Who is Flock?

Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe. Our intelligent platform combines the power of communities at scale - including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies - to shape a safer future together. Our full-service, maintenance-free technology solution is trusted by communities across the country to help solve and deter crime in the pursuit of safer communities for everyone.

Our holistic public safety platform is comprehensive and intelligent, providing the actionable evidence needed to solve, deter and reduce crime across neighborhoods, schools, businesses and entire cities. Without compromising transparency or privacy, we are turning unbiased data into objective answers.

Flock strives to offer a career-defining experience where you can also make an impact on your community. While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fulfilling relationships even when we are physically apart. Our group of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. 

We have raised over $700M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Bedrock Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $7.5B valuation, Flock is scaling intentionally and seeking the best and brightest to help us meet our goal of reducing crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years.

The Opportunity

Flock Safety is seeking an experienced Director of Government Relations to join our External Affairs team. We are looking for candidates based in the western U.S., and the role will require regular travel. You will be responsible for policy engagement and strategy development within your region, including direct interactions with government officials, managing outside consultants, and shaping the public policy environment at the state and local levels to support our business priorities.

This position offers the opportunity to help shape the future of public safety by working with a diverse range of external and internal cross-functional partners. The ideal candidate will have an established political and public affairs network in the West, with experience in emerging technology, transportation, privacy, or public safety.

The Skillset

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required.

• 8+ years of experience lobbying elected officials and staff in state government.

• Demonstrated experience creating and implementing advocacy campaigns directly relevant to state government and major municipalities, including achieving short and long term milestones related to advancing policy, political and/or advocacy goals.

• An established political network across the western U.S., with emphasis in California.

• A strong public speaking presence, with the ability to represent Flock Safety before public policy audiences.

• You are a natural connector and relationship builder, with a track record of working with external and cross-functional partners to solve complex problem sets.

• Creative problem-solving and multi-tasking skills in time-sensitive settings, including experience driving projects supporting must-win business objectives.

• A high-level of comfort working in a fast-paced, ever-evolving startup environment - you thrive working in ambiguity.

• A shared passion in our mission to eliminate crime.

What a typical week may look like

• 30% meeting with public officials: Supporting the company by engaging directly with elected officials and educating public policy stakeholders on Flock Safety’s contributions to enhancing public safety in the United States.

• 35% managing outside consulting teams: Be the point of contact for external partners in your region, managing complex proactive and reactive policy campaigns on behalf of Flock Safety and our customers.

• 20% representing Flock Safety at external events: You will have a regular presence at local and with third-party organizations in your region, working with a variety of public affairs partners to help advance our mission.

• 10% inform the business: Work with internal partners across Sales, Product, Legal, Communications, Operations, and more to help guide the business in your region, ensuring the perspectives of public policy audiences are considered as part of Flock Safety’s business strategy in-market.

• 5% collateral development: Support collateral development to help educate priority ext