Verkada Inc.

Lead Product Manager, Edge Products (Gateway + Security Trailers)

Verkada Inc.$205K — $240K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in product management, especially in B2B networking, connectivity, or IoT hardware.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (MS, PhD, or MBA is a plus).
  • Experience with launching and scaling hardware/embedded systems products with strong customer understanding.
  • Willingness to engage directly with field partners and customers in unwired environments for real-world insights.
  • Ability to create platform and recurring revenue models while navigating ambiguous business challenges.
  • Proven leadership in both strategy and execution with a meticulous attention to detail.
  • Deep understanding of networking fundamentals and power systems.

Responsibilities

  • Own strategy and execution for Cellular and Wi-Fi Gateway products and trailer platform.
  • Expand the gateway portfolio with reliability options and cloud management for edge connectivity.
  • Ensure the trailer platform delivers off-grid uptime without infrastructure, incorporating advanced energy solutions.
  • Collaborate across product lines to offer connectivity-as-a-service and enhance the ecosystem.
  • Develop data plan and pricing strategies that are accessible and cost-effective for customers.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare programs with 100% employee premium coverage on at least one plan.
  • Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage options.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with employer contributions.
  • Enhanced mental health support available to employees.
  • Paid parental leave and fertility benefits offered.
  • Paid holidays, flexible PTO, and personal sick time for work-life balance.
  • Professional development stipend to further your career.
  • Daily healthy lunches provided to employees.
  • Business commuter benefits to support travel needs.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Physical AI only goes as far as power and the internet can reach. Verkada's Connectivity products push that boundary, securing people and property in remote and edge environments. Our team brings Verkada's AI threat detection, deterrence, and operational insights anywhere you need them, allowing our cameras and other security solutions to be deployed in locations without existing internet or power.

We are looking for a Lead Product Manager to own Verkada's edge products: the Gateway product line and the hardware/software platform behind our Security Trailers. Your mission is to bring network + power to any device, anywhere, and make edge products the backbone of physical AI beyond the building.

We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires you to work onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, CA.
What You'll Do
  • Own strategy and execution for Verkada's Cellular and Wi-Fi Gateway product line and trailer platform
  • Grow and expand the gateway portfolio including advanced reliability options, fleet-scale cloud management, and new form factors that provide edge connectivity and power
  • Deliver the trailer platform's core promise: continuous off-grid uptime with zero site infrastructure. Push solar, battery, and cellular intelligence until the trailer runs itself. Then, expand the platform into new form factors and use cases!
  • Partner with product lines across Verkada (remote cameras, security trailers, transportation, intercoms, access) to deliver connectivity-as-a-service and drive ecosystem attach
  • Define data plan and pricing strategy that provides easy, fast, affordable data to our customers
What You Bring
  • 5+ years of experience in product management, preferably in B2B networking, connectivity, or IoT hardware
  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar quantitative field. MS, PhD, or MBA optional
  • Proven history of launching and scaling hardware and/or embedded systems products. Strong customer intuition, technical depth, and ability to navigate tradeoffs are critical to success in this role
  • Excited to roll up your sleeves and get out of the office. You'll spend time with installers, integrators, and customers deploying in unwired environments. You'll use that insight to shape the product!
  • Able to build platform and recurring-revenue business models. You bring a structured mindset to ambiguous problems, from data plan pricing and carrier economics to attach-rate modeling and ROI analysis
  • Ability to lead across strategy and execution. We pride ourselves in sweating the details and search for this in candidates
  • Real passion for craftsmanship and product details. If you've spent days retrofitting your house with the latest smart home technology, you'll like it here
  • Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (LTE/5G, Wi-Fi, WAN failover, SIM/carrier management) and power systems (solar, batteries, PoE), plus foundational knowledge of firmware, device bring-up, and hardware design
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

Additional Information:
  • We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.


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

$205,000-$240,000 USD

About Verkada Inc.

Verkada Inc. is a technology company that specializes in security cameras and video surveillance systems. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Verkada's cameras are designed to be easy to install and use, and they offer features such as facial recognition and license plate recognition. The company's customers include schools, hospitals, and businesses. Verkada has raised over $140 million in funding to date and is backed by several venture capital firms.
Learn more about Verkada Inc.
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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