Community Engagement Lead

The Opportunity

Peregrine is hiring a Community Engagement Lead to build and lead the function responsible for sharpening how we engage the communities we serve and driving our success in the civic arena.

Our platform helps state and local governments solve their hardest data-driven problems. As agencies adopt these systems, the decisions can play out in public hearings, council votes, and high-visibility civic debates.

This role exists to ensure Peregrine shows 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 running the civic campaign powering Peregrine’s critical work serving communities — one grounded in listening, transparency, and engagement in the democratic process.

You will operate at the intersection of government affairs, communications, public relations, and go-to-market strategy, working closely with sales teams, product leaders, and government partners to ensure Peregrine’s work is both operationally successful and publicly 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 and economic development groups
• Public safety leaders
• Policy influencers and local media

Your aim is to ensure that when Peregrine’s work is discussed publicly, community leaders have the information and 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, and 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 the conversation toward a productive outcome.

You understand that lasting civic wins come from aligning institutions and communities, not simply outmaneuvering them.

Likely Background

You may have served as a:

• Chief of Staff to a 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 of experience navigating local political environments and understand how decisions move through city halls and state governments.

Salary Range: $165,000 - $195,000 Annually + Benefits + Equity (if applicable) + Bonus (if applicable)

Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific work location. Information on the benefits offered is here.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.