Axon
Director, Federal Policy
Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Posted 29 days ago
The role
You will drive federal strategy and coordinate policy engagement across Axon's legal, communications, product, sales, and executive teams. You will manage federal relationships and monitor the legislative and regulatory environment to support business results.
What you will do
- Develop and own a multi-year federal government affairs strategy.
- Conduct a systematic audit of Axon's federal relationships.
- Coordinate across legal, communications, product, sales and executive teams.
- Build and maintain a network of relationships with senior officials and Congressional staff.
- Navigate the law enforcement landscape and technology adoption.
- Ensure all federal engagement meets ethical and compliance standards.
- Direct and coordinate a network of outside government affairs firms.
- Track legislative, regulatory, and executive branch developments.
- Represent Axon at federal conferences, industry forums, and stakeholder meetings.
- Tie federal engagement to mission and business results.
Required qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant experience in public service across senior staff, government affairs, or policy roles.
- Experience as staff, counsel, or legislative aide on House or Senate Homeland Security, Judiciary, or Armed Services Committees, or equivalent executive branch roles at DOJ or DHS.
- Experience running hill strategies, passing bills, or influencing policy.
- Fluency in how law enforcement adopts technology.
- Ability to build bipartisan, bicameral coalitions.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 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
Before you apply
- Some roles may require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
About the company
Axon is on a mission to Protect Life using an ecosystem of devices and cloud software. The company works with technologies ranging from TASER devices to body worn cameras and AI-powered software.