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
Our business is growing by leaps and bounds, making it important to add resources to our RFP Desk. This role is the traffic manager for all incoming requests and a whiz at organizing documents and setting up all the pieces we need to work the customer’s request.
This person is able to move from very different tasks at any time, depending on the needs of the business; from reviewing requirements and coordinating kickoff meetings with sales and other stakeholders to making sure everything is buttoned up before it goes to the customer. They enjoy solving problems, being part of the solution and making sure nothing is missed along the way.
The Skillset
- Demonstrated familiarity with the Enterprise and Public Sector/SaaS/B2B Industries
- Deal Desk ticketing management workflow software experience Jira, preferred
- Demonstrated ability to partner with cross functional departments
- Highly organized, self-directed, and is all about the details
- Excellent communicator, self-aware, transparent, professional, and has a growth mindset
- Ability to multitask and prioritize, especially during times of high volume and urgency (End-of-Month, Quarter, and Year)
- Ability to prioritize and effectively manage distractions
- Strong skills in gSuite, Slack, Salesforce.com, Jira
- Basic knowledge and understanding of a content management tool, Responsive (formerly RFPIO) preferred
- Growth mindset, is eager and takes the responsibility for learning new information.
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 Proposal Coordinator at Flock Safety.
The First 30 Days
- Gain Understanding of Flock’s suite of products and RFP process.
- High level onboarding
- Meeting members of cross-functional groups we work with
- Getting familiar with work apps
The First 60 Days
- Understand who we work with, how we manage and store information for RFPs and the process from start to finish.
90 Days & Beyond
- Complete ownership of the intake process and working independently to direct incoming RFP documentation to the right resources.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Assessment: Our assessments seeks to test the hard skills required to do the job. You may find yourself working on outlining how you’d perform a skill set aligned with our current process or developing one component of the workflow.
- The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows. You should be prepared to speak about how your past experience supports the position, 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 Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive and view Flock from a different lens. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more.
The Perks
💰Salary & Equity: In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $70,000 - $80,000 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.
