MBA Full-Time Hire - Strategic Finance & Business Operations

Verkada•San Mateo, CA

5h•$140,000 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

Verkada is hiring a 2027 MBA graduate to join its lean but growing Strategic Finance & Business Operations team at a high-growth, pre-IPO startup. The position serves as an analytical thought partner to leaders and teams across the company, driving business insights, decision-making rigor, and operational excellence as Verkada scales. Depending on interest, openings are available in the Product, GTM, and Corporate Finance pillars. The role requires working in the San Mateo, California office five days per week.

Requirements

Have 3–5+ years of top-tier professional experience in Strategic Finance, Business Operations, Sales Operations, FP&A, or another highly analytical role at a fast-growing company.
Be graduating from an accredited MBA program in 2027.
Be willing and able to work in the office five days per week in San Mateo, California.
Demonstrate strong analytical, financial modeling, and data skills, including the ability to translate business concepts into spreadsheet models and independently generate insights from data.
Show attention to detail and strategic judgment, with the ability to distinguish critical issues from secondary ones.
Be comfortable with ambiguity, competing priorities, and rapid changes in a fast-paced startup environment.
Have excellent communication and partnership skills, with the ability to work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders and build credibility, relationships, and buy-in.
Be a collaborative team player with a positive, humble, learning-oriented approach.

Nice To Haves

Experience in investing, management consulting, and/or investment banking earlier in your career.
Fluency in database concepts and SQL.
Experience using current AI tools to enhance technical capabilities.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary business partner to several senior leaders.
Own key portions of the company’s several-hundred-million-dollar budget and drive financial planning and budgeting.
Define management dashboards and key operating metrics, and generate insights into business performance.
Identify opportunities to improve resource allocation and operating efficiency, and work cross-functionally on change projects to realize those opportunities.
Improve the company’s ability to operate at greater scale through better tooling, self-serve automation, and internal processes.

Benefits

Healthcare programs, including at least one plan with employee premiums fully covered and family premiums 80% covered under all plans.
Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k) match beginning January 2027, based on eligible earnings; the match vests on the employee’s two-year anniversary.
Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account.
Expanded mental health support.
Paid parental leave and fertility benefits.
Paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO, and personal sick time.
Professional development stipend.
Wellness and fitness benefits.
Healthy lunches provided daily.
Commuter benefits.