Product Manager II, Body Worn Cameras
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Location: Seattle, WA 98115
Description:
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
We are bringing the best of high technology to public safety in ways that will leave a positive mark on the world. Our mission is to protect life and protect truth, making the world a safer place through smart devices and software services. We need you to help us build next generation wearable and connected technology solutions for Law Enforcement and Public Safety. Axon's body worn cameras are much closer to cell phones than they are cameras! Axon cameras A.I. algorithms, numerous embedded sensors, and full LTE connectivity to offload and stream video to our backend cloud solutions for further analysis.
Axon Body camera are used by major cities across the world. Body cameras are proven technology that result in better outcomes for both the public as well as law enforcement - truly one of the most bipartisan technologies in the world. Next time you observe an incredible event captured on body worn video, look up in the right hand corner - most likely you will see the Axon logo.
We are looking for a product manager to join the body worn camera team - initially focused on helping to develop out body worn camera hardware. However, the scope of the role can quickly grow to include software, firmware, imaging, and connectivity. Candidates will have the opportunity to grow into this role but expectation is that the candidate has technical experience, high attention to detail, an interest in devices, and great work ethic.
What You'll Do
Location: USA (Scottsdale, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Denver)
Reports to: Director of Product
Direct Reports: None
Benefits that Benefit You
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 113,250 in the lowest geographic market and USD 166,100 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.
Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you're excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Axon's mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon's impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We're committed to hiring the best talent - regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances - and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
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
We are bringing the best of high technology to public safety in ways that will leave a positive mark on the world. Our mission is to protect life and protect truth, making the world a safer place through smart devices and software services. We need you to help us build next generation wearable and connected technology solutions for Law Enforcement and Public Safety. Axon's body worn cameras are much closer to cell phones than they are cameras! Axon cameras A.I. algorithms, numerous embedded sensors, and full LTE connectivity to offload and stream video to our backend cloud solutions for further analysis.
Axon Body camera are used by major cities across the world. Body cameras are proven technology that result in better outcomes for both the public as well as law enforcement - truly one of the most bipartisan technologies in the world. Next time you observe an incredible event captured on body worn video, look up in the right hand corner - most likely you will see the Axon logo.
We are looking for a product manager to join the body worn camera team - initially focused on helping to develop out body worn camera hardware. However, the scope of the role can quickly grow to include software, firmware, imaging, and connectivity. Candidates will have the opportunity to grow into this role but expectation is that the candidate has technical experience, high attention to detail, an interest in devices, and great work ethic.
What You'll Do
Location: USA (Scottsdale, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Denver)
Reports to: Director of Product
Direct Reports: None
- You will work with customers and our customer facing teams to understand market needs and prioritize efforts to improve our products and solve customer problems. You'll work closely with our Sales, Professional Services, Software and Hardware Engineering, Operations, Marketing, and Customer Support teams to define, develop and launch product improvements and new features on our portfolio of existing and new camera products
- Deeply understand our products as well as our customers to be able to define product requirements and guidance on priorities to Engineering and Quality.
- Work with engineering teams and technical program manager to balance scope, functionality, performance, and time to market.
- Creatively generate solutions to a wide range of technical, workflow, and business problems.
- Gather quantitative and qualitative data from field performance, market and end users.
- Make data driven decisions when possible and fall back on well-supported intuition when data is not available.
- Problem solve within constraints that truly exist and break through constraints that don't actually exist.
- Operate with autonomy while proactively reducing ambiguity for your team and your cross-functional peers.
- Set performance metrics for the most important functions of the products and work with team to measure and achieve them.
- Improve customer satisfaction and reduce product return rates through incremental product improvements.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, business or equivalent work experience.
- Proactive and self-propelled working style, comfortable working through ambiguity and seeking out new directions to solve the higher-level mission and goals.
- 2+ years working on as a Product Manager on a Hardware / Software device.
- Experience working with quality, test validation, and overall product reliability.
- Experience solving hard user interaction problems with creative solutions that deliver simple customer experiences.
- Experience working with product requirements, design, user experience research, and trial users to refine solutions.
- Proven track record of delivering successful products that achieve key business outcomes.
- Excellent presentation skills, well-structured written and verbal communication. Ability to adapt communications based on audience and produce technical, marketing, and customer-facing content when needed.
- Ability to multitask and handle incoming product requests while also delivering on roadmap commitments.
- Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally when necessary (15%).
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 113,250 in the lowest geographic market and USD 166,100 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.
Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you're excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Axon's mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon's impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We're committed to hiring the best talent - regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances - and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.