Texas Business Development Lead, Public Safety

Peregrine; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine is seeking a Texas Growth & Engagement Lead to expand its presence across the state. This role involves building relationships with Texas leaders, understanding state priorities, and turning these into market outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in public-sector business development, a strong understanding of government processes, and the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable plans.

The salary ranges from $150,000 to $180,000 annually, plus benefits and potential bonuses.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in government partnerships or public-sector business development in Texas.
• Strong relationships with Texas state agencies and understanding of their processes.
• Ability to translate complex issues into digestible information for lawmakers.

Responsibilities

• Drive statewide growth by building relationships with Texas leaders.
• Serve as the face of Peregrine to state and local officials.
• Map Texas's strategic priorities to create actionable pathways.

Skills

Government partnerships

Public-sector business development

Strategic planning

Relationship-building

Communication skills

Understanding of public safety issues

Job description

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 Role:

Peregrine is seeking a Texas Growth & Engagement Lead to accelerate our expansion across the state by building high‑leverage relationships with state leaders and turning those relationships into real market outcomes.

This is not a traditional policy role. It’s a growth role for someone who understands how Texas government works—and knows how to convert state priorities, funding structures, contracting pathways, and policy windows into opportunities.

Your North Star:

Unlock statewide growth by building durable partnerships with Texas leaders and charting the funding, contracting, and policy pathways that enable Peregrine’s products to scale across the state.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive exponential statewide growth by identifying and shaping opportunities to solve hard problems with large Texas agencies (e.g., DPS, TDEM, TDCJ, DIR, major counties/cities) and uncovering ways to fund the deployment of Peregrine across many local agencies.
• Serve as the face of Peregrine to state and local officials, influencers, as well as 3rd party advisors and lobbyists and any other external parties required to succeed.
• Build trusted relationships with senior state and local officials—and convert them into concrete opportunities and deployments.
• Map Texas’s strategic priorities (e.g., public safety, emergency management, data modernization, AI governance) to Peregrine’s products to create actionable go‑to‑market pathways.
• Turn policy developments, funding opportunities, and procurement routes into revenue‑driving initiatives.
• Work cross‑functionally with Growth, Customer, Marketing, Communications and Product teams and align resources to accelerate growth and shorten the path from introduction to deployment.
• Develop compelling materials—briefings, GTM plans, proposals—that capture wins, communicate value and enable political leaders and agency executives understand the operational impact of Peregrine’s technology.
• Lead high‑leverage engagements (roundtables, executive briefings, workshops) that fuel adoption.
• Manage external partners, advisors, lobbyists, and consultants who can help accelerate growth across Texas.

What Success Looks Like:

• Expansion of Peregrine’s footprint across Texas state and local agencies.
• Revenue unlocked through legislative funding, statewide initiatives, and grant opportunities.
• Accelerated contracting timelines and smoother procurement pathways driven by your work.
• Deep, trusted partnerships with Texas leaders who see you as a strategic problem‑solver.
• Clear, future‑focused understanding of Texas dynamics that drives Peregrine’s statewide growth strategy.

About You:

• Intimate understanding of the issues and challenges facing public safety community specifically as well as state and local government broadly paired with a vision and passion solving them at scale.
• 7+ years in government partnerships, public‑sector business development, or state‑level strategy within Texas.
• Proven ability to turn government priorities, funding flows, or legislative/policy windows into commercial opportunities.
• Strong relationships or working familiarity with Texas state agencies and their decision‑making processes.
• Executive level verbal and written communication, relationship‑building, and strategic planning skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset; thrives in a fast‑paced, high‑expectation, mission‑driven environment.
• Skilled translator of complex and technical concepts into digestible stories and information for lawmakers.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000 Annually + Benefits + Equity (if applicable) + Bonus (if applicable)

Peregrine Technologies is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and are a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.