Director, Federal Policy

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 ...

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.

Axon exists to protect life. Our technologies — from TASER devices to body worn cameras to AI-powered software — are reshaping how law enforcement operates and how agencies keep communities safe. As Director of Federal Policy, you will be the strategic quarterback at the center of Axon's federal engagement: mapping ...

Drive federal strategy. Develop and own a multi-year federal government affairs strategy that advances Axon's priorities across the executive branch and relevant Congressional committees in order to support our top policy issues. Tie the work to Axon's mission and business results.
Take stock and map the field. Conduct a systematic audit of Axon's federal relationships — internal champions, external advisors, agency allies, Hill contacts, and third-party partners — and build a living picture of our assets and gaps.
Quarterback policy engagement. Coordinate across Axon's legal, communications, product, sales and executive teams to ensure our efforts are unified, strategic, and non-duplicative. You are the connective tissue.
Cultivate and leverage relationships. Build and maintain a high-quality network of relationships with senior officials, Congressional staff, and relevant organizations. Know who matters and where their interests overlap with Axon’s mission and products. 
Navigate the law enforcement landscape. Bring genuine fluency in how law enforcement adopts technology and how policy from the hill and the white house can help support the law enforcement community. 
Win Right. Ensure all federal engagement meets the highest ethical and compliance standards.
Manage external consultants and advisors. Direct and coordinate a network of outside government affairs firms, ensuring alignment and accountability across all federal engagement activities.
Monitor and analyze the policy environment. Track legislative, regulatory, and executive branch developments relevant to Axon's business. Translate what's happening in Washington into clear, actionable intelligence for internal decision-makers.
Represent Axon externally. Serve as a credible, compelling voice for Axon at federal conferences, industry forums, and stakeholder meetings — clearly articulating our mission, our technology, and our value to the agencies we serve.
Connect policy to outcomes. Tie federal engagement to Axon's mission and business results, such as policy wins and agency adoption, and report progress to leadership.

~10+ years of relevant experience, with a track record in public service across senior staff, government affairs, or policy roles that reflect the depth above.Deep Hill roots in the right committees. You've spent meaningful time — as staff, counsel, or legislative aide — on the House or Senate Homeland Security, Judiciary, or Armed Services Committees, or equivalent executive branch roles at DOJ or DHS. You know how these committees work, who the key players are, and how to move things through the legislative process. 
A practitioner, not just a participant. You've run hill strategies, passed bills, influenced policy — not watched them from the sidelines. You know what it takes to build bipartisan, bicameral coalitions to get outcomes that matter to a business.
Genuine law enforcement fluency. You understand the culture, priorities, and operational realities of federal law enforcement and how these agencies evaluate and adopt technology. 
Real strategic horsepower. You don't just execute; you set the strategy others execute against. You generate ideas, anticipate moves, and see around corners.
A bias for action and outcomes. You measure success in mission outcomes, not meetings attended.
A connector and coordinator. You instinctively map relationships — who knows whom, who has influence where, what the leverage points are — and you're skilled at bringing those connections together in service of a strategic objective.