Assistant General Counsel, M&A

<div class="content-intro"><h4><strong>Join Axon and be a Force for Good.</strong></h4> <p>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.<br><br>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.</p></div><p><strong>Your Impact:<br><br></strong>As Assistant General Counsel, Corporate and M&A, you are a dynamic individual contributor who brings elite transactional training — from Cravath, Kirkland & Ellis, Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell, or a comparable white shoe firm — and significant experience advising public companies on complex M&A, acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets, and other strategic transactions, as well as securities reporting and corporate governance requirements. Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer (CLO), you will assist the CLO in managing outside counsel, personally overseeing certain key corporate initiatives, and ensuring all M&A activities align with legal requirements and support the company's strategic objectives. You will advise and collaborate with Axon's Board of Directors, C-Suite, Corporate Development Team, and SEC & Financial Reporting Team. <br><br>Critically, you should bring a passion for technology, public safety and Axon’s mission to Protect Life.<strong> <br><br>What You’ll Do:<br><br>Location: Boston or NYC<br>Reports to: Chief Legal Officer<br>Responsibilities:<br></strong></p> <ul> <li>Help develop and implement the legal strategy for M&A activities in alignment with the company’s overall business and legal objectives.</li> <li>Advise the company on Securities laws and reporting requirements.</li> <li>Drive best-in-class corporate governance in partnership with the CLO, including direct engagement with Axon's Board of Directors and its committees.</li> <li>Help lead and coordinate comprehensive due diligence processes for potential M&A and capital markets transactions.</li> <li>Help manage external legal counsel.</li> <li>Partner with the Strategy & Corporate Development team to advise the business and undertake complex M&A work.</li> <li>Prepare and present legal analyses and updates on M&A activities to the executive team and board of directors.</li> <li>Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents — i