Director of Talent Acquisition & Talent Programs
Axon
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About the opportunity
- Axon is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to own and elevate our global recruiting function, shaping strategy, developing top-tier TA professionals, and delivering high-quality hires.
You will partner with senior leaders to scale technical and product hiring across Engineering, Product, Data, Security, and IT.
- In this role, you will act as both a strategist and a doer, building systems and insights to improve how we hire while rolling up your sleeves to drive end-to-end talent acquisition outcomes focused on speed, candidate experience, inclusion, and measurable impact.
- This position is based out of our Seattle office on a hybrid schedule, requiring onsite work from Tuesdays through Fridays, with remote flexibility on Mondays, subject to approved workplace accommodations.
Key responsibilities
- Own global R&D Talent Acquisition outcomes with full autonomy, set direction, align executives, and deliver.
- Translate business strategy into clear hiring plans, priorities, and capacity models that consistently land.
- Establish and run an executive operating rhythm that leaders rely on for pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and tradeoff decisions.
- Build and scale a high performing recruiting organization through strong leader development, clear expectations, and performance management.
- Drive ATS discipline, data hygiene, and automation so the function runs clean and scales using funnel analytics and market intelligence.
- Partner deeply 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 and deliver crisp executive reporting.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of broad TA and/or HR experience including talent management and performance management.
- Recent experience recruiting in multiple discipline areas and levels, including hiring for nonexempt, exempt, and leadership positions.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field.
- Proven recruiting leader with meaningful people leadership experience and executive presence.
- Demonstrated success leading technical hiring, including influencing senior leaders and managing across multiple regions and cultures.
- Highly data fluent with a track record of using funnel metrics and market data to drive decisions and improvements.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, simplify messy systems, remove barriers, and modernize TA through automation and process redesign.
Nice to have
- Experience scaling teams in high-growth environments.
- Expertise in developing executive operating rhythms and pipeline forecasting.
- Background in designing job-relevant technical assessments and structured interview plans.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and 401(k) with employer match.
- Discretionary paid time off and paid parental leave for all.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
- Fitness programs and emotional & mental wellness support.
- Learning & development programs.
- Total compensation structure comprising base pay, bonus, and stock awards.
- Benefit details available at https://www.axon.com/careers.
Job details
- Title: Director of Talent Acquisition
- Location: Seattle, WA, US
- Schedule: Hybrid (Onsite Tuesday through Friday, remote Monday)
Base Pay Range
$163,702 — $261,924 USD
Additional Compensation
- Bonus and stock awards
About the company
- At Axon, we are on a mission to Protect Life, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software.
- Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging, and meaningful, where you take ownership, drive real change, and work hard for a mission that matters.
Additional information
- Legitimate job openings are listed at https://www.axon.com/careers. For benefit details visit https://www.axon.com/careers.
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