Job Description
Verkada is seeking a Program Manager to lead its government contracts strategy. This role involves creating and implementing a contract strategy, maintaining contract tracking, analyzing legal risks, and training internal teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the state, local, and federal government contract space.
About Verkada:
Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security, offering integrated product lines through a single platform. Founded in 2016, Verkada has rapidly expanded with offices across three continents and serves thousands of customers globally.
Role Involves:
- Creating and implementing Verkada’s contract strategy.
- Researching major federal, state, and regional contracts.
- Determining the appropriate Verkada response for contracts.
- Creating a contract roadmap.
- Driving the implementation of strategic contract opportunities.
- Maintaining a complete and accurate tracking system of all contracts.
- Ensuring compliance with existing terms and conditions.
- Analyzing legal risks within contracts.
- Analyzing law, regulation, and contract trends.
- Training and guiding internal sales teams on contract-related issues.
Requirements:
- 4+ years of relevant experience in the state, local, and federal government contract space.
- Experience managing a team of contract specialists.
- Extensive knowledge of major contracts including PEPPM, NASPO, CMAS, OETC, TIPS, OMNIA, and various state contracts.
- Deep expertise in Federal contracts, and experience working with partners in this space e.g. Carahsoft.
- Excellent writing, oral communication, and organizational skills.
- Experience building and managing contract management tools (including Salesforce), and processes.
- Ability to work efficiently with a client-service focus in a fast-paced environment.
Role Offers:
- Healthcare programs with premiums 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan.
- Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage.
- Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options.
- Expanded mental health support.
- Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits.
- Time off through paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time.
- Professional development stipend.
- Wellness/fitness benefits.
- Healthy lunches provided daily.
- Commuter benefits.