Description
Who We Are
At Verkada, we’re rethinking what it means to be physically safe. Designed with simplicity in mind, we currently offer five product lines (video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms and visitor management), which provide seamless visibility through an integrated secure cloud-based software platform. Over 12,000+ organizations worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, frictionless scalability and cutting-edge innovation. But this is just the beginning. We envision a world in which security systems feel as seamless and modern as the organizations they protect and our enterprise solution becomes a model for not just business security, but public security as well.
About Verkada
At Verkada, we’re rethinking what it means to be physically safe. Today, we build security cameras that detect action, identify danger and help keep people and places safe and secure. Using a combination of software and hardware, we’re transforming an industry that has seen little innovation for decades—and we already support thousands of customers. But this is just the beginning. We envision a world in which security systems feel as seamless and modern as the organizations they protect and our enterprise solution becomes a model for not just business security, but public security as well.
Opportunities At Verkada
We are hiring MBA interns for Summer 2022 across all departments including Product, Sales Strategy and Operations, Strategic Finance, and Marketing. Apply below if you're interested in any of these teams:
Product
Biz Ops: Sales Strategy and Operations
Biz Ops: Strategic Finance
Marketing: Growth
People Team
The internship will be paid and held over summer 2022 at our headquarters in San Mateo, California. Must be a current 1st year MBA student who won't be graduating until December 2022 or May 2023 to apply. If needed, work sponsorship will be provided.
You will be promoted in the application to indicate your interest in the 5 listed departments.
Product Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a business oriented function
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar quantitative field
- Strong technical understanding, ability to establish credibility with engineers and customers alike
- Willingness to roll up your sleeves and dig into data
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams
- Experience selling enterprise products is a bonus
- Ability to speak in detail on web and internet technologies
- Interview process will include a technical interview
Sales Strategy & Operations Qualifications
- High-impact self-starter: you take initiative to move projects forward and can operate well with little guidance. You’re excited by the possibility of leading cross-functional workstreams and generating buy-in among senior leadership
- Raw smarts: we are looking for people who can look at complex problems and solve them start to finish
- Strong analytical skills: you nerd out about data, can quickly structure analyses to answer key business questions to drive decision-making, and will also have perspectives on building the right data architecture. Excel skills are a must; SQL / Tableau / Looker experience a plus
- Process and operational thinking: you can tackle a problem independently and quickly iterate to a solution, and then also document it in a way that's easy to understand for all audiences. Previous Salesforce experience is a plus
- Communication and stakeholder management: you'll need to be able to connect with sales reps and hardware engineers alike to figure out how we build the right processes and workflows to drive efficiency while also giving us the data to measure how we're doing. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must
- Flexibility and hustle: you manage change and ambiguity well, and have no problems juggling multiple priorities while executing in a fast-paced environment. You’re comfortable pivoting quickly and often
- 3+ years of professional experience, ideally in consulting, banking, private equity, corporate strategy, or a startup
Strategic Finance Qualifications
- Raw smarts: we are looking for people with strong business acumen who can approach complex problems and solve them from start to finish.
- Strong analytical skills: you have a data-driven mentality and high attention to detail; you are excited to dig through data to get actionable insights. Excel skills are a must; SQL / Looker experience is a plus.
- Excellent modeling skills: you have strong modeling intuition, and a good understanding of how to bring a modeling framework to complicated problems. Strong understanding of accounting and financial concepts is a plus
- 3+ years of professional experience, ideally in investment banking, private equity, or management consulting or similar field
Verkada is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to be a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is support for members and allies of our internal communities like Women at Verkada, Pride at Verkada, Multicultural at Verkada and Parents at Verkada.