Job description
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.
Your Impact
As Senior Product Manager for VR Labs, you will lead Axon’s innovation function for immersive training. VR Labs is where new technologies and ideas are explored, tested, and validated to inform how Axon can continue raising the bar in virtual reality training. You will design and oversee structured experiments, evaluate technical feasibility and training value, and deliver clear recommendations on which concepts are worth advancing. Your work will ensure that Axon continues to explore the most promising opportunities while keeping innovation grounded in real-world impact for public safety professionals.
This role is focused on early-stage exploration, with most initiatives remaining experimental in nature. However, some programs may eventually graduate into full in-production products, and you will play a key role in guiding those transitions when they occur. By balancing curiosity with pragmatism, you will help shape how Axon identifies and incubates the technologies that could influence the next generation of immersive training.
In addition to leading Labs initiatives, you will also own TASER Arena, Axon’s VR gaming initiative. TASER Arena has become a widely adopted, gamified way to reinforce TASER fundamentals and introduce agencies to the possibilities of VR training. You will be responsible for its ongoing performance, customer adoption, and ensuring it continues to deliver meaningful value to customers as part of Axon’s VR portfolio.
Reports To: Sr Director, Extended Reality
Direct Reports: None, individual contributor role
Work Location: This role is based out of our Seattle, WA or Scottsdale, AZ 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. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.
What you’ll do
- Lead VR Labs by identifying, prototyping, and evaluating new technologies and approaches in immersive training
- Establish and apply structured methods for assessing technology readiness and customer value
- Partner with user research to gather insights from customers and trainees, shaping clear recommendations for future investments
- Work with internal and external development teams to define, build, and iterate on prototypes and proofs-of-concept
- Collaborate with user research to conduct qualitative testing and produce reports that inform business decisions on whether to scale, pause, or pivot initiatives
- Build and maintain solid relationships with hardware and software partners to expand Axon’s innovation pipeline
- Own TASER Arena, Axon’s VR gaming initiative, ensuring it remains an accessible, gamified training experience that drives customer adoption of VR
What you bring
- 6+ years of Product Management experience, ideally including early-stage innovation or incubation
- Experience spearheading early-stage innovation, building business cases, and leading prototype efforts in dynamic environments
- Comfort with ambiguity: ability to generate hypotheses, design experiments, and pivot based on results
- Experience working with immersive technologies (VR, AR, MR) or adjacent fields (AI, haptics, multiplayer systems)
- Ability to frame tradeoffs and influence at both strategic and tactical levels
- Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally when necessary (Up to 5%)
Benefits that benefit you
- Competitive salary and 401K with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Robust parental leave policy
- An award-winning office/working environment
- Ride along with real police officers in real life situations, see them use technology, get inspired
- And more at axon.com/careers/benefits
Don’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.
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 [email protected]. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
