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Senior Counsel/Associate GC, Commercial
VerkadaSan Mateo, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Jun 2023
💰 $200,000/yr
About the role
Who We Are
Verkada is the largest cloud-based B2B physical security platform company in the world. Only Verkada offers seven product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, visitor management, mailroom management and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.
Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.
Founded in 2016 with more than $360M in funding raised to date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 14 offices across three continents, 1,500+ full-time employees and 15,700+ customers across 70+ countries, including 43 companies in the Fortune 500.
About the Role
We are looking for a special kind of commercial lawyer to be a founding member of our legal team as a Senior Counsel or Associate General Counsel (depending on years of experience). You will be responsible for building out the company’s commercial legal function, and for managing and overseeing both inbound and outbound contract negotiations and drafting (such as critical supply chain contracts and day-to-day vendor contracts, as well as reseller contracts and end user agreements). Ideally, we are also looking for a lawyer with wide experience in government procurement processes and regulations, plus familiarity with how business-to-business deals work in a channel sales model and how privacy and data protection issues show up in commercial transactions. If you enjoy building from the ground up, this role is for you! We are an “in the office” company and this role is based in our headquarters in San Mateo, CA.
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. For this role, Verkada estimates a starting annual base salary will fall in the range of approximately $200,000-300,000. This estimate can vary based on the factors described above, so the actual starting annual base salary may be above or below this range. Annual base salary is also just one component of Verkada’s total rewards package. 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).
US Employee BenefitsVerkada is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all employees and their families. Our benefits an
Verkada is the largest cloud-based B2B physical security platform company in the world. Only Verkada offers seven product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, visitor management, mailroom management and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.
Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.
Founded in 2016 with more than $360M in funding raised to date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 14 offices across three continents, 1,500+ full-time employees and 15,700+ customers across 70+ countries, including 43 companies in the Fortune 500.
About the Role
We are looking for a special kind of commercial lawyer to be a founding member of our legal team as a Senior Counsel or Associate General Counsel (depending on years of experience). You will be responsible for building out the company’s commercial legal function, and for managing and overseeing both inbound and outbound contract negotiations and drafting (such as critical supply chain contracts and day-to-day vendor contracts, as well as reseller contracts and end user agreements). Ideally, we are also looking for a lawyer with wide experience in government procurement processes and regulations, plus familiarity with how business-to-business deals work in a channel sales model and how privacy and data protection issues show up in commercial transactions. If you enjoy building from the ground up, this role is for you! We are an “in the office” company and this role is based in our headquarters in San Mateo, CA.
What You’ll Be Expected To Do
- Negotiate and draft a wide variety of technology-related commercial agreements, including multi-jurisdictional transactions, hardware and software sales and licensing, distribution, and marketing and promotion arrangements
- Think on your feet to negotiate and draft contracts quickly and practically in order to facilitate fast closure of end customer deals
- Be excited to develop and maintain in-depth working knowledge of Verkada products
- Be comfortable taking risks while still managing a reasonable compliance posture
- Build relationships with people and leaders across the organization
- Develop systems to automate and bring efficiency to the contract review process in order to scale the work and team over time
- Be ready to roll up your sleeves and wear multiple hats to help the company grow
What You'll Need
- J.D. degree from an ABA-approved law school and admission to a state bar
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience (preferably with at least 2 years of in-house counsel experience at a technology company)
- Deep experience negotiating and drafting software and hardware commercial contracts, license agreements, vendor contracts, and other types of commercial agreements
- Strong knowledge of data privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.
- Experience with government procurement processes and regulations
- Experience working with contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms, such as IronClad™, and Google™ Workspace
- Ability to work independently but also collaborate effectively with a team
- Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability to provide practical, concise advice
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize and meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a high degree of attention to detail
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. For this role, Verkada estimates a starting annual base salary will fall in the range of approximately $200,000-300,000. This estimate can vary based on the factors described above, so the actual starting annual base salary may be above or below this range. Annual base salary is also just one component of Verkada’s total rewards package. 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).
US Employee BenefitsVerkada is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all employees and their families. Our benefits an
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