(Sr) Associate / Manager, Strategic Finance & Business Operations

The role

You will act as an analytical thought partner to leaders to drive business insights and operational excellence. You will manage portions of a multi-hundred million dollar budget and define key operating metrics.

What you will do

• Be the primary business partner to several senior leaders
• Drive financial planning and budgeting for key portions of the budget
• Define the management dashboard and key operating metrics
• Generate deep insights around business performance
• Identify opportunities to improve resource allocation and operating efficiency
• Work cross-functionally to tackle critical change projects
• Help operate the business through better tooling, self-serve automation, and internal processes

Required qualifications

• 2-6+ years of top tier professional experience in Strategic Finance, Business Operations, Sales Operations, FP&A, or other highly analytical roles
• Strong modeling and data skills
• Ability to translate business concepts to spreadsheet models
• Attention to detail
• Growth mindset and comfort with ambiguity
• Excellent communication and partnership skills
• Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week in San Mateo, California

Nice to have

• Fluency in database concepts, SQL, and the latest AI tools

Benefits

• Healthcare programs with 100% employee premiums covered under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums
• Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Expanded mental health support
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
• Paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
• Professional development stipend
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Healthy lunches provided daily
• Commuter benefits

Before you apply

• We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role

About the company

Verkada is a high-growth pre-IPO startup that provides an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.