Enterprise Account Executive (LA - Corporate)

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 We’re seeking a driven, high-energy sales professional with a passion for building relationships and winning new business in the Corporate market—spanning industries such as retail, manufacturing, technology, finance, and hospitality, with organizations ranging from 2,000 – 20,000 employees. As part of our growing Corporate Field Sales team, this individual will cover the LA territory, developing and executing a comprehensive territory plan to drive new customer acquisition and revenue growth. The Enterprise Account Executive will play a key role in expanding Verkada’s footprint, identifying new opportunities, and helping organizations to modernize their physical security infrastructure. With Verkada’s consistent year-over-year growth, now is the perfect time to join the sales team. This is an outstanding career option for an enthusiastic sales professional seeking to advance their career in a fast-paced dynamic environment while also being part of a rapidly growing start-up. This position reports to the Regional Sales Director (Enterprise, West - 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 the company. 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, and 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