Senior Government Affairs Manager - Southeast

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 $380M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $3B 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 looking for an experienced Government Affairs Manager to join our External Affairs team. This role will be based in the Southeast and 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, developing partnerships with third-party stakeholders, and building coalitions to help fully realize our public policy priorities. You will have the opportunity to help shape the future of public safety working with a variety of external and internal cross-functional partners. The ideal candidate will have an established political and public affairs network in the Southeast United States, with experience working in emerging technology, transportation, privacy, or public safety. 

The Skillset 

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required.
• 5+ years of experience lobbying elected officials and staff in state government.
• Demonstrated experience creating and implementing advocacy campaigns directly relevant to state government, including achieving short and long term milestones related to advancing policy, political and/or advocacy goals.
• 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.

Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day.

90 Days at Flock

We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe to 90 day plans and believe that good days, lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired as a Government Affairs Manager at Flock Safety. 

The First 30 Days

• Complete the onboarding process and attend product briefings to familiarize yourself with Flock Safety.
• Meet with cross functional teams to develop and understand company objectives in key markets.
• At the end of 30 days, provide a detailed plan for executing state legislative and regulatory objectives and provide a roadmap for accomplishing objectives. Continue executing state plans and communicating progress.
• Write a 30-day assessment. Include: high level objectives, key inputs, progress, self assessment about where you need help, and what the next 60 days will look like

The First 60 Days