Senior Employment Counsel, Verkada
5 days a week in office
Video security management systems
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Video security management systems
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To protect people and property in a privacy-sensitive way.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in UK employment law, along with familiarity and experience in employment laws across EMEA and APAC regions.
- You should be comfortable advising fast-paced, multinational, tech companies, and have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- You will also have a strong worth ethic, low ego, and a positive attitude.
- Qualified solicitor in England/Wales with employment-law experience in house and at a law firm
- Minimum of 6+ years PQE
- Experience providing employment law advice throughout EMEA and/or Asia-Pacific regions is required. Knowledge of US employment law is a plus
- In depth knowledge of employment laws in the UK and working knowledge of employment laws in EMEA and/or Asia-Pacific is required
- Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability to provide practical, concise advice is required
- Experience advising private, multinational tech-companies with a robust sales force is strongly preferred
What the job involves
- This is an exciting opportunity to join Verkada Legal as the first employment lawyer for our London office.
- This role will report into our Head of Employment and will join our Head of EMEA to build out our London team. We are an “in the office” company and this role is based in our London office
- Provide practical, solutions oriented advice to the People Team on all aspects of employment law in the UK and other non-US countries, including hiring, performance management, investigations, accommodations, incentive compensation, terminations, leaves of absence, wage and hour, benefits and more
- Manage employment demand letters and employment litigation in the UK and other non-US countries, including discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination disputes
- Support on complaint resolution and assist with employment investigations
- Work with the People Team to update employment contracts, policies, procedures, separation agreements and develop related trainings
- Identify and implement process improvements and undertake new projects to help scale the employment law efforts across the business
- Monitor new and emerging developments in UK and other non-US employment laws and identify potential impacts on Verkada
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Before Verkada stepped onto the scene, the evolution of video security was happening primarily in the consumer space. Home-security technology like video doorbells was becoming mainstream, but, ironically, enterprise security was lagging behind. Many large-scale companies were using outdated tech, creating problems for their security operations.
Verkada recognised that commercial security was outdated and backward, and began a mission to get commercial security up to date. The company provides clients with computer-vision cameras, using machine learning to identify security issues. Enterprise security is by no means a new market, but Verkada's success has come from its ability to recognise what large companies need and to provide up-to-date solutions. Its products have seen considerable uptake and major funding saw Verkada secure a multi-billion post-money valuation.
The company has recently introduced new ways to foster connections across teams. This has been done through their new 333 Program. The program aims to help connect teams as well as support local businesses. The company has also recently closed a further Series D funding round to help them continue driving towards their goal "to be the essential physical security software layer for every building".
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Career progression
" I can't say enough about the incredible career growth I've experienced at Verkada. Being promoted three times in three years is a true testament to..."
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2023
$100m
SERIES D
Sep 2022
$205m
SERIES D
Total funding: $443.9m
Company benefits
- Flexible PTO - Take the time you need to recharge now to do great work, long-term.
- Commuter Benefits - Includes monthly transit passes, parking costs and work travel expenses.
- £10 per day food allowance when you're working in the office. Breakfast and lunch are catered twice per week.
- Health Coverage - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents. Employee premiums are covered at 100%.
- Wellness Benefits - Receive fitness pass reimbursements and extended mental health coverage.
- Fun Celebrations - Happy hours, quarterly outings, and cross-functional team lunches.
- Fertility benefits - Verkada’s fertility stipend offers $10,000, grossed–up, towards fertility related treatments such as egg–freezing and IVF.
- $1,500/year professional development stipend.
- Pension plan.
Company values
- Pave The Way - We’re reimagining the enterprise security industry by building technology that extends beyond improving physical safety--we enable teams to optimize their operations and create productive work spaces.
- Solve Big Challenges - Big problems represent even bigger opportunities. Not only does our software unlock the capabilities of computer vision and machine learning, we’re able to leverage that power to improve safety at scale.
- Take Strategic Risks - We believe in thinking outside of the box, taking risks and turning obstacles into success. This attitude is baked into the organization, which encourages the team to be innovative, happy and successful.
- Think For Yourself - We believe we can do things better by questioning assumptions and beliefs. Rather than letting best practices define what we do, we work hard to create new systems and knowledge from scratch.
Company HQ
Old Street, London, UK
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Leadership
Filip Kaliszan
(CEO & Co-founder)A Computer Science graduate from Stanford, Filip also Founded CourseRank in 2007. Since then, he has also been Director of Product Management at Chegg and VP Product Management at Guidebook
James Ren
(Software Architect & Co-founder)After graduating from Stanford University, James also achieved a Doctorate in Law from Harvard Law School. Since then, James has had a successful career in Software Engineering, working at CourseRank, Google and Chegg
Benjamin Bercovitz
(Co-founder)Co-founded CourseRanc with Filip in 2009 and also co-founded SeaUrchin.IO in 2016
Hans Robertson
(Executive Chairman & Co-founder)He was previoudly Co-founder, VP of Product, and COO at Cisco Meraki. He moved on to co-found Verkada and is also involved in various investments.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Verkada
Dervilla Lannon (VP of People)
- At Verkada, we strongly believe that when people feel they belong, they’re more innovative, successful and happy. Feeling a sense of belonging enhances your experience, helps to create stronger relationships with customers and ultimately empowers you to build better teams, products and futures. To that end, we’re committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. A big part of that effort is support for members and allies of our internal communities like Women, Pride, Multicultural and Parents at Verkada.
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