Director, Talent Acquisition, SG&A

About the role

We are seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition, SG&A to lead recruiting for critical functions at Axon, including senior leadership, C Team aligned hiring, and global SG&A teams across sales, corporate, operations, and manufacturing functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruiting for senior leadership, C Team aligned hiring, and global SG&A teams.
• Partner directly with senior executives, C Team stakeholders, HR leaders, Finance, and business leaders to translate workforce priorities into clear hiring strategies.
• Build and lead a high performing recruiting team that operates with urgency, precision, accountability, and strong business judgment.
• Own portfolio health across hiring demand, recruiter capacity, funnel performance, quality of hire indicators, diversity outcomes, candidate experience, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Raise the hiring bar through strong intake discipline, calibrated scorecards, structured interview practices, talent market insight, and decisive close strategies.
• Bring a global lens to recruiting, helping the company scale across regions while balancing local nuance with enterprise consistency.
• Use data to identify bottlenecks, forecast risk, challenge hiring plans, and guide executive level decisions.
• Drive AI and automation adoption across the recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, workflow optimization, reporting, interviewer enablement, candidate engagement, and operational efficiency.
• Build scalable recruiting playbooks for repeatable leadership hiring, confidential searches, critical roles, and new market expansion.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience leading Talent Acquisition for SG&A, corporate functions, executive recruiting, or complex global hiring portfolios, with 3+ managing managers.
• Proven success partnering with C level or senior executive stakeholders in a fast paced, high growth environment.
• Experience building, scaling, and leading recruiting teams through ambiguity, transformation, and aggressive business growth.
• Strong executive presence, business acumen, and the ability to influence leaders who have high expectations and limited time.
• Deep understanding of recruiting operations, funnel analytics, recruiter productivity, workforce planning, and hiring governance.
• Comfort operating in a data rich environment, with the judgment to know what the numbers say and what they do not say.
• Practical experience using AI, automation, tools, and process design to make recruiting teams faster, smarter, and more scalable.

Qualifications

• High standards, low ego, excellent judgment, and the ability to lead through both inspiration and accountability.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and operational execution.
• Ability to influence and partner with senior executives.
• Data-driven decision making.
• Experience with AI and automation in recruiting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

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
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

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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.

The work is not easy. That is the point. Work Location
This role is based out of our Seattle Office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation.

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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