Location: Washington, D.C. or Remote
Reports to: Vice President, Federal Programs

Your Impact
Axon Federal has become a critical partner for federal agencies as they transform their public safety capabilities. As we accelerate our mission to protect life, preserve truth, and accelerate justice across the federal government, we are seeking a talented individual who can focus on formulating our business’ long-term strategic decisions as well as capital and resource allocation decisions. To enable this strategy, this individual will help Axon evaluate and execute strategic investments and partnerships. You will work closely with Axon Federal’s President and his leadership team on high impact projects spanning everything from strategic growth initiatives to performing due diligence on partnership, investment and acquisition targets.

Your Day to Day

• Help Axon decide where to deploy its capital and resources to maximize long-term strategic value
• Tackle hard, ambiguous questions with rigor and independence, owning projects from problem definition to final recommendation
• Clearly define the opportunity and risk of Axon’s current and future product, customer, and geographic footprint, helping company leadership to spot trends with impact to the company’s overall strategy and financial objectives
• Evaluate adjacent channels and product categories such as market-sizing and growth trends and competitor dynamics and go-to-market alternatives
• Drive strategic decisions, crisply framing a problem space, potential paths (e.g., buy vs. build vs. partner) and corresponding tradeoffs, enabling Axon to move quickly based on sound and objective analysis
• Lead commercial due diligence for partnership opportunities
• Work with Axon’s leadership team to ensure the company is positioned to execute on its strategy in the near- and long-term
• Build thought leadership on strategic direction and priorities for Axon’s industry peers and competitors
• Take on high degree of ownership, directly framing and influencing Axon’s most strategic decisions with a win right attitude
• Dig deep into the data and drive complex financial analysis, thinking from first principles, and delivering the best results

Attributes

• Excellent communicator who can present complex ideas in different mediums to include PowerPoint and memos.
• Manages ambiguity and uncertainty by developing and applying frameworks that bring structure and constraints to problems.
• Self-starter who seeks out problems, develops recommendations, and implements solutions.
• Detail oriented.

Basic Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent degree from a top tier program
• Aerospace & defense or technology market experience
• Experience in corporate strategy, corporate development/M&A, and/or product management
• Excelling at hypothesis-driven problem solving and bringing structure to quantitative and qualitative insights
• Experience and ability to quickly grasp software and business technology markets, trends, and dynamics
• Proven track record working well across teams and with external partners to solve challenging problems
• Success in understanding markets, competition, and how to leverage core competencies to create defensible strategies
• Proven experience synthesizing and communicating complex analysis and ideas with ease both verbally and in writing
• Ability to manage, prioritize and advance numerous mission critical projects simultaneously
• High energy with low ego and a “can-do” attitude
• Passion for Axon’s mission and values and enthusiasm to learn and grow with the company

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ post-MBA experience in management or a strategy consulting, investment banking, or venture capital / private equity at a top tier global firm

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary and 401K with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Robust parental leave policy
• An award-winning office/working environment
• Ride along with police officers in real life situations, see them use technology, get inspired
• And more...