Legal Operations Manager

Who We Are

At Verkada, we’re building the operating system for the physical world. 

We started in 2016 with video security cameras and an intuitive cloud-based platform, and in just six years, we've expanded to include five additional product lines (access control, environmental sensors and alarms, as well as visitor and mailroom management) that help enterprises to protect and manage their people and assets. 

Today more than 14,000 organizations across 63 countries worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. We are valued at $3.2 billion, with $360 million raised in venture capital from investors including Linse Capital, MSD Partners, L.P., Felicis Ventures, Next47, Sequoia Capital, Meritech Capital, and First Round Capital. 

This is just the beginning. The need for businesses to secure and manage their people and physical assets with scale and speed is mission critical and continues to increase. Our teams are energized by the complex challenges we work on and the platform we are building to make the schools, hospitals, businesses and communities that we live and work in safer. 

About the Role

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join Verkada’s legal department as its very first Legal Operations Manager. You will be a founding member of the legal team at Verkada  and work directly with the General Counsel in building out an efficient and effective legal department that can best support our fast growing and sales-oriented business. If you enjoy building from the ground up, this role is for you! The ideal candidate has a passion for creating effective and scalable processes, driving legal technology initiatives, nurturing and managing relationships, is extremely organized and constantly looking for ways to enhance improvement. 

•  Create processes and practices to improve the day-to-day effectiveness and efficiency of Verkada’s growing legal team
• Develop and drive the implementation and use of appropriate systems, processes, and tools to provide the business with most efficient and cost-effective legal work
• Improve existing technology tools, and implement new ones when necessary, to enable streamlined team collaboration and workflow automation for Verkada’s legal team
• Facilitate the systems, processes, and platforms for selecting and managing external legal vendors
• Own and manage Verkada’s electronic billing platform for legal vendors and its reporting of key metrics regarding legal spend
• Create scalable processes to help legal and business teams process, review, execute, manage, and maintain a wide variety of legal documentation related to sales, procurement, compliance, intellectual property, litigation, regulatory, and other legal matters 
• Manage Verkada’s  contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform, systems, and toolsEnable Verkada’s sales teams to navigate the company’s CLM platform, systems, and tools and operationalize requirements from legal and sales policies
• Own and manage Verkada’s patent program, including systems and tools to track and report on patent prosecution and acquisition events and deadlines
• Help design, manage, and facilitate legal training programs for the legal department and relevant cross functional teams

• 5 years of legal operations manager experience or in a similar role owning the legal operations function at a fast paced company (experience in a technology company or startup is a plus but not required)
• Industry expertise in the evolving landscape of legal operations and regulations with experience spotting emerging trends and new issues
• Deep understanding and experience with a variety of technical systems and tools utilized by in-house law departments, including especially CLM, legal billing, and patent program systems (experience with IronClad and BrightFlag is especially useful)
• Experience with a wide variety of workflow automation tools, project and taks management tools, and other matter management platforms (experience with Google Workspace, Monday.com, Asana, Front, and other similar platforms is especially useful)
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to drive operational excellence in complex legal environments

• Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage 
• Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays 
• Wellness allowance 
• Commuter benefits 
• Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily 
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits  

Verkada is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to be a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is support for members and allies of our internal communities like Women at Verkada, Pride at Verkada, Multicultural at Verkada and Parents at Verkada.

Salary : $3 - $360