Director of Product Security & Privacy

Director of Product Security & Privacy WHO IS FLOCK? 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. 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). - 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 (5+ 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 with TypeScript, Rust, go, Python, Kotlin, C, Bash, Swift - Development experience within embedded systems/firmware design at multiple stages of the product life cycle (prototyping, pre-production engineering validation, release and scaling) - 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 ... (truncated, view full listing at source)