Who We Are 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.
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the Role We are seeking a hardworking, driven individual with superb energy, passion, and experience driving new business acquisition in the Corporate (all Non-SLED organizations with 2,000 - 20,000 employees) market. This person will join a growing Corporate Field Sales team and will cover a defined territory in Nashville. The Enterprise Account Executive will play an integral role in developing the territory and will focus on formulating and executing a sales strategy within an assigned territory. This isn't just a sales role; it’s an opportunity to own a territory, disrupt a legacy industry, and help leading businesses modernize their physical security infrastructure with our integrated cloud platform. With consistent year-over-year growth, Verkada offers an unparalleled opportunity for sales professionals to join a market leader at an exciting stage. If you are an ambitious "hunter" looking to accelerate your career, you will thrive in our high-velocity, disruptive environment. This is more than a job - it’s a chance to build a legacy within a rapidly scaling startup that is redefining an entire industry. This position reports to the Regional Sales Director (Enterprise, Central - Corporate).
What You'll Do Develop and implement a comprehensive territory plan Manage the entire sales process to ensure delivery against key performance metrics and quota, with a strong emphasis on generating net new business sales. This includes prospecting and outreach, providing product demos and trials, and engaging in strategic negotiations with customers and channel partners Meet or exceed individual targets and contribute to the overall team and company success. This includes proactively penetrating greenfield accounts and achieving a quarterly quota of at least 2-3 qualified net new logos Initiate and manage expansion discussions to drive customer retention. This includes identifying customers’ goals and
requirements, including budgetary constraints and key decision makers Devise a comprehensive customer acquisition strategy and partner with Verkada’s channel partner sales organization to establish channel partner initiatives that result in a minimum of 5 deal registrations each quarter Drive business growth and enhance market presence, and help enterprise organizations modernize their physical security solutions through a combination of customer engagements, marketing campaigns, executive briefings, industry conferences, events, and physical security market knowledge/intelligence Gain an in-depth and detailed understanding of Verkada’s business and products, as well as the physical security market to confidently sell to C-level executives within Enterprise organizations Create effective presentations and proposals; create urgency to drive deal closure, negotiate pricing, and contractual agreements Provide account analysis, conduct quarterly business reviews, and generate accurate revenue forecasts This role requires regular travel, estimated to be more than 50% of the time, including both domestic and international destinations as needed. The successful candidate must be comfortable with frequent travel to support business operations, customer and partner engagements, and team collaboration. What You Bring 5-10+ years quota carrying B2B software/hardware technology sales with a focus on building a greenfield territory and landing new business within an Enterprise organization; 3+ years Enterprise sales is highly preferred Proven track record of success in a sales-driven organization selling a highly complex technical solution (with the awards and references to prove it) Possess a hunter sales mentality with a strong desire to be successful, and have a proven track record of prospecting, closing new logos, and landing major accounts against incumbents Willingness to have a strong field presence multiple days per week; Must live in the territory & be willing to travel up to 50% A demonstrable track record of success managing longer, complex sales cycles and engaging with all levels from end users to business champions to C-level executives (Experience selling to CIO/CTO/CISO/CFO leaders at Fortune 1000 companies is highly preferred) Experience collaborating with internal and external channel partner teams to sell through and with channel partners is a plus Proven experience running a process-driven sales cycle Relevant software or hardware industry experience in any of the following domains; security software, physical security, or hardware, computer networking and “how the internet works”, subscription, SaaS, or Cloud software is a plus Strong knowledge and execution of MEDDIC is highly preferred Self-motivated, tenacious, confident, with a willingness to engage in prospecting to maintain individual funnels as expected Intellectually curious High IQ, EQ, and self-awareness Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with peers, customers, and partners Thrive working in a fast- paced, dynamic environment with a strong sense of urgency BS/BA degree strongly preferred Must live within Tennessee Employee
Benefits Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and well-being 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 Wellness/fitness
benefits Healthy lunches provided daily Commuter
benefits Additional Information You must 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 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 $220,000 — $300,000 USD Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer 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. Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy .
