Verkada · 19 hours ago
Legal Operations Associate/Manager (Billing & Spend Management)
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $180K/yr
3+ years expVerkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. They are seeking a legal operations professional to manage legal spend, budgeting, and financial operations for their legal team while driving operational initiatives and improving workflows.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareInternet of ThingsPhysical SecuritySmart Building
No H1B
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end management of the entire budget for Verkada’s legal team, including outside counsel, software, professional services, headcount, travel, and other opex
Partner closely with Verkada’s finance team on budgeting, accruals, variance analysis, and fiscal year planning
Manage our legal billing platform, including invoice review workflows, vendor compliance, matter budgeting, reporting, and ongoing process optimization (ideally you have experience with our specific platform, SimpleLegal)
Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting that provide legal leadership with clear visibility into current spend, forecast accuracy, trends, and risks
Lead vendor and outside counsel management workflows, including outside counsel billing policies, spend expectations, and budget discipline
Drive operational initiatives that improve how the Legal team functions, including creating and maintaining processes and structural support around internal and external workflows, team record-keeping standards and systems, and file organization systems
Support and refine eDiscovery, legal hold, and document management processes using department tools and systems
Identify opportunities to automate manual work and streamline operations through the use of AI, tooling, integrations, or process redesign
Provide operational support across the contracting lifecycle, including optimizing our CLM system
Qualification
Required
3–8+ years of experience in legal operations, legal financial management, paralegal work, or a comparable in-house role with ownership of complex workflows
Deep experience with budgeting, forecasting, accruals, spend management, vendor oversight, and eBilling platforms
Strong experience with CLM and eDiscovery/legal hold tools and processes
Proven ability to operate independently, prioritize effectively, and move work forward without detailed instruction – coupled with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
Clear, confident written and verbal communication skills
Familiarity with Google Workspace (including advanced use of Google Sheets for tracking, modeling, and reporting), SimpleLegal, MS 365 (specifically Word and Excel), Pigment, Logikcull, Ironclad, DocuSign, Slack, Monday, and the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new tools and systems
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving needs
Benefits
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
Company
Verkada
A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada protects people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$814.3MKey Investors
CapitalGGeneral CatalystAlkeon Capital
2025-12-03Series Unknown· $20M
2025-09-01Debt Financing· $150M
2025-02-19Series E· $200M
Leadership Team
Filip Kaliszan
Founder & CEO
Benjamin Bercovitz
Co-founder
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