Director, Product Counsel

Axon•Scottsdale, AZ

About The Position

Axon is seeking a Director, Product Counsel to serve as product counsel for Axon 911 and advise on legal risk throughout product design, launch, and ongoing operation. The role provides practical guidance on product features, roadmaps, integrations, and legal and regulatory issues involving connected products, data sharing, and customer or third-party systems. The position is based in Boston, Massachusetts; Scottsdale, Arizona; or New York City, New York. The Director will partner across Privacy, Information Security, Compliance, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Intellectual Property to align risk positions and resolve cross-disciplinary legal questions. The role also reviews marketing collateral, product claims, and customer-facing materials; assesses and helps manage product-related legal risk; and monitors laws and emerging issues affecting AI, public safety technology, and digital evidence. The successful candidate will communicate legal concepts clearly to non-lawyers and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment. Axon describes its mission as protecting life and emphasizes responsible technology, collaboration, diversity, and employee well-being. Benefits may vary by employment nature and work location.

Requirements

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
Admission to practice in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
Five to seven years of legal experience at a law firm, in-house, or both, focused on technology and/or product matters.
Demonstrated risk-management experience, including assessing risk, weighing business tradeoffs, and recommending practical solutions.
Strong issue-spotting skills and the ability to work through complex questions across multiple products and integrations.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain legal risk clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and exercise sound judgment with limited supervision.

Nice To Haves

Experience advising on AI products, including AI governance, responsible AI, and emerging AI regulation.
Familiarity with public safety, law enforcement, or government customers and the laws that apply to them.
Knowledge of privacy and data protection laws, and of cybersecurity and compliance frameworks.
Experience reviewing advertising and marketing claims for technology products.

Responsibilities

Serve as product counsel for Axon 911, advising on legal risk from early design through launch and ongoing operation.
Review product features, roadmaps, and integrations, and provide practical guidance to support informed business decisions.
Identify legal and regulatory issues across products that connect, share data, or integrate with customer and third-party systems.
Act as the legal liaison to Privacy, Information Security, Compliance, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Intellectual Property.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align risk positions and resolve legal questions spanning multiple disciplines.
Translate complex legal concepts into actionable direction for non-lawyers.
Review marketing collateral, product claims, and customer-facing materials for accuracy, substantiation, and legal risk.
Assess and help manage legal risk for new and existing products, escalating significant matters as appropriate.
Stay current on laws, regulations, and emerging issues affecting AI, public safety technology, and digital evidence.