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 salary and 401k with employer match
Discretionary paid time off
Paid parental leave for all
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Fitness Programs
Emotional & Mental Wellness support
Learning & Development programs
And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work
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 visitwww.axon.com/careers/benefits.
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