Head of Corporate Development

Responsibilities

As the leader (and sole initial member) of our Corporate Development team, you will drive M&A sourcing and execution for Verkada. The role is critical to our growth strategy as we we offer a fully integrated physical security technology platform with 6 distinct products and hope to add 7,8,9, etc over time. We have an ambitious roadmap and M&A is critical to achieving it.

This role reports to the CFO and will have significant engagement with the co-founders, CTO, and VP of Product.

• Execute early stage M&A opportunities, with a primary focus on 2-40 person team acquisitions - aka “acquihires.”
• Source opportunities by engaging the start-up ecosystem (VCs, growth equity, investment bankers, conferences, etc.)
• Work with internal technical leadership to identify fit for these teams and jointly sell them on the opportunity to build products within Verkada
• Execute on deal mechanics and onboarding of these teams

Requirements

• You are an “outside cat:” this means someone who has sought out business or investment opportunities externally and is comfortable creating deals from a blank canvas
• Raw smarts: we are looking for people with strong business acumen who can approach complex problems and solve them from start to finish
• Flexibility: you are comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment that will require you to manage competing priorities, pivot quickly and often, and continually build as the company scales
• High academic achievement from a leading undergraduate university
• Top tier MBA preferred
• 10+ years experience at a leading management consulting, private equity, venture capital, investment banking or business development role in a high growth technology company

Perks and Benefits

• Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage 
• Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays 
• Wellness allowance 
• Commuter benefits 
• Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily 
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits