Director of GRC Engineering

Flock Safety

17d•$195,000 - $260,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Flock Safety is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. Our hardware and software suite connects cities, law enforcement, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods in a nationwide public-private safety network. Trusted by over 5,000 communities, 4,500 law enforcement agencies, and 1,000 businesses, Flock delivers real-time intelligence while prioritizing privacy and responsible innovation. We’re a high-performance, low-ego team driven by urgency, collaboration, and bold thinking. Working at Flock means tackling big challenges, moving fast, and continuously improving. It’s intense but deeply rewarding for those who want to make an impact. With nearly $700M in venture funding and a $7.5B valuation, we’re scaling intentionally and seeking top talent to help build the impossible. If you value teamwork, ownership, and solving tough problems, Flock could be the place for you. We are looking for an experienced GRC leader with an engineering background to join our existing team and take us to the next level. Governance, risk and compliance is key to ensuring the cybersecurity program we’ve built is continuously improving. This leader will be responsible for maintaining a high level of trust with our customers through our GRC program. You will also be able to interact with customers on a daily basis to build and maintain that trust directly. You’ll also ensure our numerous annual audits are completed on time and minimal impact to the rest of the business. You’ll lead our existing GRC team members and support their continued growth to achieve the vision you set for GRC at Flock. You will also collaborate across the entire business and be a customer-service minded champion for cyber compliance You’ll also partner closely with our Chief Compliance & Data Privacy Officer. This role reports directly to our CISO.

Requirements

5+ years of people leadership experience
10+ years general GRC experience
Ability to delegate and dive deep with your team to solve problems quickly
Define and execute the multi-year vision, strategy, and roadmap for the GRC Engineering function, aligning it with overall business objectives and the security program's evolution.
Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, automation-first thinking, and professional growth in both GRC and technical engineering skills.
Manage the GRC Engineering budget, external vendor relationships, and resource allocation to ensure optimal efficiency and effectiveness of the compliance program.
Drive a proactive, security-minded, and compliance-aware culture across the entire engineering and product organization.
Strong experience in reviewing and redlining contracts
Ability to strike a balance between customer requirements and organizational risk when considering contracting
Strong negotiation skills when managing vendor and supply chain risks
Proven ability to to build business-centric Third Party Risk programs
Experience with and deep knowledge of CJIS Security Policy or NIST 800-53
Experience and knowledge of HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, LINDDUN
Understanding of product development, SDLC and CD/CI
Deep knowledge of AWS
Familiarity with tools like Terraform or CloudFormation for managing and auditing infrastructure configuration as code.
Experience integrating GRC processes with vulnerability management and security configuration tools to track remediation and ensure control coverage.

Responsibilities

Own, manage and be accountable for supporting our revenue team both on net new deals as well as renewals and RFIs when it comes to customer security reviews.
Build automation into GRC
Deploy GRC-as-Code / Policy-as-Code
Deploy AI into our GRC processes where appropriate
Lead and build a high performing team
Manage our public trust center.
Maintain a high level of customer service for both internal and external stakeholders and customers.
Lead our annual external audits such as SOC2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, CJIS, FedRAMP and others and serve as primary point of contact for external auditors.
Lead our internal audits
Lead and manage vendor security reviews for our entire supply chain
Lead cyber risk management for the business and oversee the cybersecurity risk register.
Draft and manage all cybersecurity related policies, procedures, and standards.
Partner closely with Product Security & Privacy, Engineering and Product teams to conduct privacy threat modeling
Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and key risk indicators (KRIs) from engineering and cloud telemetry data to provide measurable, risk-based insights to leadership

Benefits

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.