Director of Product Security & Privacy

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Director of Product Security & Privacy to oversee our entire product lines from hardware to software. This role will be responsible for ensuring security and privacy is engrained in the research, design, and development of all products and services. This includes hardware design, software (firmware, applications, mobile, cloud). This is a player coach role so you will be expected to get in the weeds with your team and peers. This role reports directly to our CISO.

• Establish and execute a comprehensive long-term vision and strategy for Product Security, AppSec, and Privacy Engineering across all product lines.

• Lead the Product Security Review process, including threat modeling, security architecture reviews, and penetration testing oversight for new and existing features.

• Define and enforce Security and Privacy standards and policies within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and CI/CD pipelines.

• Partner with Legal and GRC teams to translate evolving privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) into engineering requirements and best practices.

• Drive incident response and vulnerability management processes for all product-related issues.

• Mentor and develop a team of high-performing security and privacy engineers.

The Skillset

• Leadership & Management:

• You love leading people and teams, specifically engineering, security and privacy (8+ yrs)

• Foster a culture where security and privacy are seen as competitive advantages and enablers of innovation, not roadblocks. This means championing Security-by-Design and Privacy-by-Design principles.

• Proven ability to influence product strategy and investment decisions with limited direct authority, requiring exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management across Product, Legal, and Engineering.

• Experience in hiring, mentoring, and retaining highly specialized engineers (AppSec, Privacy Engineering, Cryptography) who can operate effectively in a fast-paced product development environment.

• Technical Expertise:

• Engineering experience is a must.

• Development experience within embedded systems/firmware design at multiple stages of the product life cycle (prototyping, pre-production engineering validation, release and scaling)

• Working knowledge of PCB’s

• Knowledge of electrical engineering

• Operational & Collaboration Skills:

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills to articulate complex security and privacy risks to executive leadership, legal, and engineering teams.

• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment on security priorities and trade-offs without direct authority.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple complex security initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• A product and customer centric mindset with a focus on enabling business goals while maintaining the highest level of security and privacy.

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 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 in this role at Flock Safety.

The First 30 Days

• Build a strong understanding of the company’s products, data flows, regulatory landscape, and existing security & privacy posture

• Establish relationships with key stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and Security

The First 60 Days

• Define and socialize a clear vision and strategy for Product Security and Privacy aligned with business goals

• Assess current gaps, risks, and opportunities across product security and privacy programs

90 Days & Beyond

• Define a phased roadmap to execute on the Product Security and Privacy strategy

• Develop a hiring and resourcing plan to support program maturity and scale

Salary & Equity

In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary between $205,000 and $275,000 as well as Flock Safety Stock Options. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. Your recruiter will discuss this in-depth with you during our first chat.

Location

We’re building the impossible, together. To drive innovation through in-person collaboration, we’re prioritizing candidates in our key hubs: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Austin. While we value the energy of our hub communities, we embrace remote work and welcome applications from exceptional talent across the United States.

The Perks

• 🌴Flexible PTO: We offer non-accrual PTO, 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. Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.

• 🧠Spring Health: Spring Health offers a variety of mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, all tailored to each individual's needs.

• 💖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 four ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs 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: $300 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo and so much more.

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

If an offer is extended and accepted, this position requires the ability to obtain and maintain Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) certification as a condition of employment. Applicants must meet all FBI CJIS Security Policy requirements, including a fingerprint-based background check.

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 recruiting@flocksafety.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.

At Flock, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. The range above is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future. This job posting may span more than one career level.

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