(Sr.) Manager, Strategic Finance & Business Operations - Marketing

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. About The Role This is an exciting opportunity to partner closely with our Marketing teams at a high growth pre-IPO startup, as part of Verkada’s growing Strategic Finance & Business Operations team. You will play a critical role as an analytical thought partner to our CMO, Data Science, and Demand Generation leaders to help manage spend allocation decisions and better understand the efficacy of our Marketing programs, as well as help lead quarterly business reviews, define top level goals and key business metrics, and manage other executive operating rhythms. This role will report directly to the VP of Strategic Finance & Business Operations. In this role, you will: Be the primary business partner to the Marketing org, including owning all budgeting and planning Shepherd the planning and goal-setting process for Marketing-driven pipeline, ROI, and budget allocation, and align these to the broader topline goals of the company Help generate insights around the performance of our various acquisition channels and marketing programs across the funnel / buying lifecycle Tackle critical change projects within Marketing that will help us operate the business at the next level of scale We’re looking for: 6-8+ years of progressive high growth experience. You’re coming to us from a Growth, Strategic Finance, Business Operations, or other highly analytical role at a fast growing startup, and may have begun your career in investing, management consulting, and/or investment banking. Prior experience working on or closely partnering with data-driven Growth teams is a plus. High analytical horsepower paired with strong modeling and data skills. You can effortlessly translate business concepts and frameworks to well structured spreadsheet models, and have the analytical toolkit to autonomously generate insights through data. Fluency in database concepts, SQL, and modern BI tools is a big plus. Attention to detail and strong strategic instincts. You are meticulous in ensuring your and others’ output is precise and error-free, but pair this with a strong sense for 80/20 to know when things “pass the smell test” and what is critical vs. secondary to an answer. A growth mindset and comfort with ambiguity. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment that will require you to create structure out of ambiguity, manage often competing priorities, and pivot quickly when circumstances change. Excellent communication and partnership skills. You can effectively engage with a diverse array of stakeholders ranging from sales reps to engineers, and build the credibility, relationships, and buy-in necessary to strike the delicate balance between partnering and constructive challenging that this role requires. Fantastic written and verbal communication skills are a must. A team player with a low “ego to smarts ratio”. You bring a pos