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Axon

Builds weapons, cameras and software for police

Vice President - State & Local Government Affairs

Business & StrategyPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeBoston, MA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Extensive experience leading U.S. state and local government affairs and public policy programs across multiple states.
  • Political savvy sufficient to affect short-term and long-term results in the political environment.
  • Demonstrated experience and success working in a bipartisan fashion to achieve results.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with government decision makers and influencers.
  • Strong team-building and coalition experience, including working with public affairs and public relations firms.
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and advance the state legislative, regulatory, and policy engagement strategy.
  • Provide sales enablement support to domestic sales teams.
  • Coordinate and execute the strategic engagement plan for governors and state administration leadership across the United States.
  • Drive a compliance-first culture in government affairs efforts.
  • Build relationships with elected officials and key government officials and staff to execute the strategy.
  • Monitor and engage when needed on key legislative, executive, regulatory, and political developments and trends that could affect the company.
  • Conduct analysis of the political impact of breaking news and developments.
  • Build, develop, and maintain priority relationships with partner organizations to advance the company’s mission.
  • Lead external consulting resources to focus on legislative and regulatory issues that affect the company.
  • Engage political staffers and attend legislative meetings and events.
  • Draft policy memos and position statements on positions and priorities.
  • Draft legislative and budget amendments.
  • Translate sales and product priorities into specific legislative and regulatory opportunities.
  • Ensure outreach and advocacy are coordinated with sales leadership.
  • Closely coordinate activities with other teams within the company.

About the Company

Axon

Builds weapons, cameras and software for police

Axon builds public safety technology for police, emergency responders and security teams, combining connected devices with software that manages their work. Its TASER weapons and body cameras link field equipment to a cloud platform used throughout an investigation. Agencies use Axon Evidence to store recordings, control access and share case material with prosecutors, while its records and real-time operations tools organize reports and coordinate responses. Axon earns money from device sales and subscriptions that combine software, equipment upgrades and support over multiple years. Founded in 1993, Axon is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Scottsdale, AZ
Founded
1993

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