global leave administration

Benefits operations

HR operations

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Tools

Workday

HRIS

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

As Verkada continues to scale globally, we are building a world-class People Operations team to support our employees through every stage of their journey. We are looking for a Senior Leave of Absence Associateto own and elevate our global leave programs, ensuring employees receive a seamless and empathetic experience during some of their most important life moments.

In this role, you will be the SME for leave administration and accommodations while partnering closely with People Partners, Payroll, and Benefits. You will bring operational rigor to our leave processes by improving workflows, leveraging technology and automation, strengthening reporting and analytics, and building scalable programs that can support Verkada’s continued global growth.

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

Leave Administration & Case Management

• Administer the full portfolio of leave programs globally: parental, medical, military, workers' compensation, unpaid/personal leave, and statutory leaves (FMLA, CFRA, PDL, PFL, ADA, and other state- or country-specific programs), in compliance with federal, state, local, and international requirements.
• Own the full leave lifecycle from intake through return-to-work.
• Develop and scale international leave processes, working with local People Partners, legal counsel, and vendors as Verkada expands into new markets.
• Support workplace accommodations, partnering with People Partners, Legal, and managers on the interactive process and complex cases.
• Serve as the primary liaison with disability carriers (STD/LTD), coordinating claims, escalations, and benefits continuation.
• Guide employees through state benefit programs (e.g., SDI, PFL) and how they interact with company policies.
• Deliver an outstanding, empathetic employee experience, responding promptly and accurately to leave questions and keeping employees, managers, and stakeholders informed throughout.

Leave Pay, Top-Up & Payroll Audits

• Own company top-up/salary continuation calculations, including complex variable-comp scenarios (sales commissions, quota, draws) and offsets from state benefits and disability payments.
• Perform pay audits each payroll cycle for employees on leave, partnering with Payroll.

Program Development, Analytics & Partnership

• Standardize Verkada's leave processes with documented policies, workflows, and data governance, and scale international leave programs as we expand.
• Partner with HRIS/People Tech to enhance Workday leave functionality; leverage AI and automation to streamline operations.
• Build LOA reports and dashboards, analyze trends and anomalies, and translate data into clear recommendations for the People team leadership.
• Act as the single point of contact on leave for Payroll, Benefits, Legal, People Partners, and Finance, driving complex cases to resolution.

What You Bring

• 5+ years in globalleave administration, benefits operations, or HR operations with hands-on leave ownership; 8+ years strongly preferred.
• Direct experience calculating leave top-ups for variable-compensation employees (commissions, quota, draws), which is central to this role.
• Strong knowledge of FMLA, CFRA, ADA, PDL, PFL, workers' comp, STD/LTD, and state benefit offsets; international/multi-jurisdiction leave exposure.
• Proven pay audit accuracy and attention to detail; strong analytical skills and advanced Excel.
• Independent, end-to-end ownership of multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment, with excellent judgment and discretion handling sensitive information.

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
• 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)

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

$130,000 - $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.

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