Director of Product, VR Simulator

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

YOUR IMPACT

You aren’t like everybody else. You aim a little higher. You reach a little further. Your experience is much broader than just a previous career or a few past jobs. You've been listening, learning, and paying attention to recent events which have demonstrated to you why building world-class technology for Public Safety is so important. You do more because it matters to you. And when it comes to looking for that next opportunity, you want to do work that matters to others.

At Axon, we build connected devices such as body cameras powered by an industry-leading digital evidence management platform. Our hardware, software, and training platforms bring security, efficiency, and transparency to law enforcement and are enabling us to truly change the world. The Axon business is growing rapidly and we are looking for a dedicated and proven Director of Product Management to join our Virtual Reality team.

As the Director of Product Management for the Axon VR Simulator Training Product, you will report to the Sr. Director of VR Product and Content and will lead a team of Product Managers, and Producers to conceive, test, and build the CGI platform and Training experiences that our customers use to improve proficiency and decision making on key learning objectives. You will drive the product and content vision, roadmap, and customer experience around these efforts, including scenario selection and development, real time interactions between participants and characters, avatar systems, narrative systems, and the integration of different weapons and tools into the simulations. We see leveraging the technology for training applications to be the first stop on our journey of possibilities.

Location: Seattle, WA or Remote, US
Reports to: Director of VR Product and Content
Direct Reports: 3-5

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own and grow the virtual reality Simulator Training Product including strategy, roadmap, planning, requirements, execution, and reporting.
• Directly manage and own the career development of the product managers, and producers on your team.
• Delight customers and earn their trust by forging close personal relationships, deeply understanding their problems, and delivering world-class execution on commitments.
• Operate in the details of the customer experience, drive day-to-day progress, and improve the effectiveness of the organization in delivering results.
• Synthesize stakeholder requirements and rationalize against our company, product, and content strategy into actionable plans and crisp Product Requirement Documents for the platform.
• Work cross-discipline with Art, Design, Engineering, AI, PM’s, Legal, Training, Sales and Marketing to develop the right content with the right platform features, services, and SDK’s.
• Partner across Axon to drive transparency, alignment, and collaboration to achieve Axon’s Moonshot goal.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of Software Product Management experience, with demonstrated single threaded ownership of a specific product or business.
• 5+ years in leadership roles, with proven experience managing distributed teams including directly managing Product Management and directly or indirectly managing Engineering and Design.
• Experience building and shipping complex software products at scale.
• Experience working on real time networked games and/or platform development for training, gaming, connected devices, IoT and/or web services.
• Ability to generate platform vision and strategy based on interaction with customers and insights into the market.
• Great instincts on how to make the right tradeoffs, despite the lack of qualitative or quantitative data.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication required, including the ability to synthesize details at the right layer of abstraction for any layer in the organization, including the C-team..
• Periodic domestic travel is required, 10-15 days a quarter.

BENEFITS THAT BENEFIT YOU

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit Eligibility
• Comprehensive Pension Plan with Matching Contribution
• 30 days paid holiday in addition to UK public holidays
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave for all employees
• Private Health Insurance
• Cash Plan including Dental, Optician and Therapeutic Treatment Plans
• GymPass Subscription
• Life assurance (x4 Annual Salary)
• Group income Protection
• Employee Assistance & Development Program

The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 164,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 246,000 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [email protected]. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.