Senior Director, IT Business Solutions & Delivery

Axon
New York, NY
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with enterprise IT leadership experience comfortable with cross-functional portfolio governance.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10+ years in enterprise delivery and portfolio management across multiple functions
    — “10+ years leading enterprise delivery, PMO, business systems, or technology organizations”
  • Individuals with experience in SaaS or high-growth tech environments and enterprise systems like Salesforce or Snowflake
    — “Direct experience supporting the systems that run a company's business in a SaaS or high-growth technology environment.”
  • Candidates who can translate business strategy into technology execution and influence executive leadership
    — “Serve as trusted advisor to business leaders, translating strategy into executable technology initiatives.”

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work arrangement requires in-office presence three days a week in one of Axon's hub locations
    — “Hybrid onsite Tuesday–Friday, remote Mondays”
  • The role demands leadership of 15 direct reports across three distinct functions
    — “Direct Reports: 15 across BSA, PMO, and QA functions”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in portfolio prioritization and tradeoff conversations under constraints
    — “running a portfolio (not just projects) in a complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise, prioritizing under constraint and owning the tradeoff conversations”
  • Emphasize your ability to build operating models for fast-paced, high-growth environments
    — “Build the operating model and delivery standards that let a fast-growing company move fast without breaking enterprise reliability.”
  • Demonstrate technical credibility with engineering and data teams through specific project examples
    — “Technical fluency that earns credibility with Engineering, Data, and IT teams”
  • Showcase your ability to lead and develop managers across multiple functions
    — “Lead and develop managers across three functions; build succession, not just execution.”
  • Emphasize your hands-on approach to operational ambiguity and decision-making
    — “Hands-on operational instinct: you can't delegate your way out of ambiguity; you report to it”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • portfolio prioritization
  • project sequencing
  • capacity planning
  • executive visibility
  • team development
Typical background
business technologyprogram managementoperations

Skills & requirements

Required

Strategic ThinkingOrganizational LeadershipProduct MindsetOperational ExecutionCross-functional Influence

Preferred

Technical FluencyBusiness Analysis

About the role

Original posting from Axon via Greenhouse

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.

Join Axon and be a Force for Good

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We pursue society’s most critical safety and justice issues with an ecosystem of cutting-edge 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 deeply rewarding. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. You’ll grow constantly as you solve meaningful problems for a mission that matters — at a company where you matter.

Impact

As Senior Director, Business Technology Solutions & Delivery, you will own the portfolio that turns Axon's strategy — across sales, finance, and operations — into delivered, reliable technology. You’ll lead the Business Solutions Architecture (BSA), Program Management Office (PMO), and Quality Assurance (QA) organizations — the three functions that shape how technology projects are prioritized, delivered, and trusted across Axon's critical operational and go-to-market platforms.

You will serve as a key member of the Business Technology Leadership Team, responsible for aligning technology and delivery priorities with evolving business objectives. This role requires a strong combination of strategic thinking, organizational leadership, product mindset, operational execution, and cross-functional influence.

You will partner closely with leaders across Sales, Finance, Operations, Customer Experience, and Engineering to define roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, and deliver scalable business solutions. This role is highly collaborative, outcome-oriented, and success will be visible.

What You'll Do

Location: Hub-based (Boston, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Seattle, New York)

Schedule: Hybrid onsite Tuesday–Friday, remote Mondays

Reports to: Vice President, Business Technology

Direct Reports: 15 across BSA, PMO, and QA functions

Own the BSA, PMO, and QA organizations and the portfolio governance that connects them.

Run portfolio prioritization, project sequencing, and capacity planning across business functions.

Give executive leadership real-time visibility into portfolio health, risk, and tradeoffs.

Serve as trusted advisor to business leaders, translating strategy into executable technology initiatives.

Build the operating model and delivery standards that let a fast-growing company move fast without breaking enterprise reliability.

Oversee end-to-end delivery across requirements, execution, testing strategy, release readiness, quality.

Champion modern, product-led delivery practices: iterative delivery, prototyping, continuous feedback.

Establish KPIs that measure portfolio performance, adoption, quality, and business impact.

Lead and develop managers across three functions; build succession, not just execution.

Shape IT-wide strategy as a member of the Business Technology Leadership Team.

Partner with Engineering, Data, and Corporate AI teams to accelerate cross-functional execution.

Identify and drive process automation and transformation opportunities with business leaders.

What You Bring

10+ years leading enterprise delivery, PMO, business systems, or technology organizations

A track record of running a portfolio (not just projects) in a complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise, prioritizing under constraint and owning the tradeoff conversations

Proven executive partner who collaborates effectively with Sales, Finance, and Operations leaders to drive alignment and decisive outcomes

Hands-on operational instinct: you can't delegate your way out of ambiguity; you report to it

Technical fluency that earns credibility with Engineering, Data, and IT teams

Experience bringing product-management disciplines (user research, iteration, adoption metrics) into IT delivery

Preferred Qualifications

Direct experience supporting the systems that run a company's business in a SaaS or high-growth technology environment.

Hands-on experience with key enterprise data, ERP, CPQ, and CRM systems including Salesforce, D365, Snowflake, or similar.

Experience implementing product-led delivery models within enterprise IT organizations

Manufacturing experience preferred.

Benefits That Benefit You

Competitive salary and 401(k) with employer match

Discretionary paid time off

Paid parental leave for all

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

Fitness and wellness programs

Emotional & mental wellness support

Learning & development opportunities

And yes — snacks in our offices

Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. 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 https://www.axon.com/careers.

Base Pay Range$191,340—$306,144 USDDon’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.

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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.

Phishing alert:  Axon will never ask you to pay for any part of the hiring process, including training, equipment, or background checks. We do not make job offers via text message, WhatsApp, or instant messaging platforms without a formal interview process.  All legitimate job openings are listed on our official careers page at https://www.axon.com/careers.  If you receive a suspicious offer or outreach from an email address that is not @axon.com, or if you are asked for sensitive personal information (bank details, Social Security Number) prematurely, please ignore the message and report it to recruitingops@axon.com.

Source: Axon careers (Greenhouse)

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