Director, Product Counsel

The role

You will serve as product counsel for Axon 911, advising on legal risk from design through launch. You will partner with cross-functional teams and review marketing collateral for accuracy and legal risk.

What you will do

• Serve as product counsel for Axon 911, advising on legal risk from early design through launch and ongoing operation
• Review product features, roadmaps, and integrations
• Spot legal and regulatory issues across products
• Act as the legal liaison to Privacy, InfoSec, Compliance, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Intellectual Property
• Coordinate with teams to align on risk positions and resolve legal questions
• Translate complex legal concepts into actionable direction for non-lawyers
• Review marketing collateral, product claims, and customer-facing materials
• Assess and help manage legal risk for new and existing products
• Stay current on laws, regulations, and emerging issues affecting AI, public safety technology, and digital evidence

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of legal experience, at a law firm, in-house, or both, with a focus on technology and/or product matters
• Demonstrated experience with risk management, including assessing risk, weighing business tradeoffs, and recommending practical solutions
• Strong issue-spotting skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to exercise sound judgment with limited supervision

Nice to have

• Experience advising on AI products, including AI governance, responsible AI, and emerging AI regulation
• Familiarity with public safety, law enforcement, or government customers and the laws that apply to them
• Knowledge of privacy and data protection laws, and of cybersecurity and compliance frameworks
• Experience reviewing advertising and marketing claims for technology products

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
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Snacks in our offices

Before you apply

• Some roles may also 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. They pursue society's most critical safety and justice issues.