About the RoleVerkada is seeking a Manager for our Technical Support Engineering team. We are looking for a technical leader who will help grow our global team dedicated to supporting our customers 24/7 across the full Verkada platform.
This individual must have deep technical roots, the ability to bring out the best of the organization to solve complex customer challenges, a proven track record of building and developing teams, experience managing people, and the ability to advocate internally for customer and support team needs. You will partner closely with Engineering and Product teams to translate front-line signals into product improvements and scalable processes.
We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires that you be on-site at our office in San Mateo, CA 5 days a week.
What You'll Do- Provide training, coaching, and feedback to ensure Technical Support Engineers master the Verkada portfolio and resolve customer issues
- Build the team: Hire, mentor, and grow a strong bench of networking, systems, and security experts who deliver high-touch customer service
- Track and define metrics: Measure team performance to ensure we deliver on our high expectations of technical support. Build and refine processes to monitor and drive continuous improvement
- Customer management: Be the authoritative voice of Verkada Support when speaking with customers
- Cross-functionally partner with Engineering and Product to solve issues and share structured customer insights and feedback
What You Bring- 2+ years of people leadership experience, ideally in a technical support or customer-facing engineering function
- 5+ years of professional experience in a technical role
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical discipline
- Ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly, both orally and in writing
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Employee BenefitsVerkada 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
- 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 RangeAt 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
$140,000-$185,000 USD
