Senior People Business Partner, Sales

About the Role

At Verkada, our People team is a strategic driver of growth. We partner closely with leaders across the business to build high-performing organizations, develop exceptional talent, and scale the company through periods of rapid transformation.

We’re looking for a Senior People Partner to support leaders across our Sales and Sales Operations & Strategy organization. You’ll partner directly with senior leaders to shape org strategy, lead transformation initiatives, and build the structures, processes, and teams that enable scale. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of a rapidly scaling Sales organization. You’ll work directly with ambitious leaders, influence critical business decisions, and play a meaningful role in how the company evolves as we continue to grow.

We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires that you be on-site at our office in San Mateo, CA 5 days a week.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Sales leaders on organizational effectiveness, team performance, leadership coaching, and talent strategy
• Partner with newly appointed leaders to assess team structure and performance, and design high performing organizations that scale effectively
• Use data and insights to identify trends, diagnose challenges, and influence business decisions
• Build and drive talent initiatives across performance management, succession planning, employee engagement, and leadership development
• Provide guidance on complex employee relations matters, investigations, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally sound resolutions
• Help leaders navigate ambiguity, growth, and change while maintaining a high-performance culture
• Lead and support organizational transformation work including org design, workforce planning, change management, and operating model evolution

What You Bring

• 6+ years of HRBP or People Business Partner experience, ideally supporting high-growth GTM or Sales organizations
• Strong experience partnering with senior leaders through organizational change, transformation, and scaling challenges
• Demonstrated success leading org design and organizational effectiveness initiatives
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization with sound judgment and strong business acumen
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate people data into actionable recommendations
• Thrives in an environment where People Partners take broad ownership across talent, leadership, and organizational initiatives rather than relying on specialized COEs
• Bachelor’s degree required. MBA or Master's degree is a plus.

• Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
• 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 to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
• Professional development stipend
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Healthy lunches provided daily
• Commuter benefits

Additional Information

• You must be independently authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time.