Community Engagement Lead

San Francisco, CA Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, Peregrine helps public safety organizations, state and local and governments, federal agencies, and private-sector institutions address society’s challenges with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Our AI-enabled platform turns siloed and disconnected data into operational intelligence — instantly surfacing mission-critical information to empower better, faster decisions that improve outcomes at every touchpoint. Today Peregrine supports hundreds of customers across 30+ states and two countries, serving more than 125 million people — and we’re amplifying our impact as we expand into the enterprise and internationally.

The Opportunity

Peregrine is hiring aCommunity EngagementLeadto build and lead the function responsible forsharpening how we engage the communities we serve and driving our successin the civic arena. Our platform helpsstate and localgovernmentssolve their hardest data-driven problems. Asagenciesadopt these systems, the decisionscanplay out inpublic hearings, council votes, and high-visibility civic debates. This role exists to ensure Peregrineshows up in those moments prepared, credible, and trusted. You will build the strategy, relationships, and operating playbooks that help communities understand Peregrine’s work, surface and address legitimate concerns, and ensure our government partners are prepared to navigate the public process successfully. Think of this role as runningthe civic campaignpoweringPeregrine’scritical work serving communities 8212 one grounded in 8211listening, transparency, and 8211engagement in 8211the democratic process**. 8220 You will 8211operate 8211at the intersection of 8211government affairs, communications, 8211public relations, 8211and go-to-market strategy, working closely with sales teams, product leaders, and government partners to ensure Peregrine’s work is both operationally successful and 8211publicly supported. This is a founding role with national scope and significant ownership. If you have experience running campaigns, navigating city halls, managing high-stakes public debates, or building coalitions to pass difficult initiatives, this role will feel familiar.

What You’ll Do

Run the Civic Campaign Behind Peregrine Deployments When Peregrine enters a new jurisdiction, major decisions often move through public hearings, city council votes, and community debate. You will design and execute the strategy that helps those processes succeed  not by bypassing public conversation, but by engaging it thoughtfully and credibly. This includes:

• Mapping the civic and political landscape in new jurisdictions
• Identifying allies, skeptics, and key influencers
• Conducting community listening and stakeholder engagement
• Preparing internal and external stakeholders for public meetings
• Supporting government partners as they navigate council approvals

Your goal is to ensure Peregrine enters these moments informed by community perspectives and positioned for durable public support.

Build Peregrine’s Community Engagement Playbook

This is a build-from-scratch role. You will design the repeatable systems Peregrine uses to engage communities across the country. This includes creating scalable approaches for:

• Community listening and stakeholder mapping
• Local narrative development grounded in community priorities
• Public meeting preparation and council vote readiness
• Coalition building across civic organizations and community leaders
• Responding to emerging concerns or controversy with transparency

Over time, you will turn these efforts into scalable playbooks that support Peregrine deployments nationwide.

Translate Technology into Community Value

Peregrine’s technology can be complex. Communities deserve clear, honest explanations of how it works and how it serves the public. You will partner with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Implementation teams to ensure Peregrine’s messaging reflects local context, community priorities, and civic values. This includes:

• Translating complex technical capabilities into accessible language
• Helping communities understand how the technology supports public safety and government coordination
• Ensuring local concerns and feedback are reflected in how Peregrine’s work is communicated and deployed

Your job is not just to defend the technology  it is to help communities understand its purpose and its safeguards.

Shape the Narrative and Address Misinformation

Public-sector technology deployments often attract scrutiny. You will help ensure that Peregrine’s work is understood accurately and responsibly. Responsibilities include:

• Monitoring public discourse, media coverage, and stakeholder sentiment
• Identifying misinformation or emerging concerns early
• Developing clear communications explaining what Peregrine’s technology does and what it does not do
• Equipping government partners and community advocates with credible, fact-based messaging

Your goal is to ensure public debate happens on a foundation of facts and transparency.

Build Coalitions That Strengthen Communities

Major civic decisions are shaped by trusted voices in the community. You will build relationships with leaders across the civic ecosystem including:

• Community organizations
• Civil rights advocates
• Faith leaders
• Business & economic development groups
• Public safety leaders
• Policy influencers & local media

Your aim is to ensure that when Peregrine’s work is discussed publicly community leaders have information & trust needed to engage thoughtfully.

Who You Are

You are a high-agency operator who understands how civic decisions actually get made. You have likely worked in environments where coalition building public trust strategic execution determined whether an initiative succeeded or failed. You are comfortable walking into: - A mayor’s office - A community listening session - A tense public hearing - A city council meeting …and helping move conversation toward productive outcome. You understand lasting civic wins come from aligning institutions & communities not simply outmaneuvering them. Likely Background You may have served as a: - Chief of Staff to mayor councilmember or elected official - Political campaign manager or senior campaign operative - Public affairs or government relations leader - Policy director or senior advisor in local or state government - Community engagement lead on high visibility civic initiatives You likely have 8+ years experience navigating local political environments & understand how decisions move through city halls & state governments. Salary Range: $165 000 - $195 000 Annually + Benefits + Equity (if applicable) + Bonus (if applicable) Actual compensation influenced by wide array factors including but not limited skill set level experience specific work location. Information benefits offered here. *Pursuant San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance**, consider qualified applicants arrest conviction records. Peregrine Technologies committed creating inclusive environment all employees celebrate diversity proud equal opportunity employer All qualified applicants receive consideration employment without regard race color religion gender gender identity expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status.*