Manager, Global Product Compliance

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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.

• →Lead global product compliance and market access efforts for Axon products, ensuring certifications are achieved and maintained across key international markets to support successful product launches and lifecycle continuity.
• →Partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, Legal, and other cross-functional teams to integrate compliance requirements into product development, commercialization, and product change management.
• →Own certification programs from planning through approval, including compliance risk assessments, regulatory strategy, test planning, sample coordination, documentation review, certification submissions, and milestone tracking.
• →Serve as a compliance subject matter expert across EMC, RF, electrical safety, battery safety, laser safety, wireless technologies, and/or environmental regulations, helping teams navigate global requirements and make informed decisions.
• →Build trusted relationships with external testing laboratories, certification bodies, industry associations, and regulatory authorities, representing Axon’s interests and helping address evolving requirements and market access considerations.
• →Lead internal compliance reviews and audits, evaluate the impact of product or regulatory changes, and guide actions needed to maintain approvals and reduce risk throughout the product lifecycle.
• →Provide leadership within the function by mentoring others, strengthening scalable compliance processes, and helping shape future team growth, with the opportunity to expand into broader people leadership responsibilities over time.
• →Manage multiple certification and compliance projects with competing priorities, balancing timelines, budgets, and stakeholder needs through thoughtful planning, clear communication, and effective coordination.
• →Support organizational learning by delivering training, guidance, and practical tools that improve compliance awareness, strengthen early decision-making, and enable effective collaboration across teams.
• →Success in this role will be defined by timely market access, strong cross-functional partnership, proactive risk management, and the ability to navigate complexity with sound judgment, clear communication, and a practical, solutions-oriented mindset.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience in product compliance, regulatory affairs, market access, industry certifications or related roles supporting complex hardware or connected technology products.
• Experience in global product compliance, regulatory strategy, and market access for hardware and connected products, including EMC, RF, electrical safety, battery safety, laser safety, environmental compliance, and/or applicable industry certifications.
• Advanced knowledge of international regulatory frameworks, certification pathways, and approval strategies, with the technical ability to assess how product architecture, design changes, wireless integrations, and manufacturing decisions may affect certification scope, regulatory risk, and launch readiness.
• Deep experience leading engagement with accredited testing laboratories, certification bodies, regulatory authorities, and/or industry groups, including oversight of test strategy, submissions, approvals, and issue resolution.
• Ability to lead compliance risk assessments, interpret complex technical and regulatory requirements, and translate them into clear recommendations and actionable plans that support product development and market access.
• Demonstrated leadership in partnering with Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Legal, and commercial teams to influence decisions, drive alignment, and support successful product launches and lifecycle compliance.
• Project leadership, communication, and mentorship skills, including the ability to manage multiple high-impact certification efforts, balance priorities and dependencies, guide others through ambiguity, and represent the function credibly across internal and external stakeholders.

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.

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