Director, Commercial Legal Counsel

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

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.

Your Impact

Are you a sharp, adaptable, and unstoppable attorney who can lead a team of contracts professionals that creatively and collaboratively approaches complex transactional negotiations? Are you passionate about building systems, processes and teams for scale? Are you obsessed with Axon’s mission to Protect Life through utilization of cutting edge technology? If so, then we want you to apply for this position!

As Axon’s Director, Head of Commercial Legal, you will manage an all-star team of contracts managers and attorneys that supports the Sales teams and acts as the primary Legal support on review and negotiation of commercial sales transactions in the U.S. and Canada, as well as global distributor and reseller arrangements. In addition to Sales, you will join forces with members of other business teams such as Finance, Supply Chain, Software and Hardware Engineering, Product and IT to structure, negotiate and execute complex transactions across government, enterprise, and consumer sectors, as well as train Axon’s growing sales force in best contracting practices and engagement of the Legal team. You will aim far by designing, building, and implementing processes to help scale with a rapidly growing business.

What You’ll Do

Location: Boston, MA, Scottsdale, AZ, Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, Atlanta, GA 
Reports to: Vice President, Corporate, Commercial and Privacy Legal

This role is based out of our Boston, Denver, Scottsdale, Seattle, Atlanta, or San Francisco location and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.

• Lead, develop and manage a growing 8-person team comprised of contracts managers and attorneys supporting sales of Axon’s market-leading portfolio of public safety technology products primarily to state and local governments, national governments, and private entities in the U.S. and Canada.
• Manage workflow and bandwidth across your team to meet internal and external customers’ needs, including coordinating with Sales to understand strategy and priorities.
• Set and enforce the risk levels acceptable to Axon through approvals and ownership of the knowledge bank and playbooks.
• Provide legal advice to global business partners (primarily including a growing and dynamic Sales organization) on transactional matters related structuring, reviewing and negotiating contracts for the disposition of Axon’s goods, services and SaaS solutions, as well as providing and recommending options for business partners with respect to contract negotiations and corresponding risk analyses.
• Lead, support, execute and evolve team processes to help us build Legal contracting support for scale, including, for example:
• drafting, updating and maintaining template contract language, risk analyses, and policies and procedures; and
• supporting and championing the development and implementation of our contract lifecycle management system
• Provide other legal advice as needed related to Axon’s operations, including, for example, regulatory compliance matters or other legal requirements, industry standards, and global entity management.
• Collaborate with other attorneys, contracts managers and administrative support to help grow, mentor and learn from others.
• Manage company records to ensure legal and policy compliance.

What You Bring

• J.D. and member in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience (in-house preferred) managing complex commercial transactions.
• Previous management experience preferred.
• Ability to manage highly fluid workload throughout any given day by seamlessly coordinating work across the team as well as communicating and supporting evolving priorities.
• Ability to close deals by finding creative solutions to manage Axon’s