Director, Commercial & Revenue Controllership - New Ventures

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At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Director, Commercial and Revenue Controllership

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other. 

Location: Boston MA, Phoenix, AZ, Seattle WA, Denver CO, Atlanta GA, Sterling VA or New York City.

Reports to: VP, Business Controller, New Ventures

Direct Reports: 0 

In accordance with our updated team guidance, some roles at Axon with start dates after October 1st will now have an in-office expectation of four days per week (Tuesday-Friday), unless there is an approved accommodation.

Your Impact

We are hiring a Director of New Ventures, Commercial and Revenue Controllership to play a critical role in integrating newly acquired businesses into Axon’s operating model. Reporting to the VP Business Controller, you will lead revenue controllership and commercial close operations, support post-acquisition integration, and ensure compliance with ASC 606, SEC, and SOX standards.

This role blends technical accounting with operational and commercial expertise. You’ll oversee revenue streams across hardware, SaaS, and services, implement scalable processes, and partner across Axon’s Finance verticals (Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Treasury) as well as with Sales, Procurement, Legal, Ops, and IT to ensure strong alignment and execution.

What You’ll Do

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Be commercially astute with strong product understanding, driving a robust New Product Introduction (NPI) integration process to ensure financial readiness across quote-to-cash, SKU/BOM setup, and revenue treatment.
• Lead the monthly revenue close for newly acquired M&A businesses, owning end-to-end accounting for key revenue streams, including revenue recognition, technical assessments, SOX control design, and preparation of external disclosures under ASC 606 and SEC requirements.
• Apply Axon’s global order-to-cash standards to integrate acquired businesses into our processes and controls.
• Execute post-acquisition integration, from due diligence to financial system alignment and process transformation.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner withSales, FP&A, Legal, Operations, IT and Finance verticals to implement pre-contract review best practices, streamline fulfillment planning, and align revenue reporting with internal forecasts and external guidance.
• Train and mentor team members on technical revenue topics while shaping scalable, global processes.

Reporting & Automation

• Deliver timely and accurate monthly and quarterly revenue reporting for senior leadership.
• Enhance dashboards, reporting tools, and workflow automation to improve visibility, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Leverage ERP and CRM systems (D365, Salesforce, OneStream, HFM, Alteryx) to drive transformation and efficiency improvements.

What you bring

Technical Foundation

• CPA required; deep U.S. GAAP knowledge, with a focus on ASC 606.
• Public company experience, including SEC reporting and SOX compliance.

Industry & Integration Experience                           

• 10+ years of progressive accounting/controllership experience spanning Big 4 and industry.
• Proven ability to navigate SaaS recurring revenue, hardware/manufacturing, and complex multi-element arrangements.
• Experience supporting NPI, ensuring financial readiness across Read-to-quote, SKU/BOM setup and revenue treatment
• Proven experience managing the finance workstream of M&A integration, from diligence through post-close
• Strong systems fluency - hands-on experience with D365, SalesForce, OneStream, HFM, Alteryx, Adaptive.