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Sr. Manager, Technical Programs - VPSN

Verkada
$155,000-$255,000 USD
flexible benefit account, parental leave, paid holidays, sick time
United States, California, San Mateo
406 East 3rd Avenue (Show on map)
Jun 13, 2025
Who We Are Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security. Verkada offers six product lines - video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace 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, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees and 30,000+ customers across 70+ countries. Job Overview: We are seeking a dynamic Sr. Manager - Technical Programs to lead high-impact technical initiatives and strategically grow our channel partner ecosystem. This role uniquely combines deep technical program management expertise with a strong focus on partner enablement, development, and success. The ideal candidate will excel at data reporting and analytics, deep experience in building and streamlining processes, and leading a team of technical program managers and program operations. Responsibilities: Drive complex, cross-functional technical programs from concept through deployment, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals. Define clear program objectives, scope, timelines, resources, and success metrics; maintain accountability throughout program execution. Manage dependencies, anticipate technical and operational challenges, and proactively mitigate risks. Collaborate closely with sales, channel, and solution engineering teams to ensure executive alignment and communications across the organization. Lead a small team of technical program managers and program operations specialists. Strong attention to detail, with the ability to drive the creation of new processes and streamline and rearchitect existing inefficient processes. Create and lead comprehensive channel enablement programs, including presenting at partner conferences and driving thought leadership whilst advocating for the initiatives that they're leading. Drive partner onboarding, education, and technical competency programs to ensure partners effectively install, configure, and support Verkada solutions. Foster strong relationships with key partners through regular engagement, joint planning, and performance management to maximize partner success and quality of install. Experience in data visualization, manipulation, automation, and reporting, including extracting data from APIs for the purposes of making data driven decisions based largely on quantitative facts. Act as a liaison between technical teams and channel partners to ensure clear communication and alignment on technical capabilities and partner expectations. Regularly provide feedback to internal teams based on partner insights to help inform go-to-market strategies and key investment areas. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field; advanced degree preferred. 7+ years of experience in managing technical programs, preferably within cloud, security, SaaS, or related technology domains. Experience managing global or regional partner programs is a big plus. 3+ years of experience directly leading people. Experience with CRM tools (e.g. Salesforce) and other partner data/analytics platforms (e.g. Clari). Proven experience in channel development, partner enablement, or strategic partner management within a technology-focused organization. Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional technical projects and delivering measurable business outcomes. Exceptional relationship-building, communication, and influencing skills, capable of effectively engaging both technical and business stakeholders. Prepare executive communications, dashboards, project plans, and status reports to keep stakeholders informed about milestones and risks. Strategic thinker with the ability to execute, create clarity, and drive results in a fast-paced, dynamic and often ambiguous environment. Familiarity with enterprise security products, SaaS platforms, and cloud technologies is highly preferred 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 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 Fertility Stipend Wellness/fitness benefits Healthy lunches provided daily Commuter benefits 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 $155,000 — $255,000 USD Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. 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