Senior Product Counsel

Verkada; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare programs

Paid parental leave

Flexible PTO

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Verkada is looking for a rockstar product lawyer in San Mateo, CA, to join their fast-growing Legal team. Ideal candidates will have a J.D. degree and over 6 years of legal experience with product counseling. You will advise teams on compliance and regulatory issues while simplifying complex legal frameworks.

This position involves direct work with product, engineering, and marketing teams to ensure legal safety in product development and launch. The role offers competitive benefits, including health insurance and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of legal experience, including product counseling and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in advising multinational companies on hardware/software products.
• Member of one state bar association in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Advise product and marketing teams on legal aspects related to Verkada’s product offerings.
• Help design and implement compliance programs for hardware and software.
• Monitor new developments in worldwide regulations affecting product offerings.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Creative problem solving

Legal advising

Contract law

Education

J.D. degree

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

We are looking for a rockstar product lawyer who has a knack for creative problem solving and a desire to make an impact. You will be a cornerstone member of the Product Legal team and will be joining Verkada’s fast‑growing Legal team. This role reports into Verkada’s AGC for Product.

The ideal candidate will have experience advising product and hardware engineering teams on legal issues arising throughout the product development lifecycle, especially those relating to regulatory compliance, government procurement requirements, and marketing. You will also have expertise in one or more of the following areas: (1) domestic and international regulatory compliance for connected devices; (2) licensing and regulatory issues related to commercial alarm products and monitoring services, including fire safety systems; and/or (3) federal regulatory requirements for government contractor supply chain and dual‑use technologies.

If you enjoy building from the ground up, this role is for you! 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

• Be a legal go‑to for the product, engineering, supply chain, and marketing teams, advising them on all legal aspects related to Verkada’s product offerings, including their development, marketing, sale, and compliance with applicable laws.
• Advise company leadership about legal issues involving Verkada’s product offerings, help design and implement compliance programs, and provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies across multiple jurisdictions.
• Simplify and distill complex, evolving legal frameworks into guidance that accelerates—not slows—product delivery.
• Uplevel our product launch process and protocols to ensure new product offerings are adequately protected by and compliant with applicable laws and regulations.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert on product‑related regulatory issues, including in relevant import/export and government procurement laws (e.g., NDAA/TAA/BAA), and support systematic documentation of our ongoing compliance with those laws.
• Develop global internal controls, risk monitoring, and audit frameworks for OFAC, ITAR and emerging AI‑related export controls that scale with the business.
• Monitor new and emerging developments in applicable worldwide regulations and laws, and identify potential impacts on current and future Verkada product offerings.

What You Bring

• J.D. degree from an ABA‑approved law school or equivalent and a member of at least one state bar association in good standing.
• 6+ years of legal experience comprising a combination of regulatory, IP, product counseling, marketing, and general transactional work (preferably with at least 2 years of in‑house experience).
• Experience advising multinational, complex fast‑growing global companies, preferably with respect to both hardware and software product offerings.
• Experience developing and implementing compliance programs and policies for hardware and software products, including alarm products.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: (1) Federal procurement requirements for hardware and software (e.g., FedRAMP, FIPs, NDAA); (2) licensing and regulatory compliance for alarm products, including fire alarms; and/or (3) domestic and EU regulatory compliance for connected devices.
• Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability to provide practical, concise advice.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize and meet deadlines.

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.

• 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.

Employment Eligibility

We require that you 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

$225,000 – $265,000 USD

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Protected Veteran Status

We collect information about the following veteran status categories to comply with VEVRAA: disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, armed forces service medal veteran.

Self‑Identification of Disability

Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
• Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, H.I.V./AIDs
• Blind or low vision
• Cancer (past or present)
• Cardiovascular or heart disease
• Celiac disease
• Cerebral palsy
• Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
• Diabetes
• Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
• Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
• Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn’s Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
• Intellectual or developmental disability
• Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
• Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
• Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
• Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
• Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
• Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
• Short stature (dwarfism)
• Traumatic brain injury