Director of Talent Acquisition & Talent Programs

Axon•Washington, DC

8h•$163,702 - $261,924•Hybrid

About The Position

Axon is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead and elevate its global recruiting function. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, setting recruiting direction, developing talent acquisition professionals, and delivering quality hires at the speed required by the business. The director will partner with senior leaders across R&D and other functions to scale hiring across Engineering, Product, Data, Security, and IT, while maintaining operational excellence and adapting to changing priorities. The role owns end-to-end talent acquisition outcomes, with emphasis on speed, candidate experience, inclusion, and measurable impact in a fast-moving, high-growth environment. The director will help shape how Axon attracts, engages, and hires talent, and will drive improvements to the global recruiting system for the benefit of the wider business and recruiting organization. The position is based in Axon’s Seattle office on a hybrid schedule. Team members are expected to work onsite Tuesday through Friday and may work remotely on Mondays, subject to approved workplace accommodations.

Requirements

10+ years of broad talent acquisition and/or human resources experience, including talent management and performance management.
Recent recruiting experience across multiple disciplines and levels, including nonexempt, exempt, and leadership positions.
Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field.
Meaningful people leadership experience as a recruiting leader.
Demonstrated success leading technical hiring and influencing senior leaders.
Strong delivery orientation and a track record of completing hiring in fast-changing environments.
Executive presence and a reputation for candid communication and solutions.
Strong data fluency, including using funnel metrics and market data to guide decisions and improvements.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, make decisions with incomplete information, and keep teams moving.
Ability to simplify complex systems, remove barriers, and establish effective operating rhythms.
Experience leading recruiting across multiple regions and cultures and working across time zones.
Experience scaling teams in high-growth environments.
Experience modernizing talent acquisition through automation, talent intelligence, and process redesign.

Responsibilities

Own global R&D Talent Acquisition outcomes, set direction, align executives, and deliver results.
Anticipate issues, make timely decisions, and drive work to closure in ambiguous situations.
Translate business strategy into hiring plans, priorities, and capacity models.
Establish and maintain an executive operating rhythm for pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and hiring tradeoff decisions.
Hold hiring leaders accountable for role clarity, assessment quality, interview discipline, and timely decisions.
Build and scale a high-performing recruiting organization through leader development, clear expectations, and performance management.
Help own and improve Axon’s global recruiting system to increase speed, quality, and candidate experience across the business.
Use funnel analytics and market intelligence to remove bottlenecks, improve predictability, and increase offer outcomes.
Drive applicant tracking system (ATS) discipline, data hygiene, and automation.
Partner with technical and product leaders to design job-relevant assessments and structured interview plans.
Build durable sourcing and talent intelligence strategies for hard-to-hire technical markets.
Provide executive reporting that connects insights to decisions, actions, and measurable results.