Privacy & AI, Engineer

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 $5.5B 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 

The Flock Safety (Flock) Security organization is a diverse collection of individuals working together to scale Flock’s security, privacy and operational resilience of the products we offer to customers. The team is responsible for several products including our devices Falcon, Condor, Raven, Wing, Drone and our operating system FlockOS.

The Flock Safety Security organization works with software engineers to design, implement, and operate systems in a manner that protects our customers’ data. It is a multidisciplinary organization that covers product, device, software, cloud, infrastructure, and operational security concerns. Our organization:

• Defines and drives an engaging security strategy for Flock and our customers

• Builds a developer driven security program where there is tight integration with engineering artifacts, process, and tooling

• Uses modern software architecture and coding patterns to reduce the impact of security issues

• Are the security subject matter experts for our tech stack and products

Our Security team is looking to hire a Privacy Engineer to help build security solutions that will impact our newest hardware products. This person will partner closely with engineering teams and leadership to ensure we continue creating a product that prioritizes security, privacy and ethics. 

• Manage cross-functional efforts to establish programs for AI and Data Privacy

• Serve as a subject matter expert on customer inquiries from Privacy and Responsible AI

• Serve as an advisor on privacy matters and foster a culture of privacy by design

• Conduct data protection impact assessments to confirm reasonable safeguards

• Maintain data inventories in alignment with requirements for records of processing

• Contribute to the creation of awareness content and launch awareness campaigns

• Support the Director of Privacy and legal team on privacy matters, incidents, and compliance activities

• Complete Data Subject Requests timely and in accordance with privacy regulation

• Oversee the governance of cookie consent management practices

• Cooperate with functional areas on privacy review of contracts and conduct privacy due diligence

The Skillset 

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders

• Broad understanding of global data privacy and AI topics and demonstrated ability to identify changes and evolutions in applicable laws and regulations.

• Detail-oriented, organized, with a proven track record of managing programs with a spirit of continuous improvement

• 6+ years in privacy, risk management, and AI/ML, including experience:

  • providing day to day privacy support to business in consultations on applicable privacy laws, contracting review and negotiation, privacy by design considerations, and due diligence

  • conducting data protection impact assessments (DPIAs)

  • maintaining applicable Records of Processing Activities (ROPA)

  • drafting, conducting, and tracking regional training & awareness activities required.

  • timely processing and tracking of data subject requests (DSRs) required.

  • implementing updates to company policies to address changes in laws or regulation

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Nice to haves:

• IAPP certification (CIPM, CIPT, applicable CIPP, etc.)

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent

• Progressing leadership in public safety, military, or law enforcement.

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 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 Product Security Engineer, Device Flock Safety. 

The First 30 Days

• Understand the core functionalities of Flock’s suite of devices

• Understand security, compliance, and legal stakeholders

• Identify existing data governance, privacy, and responsible AI measures

The First 60 Days 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to document AI governance context

• Conduct current state assessment of alignment to Privacy frameworks

• Complete key privacy operations and customer inquiries on Privacy/AI

90 Days & Beyond 

• Begin making a real impact by maturing privacy and AI program capabilities

• Become a trusted advisor to member of Technology and Legal

The Interview Process 

We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative. Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way. 

1. Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter to chat through your background, what you could bring to Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are. 

2. The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field. 

3. The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows. You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values. Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners. 

The Perks 

💰Salary & Equity: In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $100,000-$145,000 as well as stock options

🌴Flexible PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays.

⚕️Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match. 

👪Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.

🍼Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. In 2024, Flock will provide a $ 50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.

🧠Mental Health: All employees receive an annual subscription to Headspace.

💖Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support 

💸Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions. 

💚ERGs: We want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer three ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, and Melanin Motion. If you are interested in talking to a representative from one of these, please let your recruiter know.

💻WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home.

📚Productivity Stipend: $250 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, Grammarly and so much more.

🏠Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.

🐾Pet Insurance: We’ve partnered with Pumpkin to provide insurance for our employee’s fur babies. 

Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. Mutual respect is central to how Flock operates, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives, experiences, and skills. We embrace our differences and know that we are stronger working together.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at careers@flocksafety.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.