Director, Product Finance (Devices)
About The Position
Axon is seeking a Director, Product Finance to collaborate across the finance organization and with business leaders to improve processes, support strategic decisions, and enhance forecasting and analysis capabilities. The role supports a fast-paced business team and calls for agility, initiative, creative thinking, technical experience, and strong problem-solving skills. This position supports operational and financial decision makers with data, analysis, metrics, process creation and improvement, and operating model alignment. It partners with engineering and product leads on product roadmap prioritization, product design and business cases, cost reduction, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic portfolio planning. The role also contributes to analysis of market and P&L performance for key product segments and has full P&L exposure through cross-functional investment business cases. The role is based at an Axon US hub in NYC, Boston, Atlanta, Sterling, Seattle, or Scottsdale and follows a hybrid schedule: onsite Tuesday through Friday, with remote work on Mondays unless an accommodation is approved.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Financial Accounting.
- At least 7 years of experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and business analytics in a dynamic environment, supporting financial and operational decision makers.
- Proven track record of owning projects and driving them to completion cross-functionally.
- Experience driving process improvements focused on quality, timeliness, and efficiency.
- Ability to work independently with concern for quality and deadlines.
- Experience with data analysis and dynamic scenario modeling, including researching and validating inputs and assumptions and aligning them with operational models and strategic goals.
- Technology, software, or SaaS industry experience.
- Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills for frequent interaction with financial and non-financial business leaders.
- Strong attention to detail, planning and organization skills, and the ability to multitask, prioritize, and deliver in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Nice To Haves
- Manufacturing experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide data, analysis, metrics, process creation and improvement, and operating model alignment to operational and financial decision makers.
- Support product roadmap prioritization based on profit contribution and engineering resource constraints, in partnership with engineering and product leads.
- Model new product design iterations and develop business cases for products and features based on product-market fit and expected cost reduction.
- Drive regular cost reduction, headcount, and budget reviews to ensure alignment with the company plan and product strategy.
- Support corporate forecasting for R&D and product spend and present results to R&D leaders.
- Participate in corporate FP&A meetings, including executive corporate forecast reviews and budget-versus-actuals reviews.
- Support the company-wide Strategic Portfolio Planning Process by helping create investment business cases for new products and strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate cross-functionally on strategic investment business cases, with full P&L exposure.
- Support product teams’ holistic analysis of market and P&L performance for key product segments and contribute data, KPIs, and analysis.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 401(k) with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Medical plans
- Dental plans
- Vision plans
- Fitness programs
- Emotional and mental wellness support
- Learning and development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
