What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Commercial Controller position at Axon?
Your Impact
As a strategic business partner, you will collaborate closely with Axon's sales teams and a broad set of key business stakeholders across the company. Your role will be instrumental in shaping policy governance, maintaining robust internal controls, and driving timely, accurate US GAAP accounting and reporting. You will also play a key role in integrating new business ventures and operations, ensuring they align with Axon’s financial and operational strategies. Success in this role will be defined by your ability to foster collaboration, streamline processes, and provide actionable insights that contribute to scalable growth.
Location : Hybrid from one of our Hub Office locations - Scottsdale, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, Sterling VA, San Francisco
What You'll Do
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of a scalable commercial controllership process that can support Axon’s rapid growth. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data transformation and accelerate decision-making through richer insights.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the sales teams on sales strategy, contract negotiation, financial modeling, and accounting analysis for new initiatives, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
- Conduct technical accounting research to ensure the proper treatment of new product launches and complex sales programs, particularly under ASC . Maintain well-documented controls to support compliance and audit readiness.
- Effectively communicate accounting implications and process requirements across Sales, Product, IT, and other functions to gain cross-functional support. Lead efforts to find optimal solutions that balance business needs with accounting integrity.
- Implement and maintain robust internal controls to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting, including operational metrics, and enhance the quality of the monthly and quarterly Close processes.
- Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and productivity metrics to provide actionable insights, driving continuous operational improvements and optimizing results over time.
- Manage and execute ad hoc controllership projects, such as M&A integrations, system enhancements, or new revenue stream implementations, to support Axon’s dynamic growth environment.
What You'll Bring
Benefits that Benefit You
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work
The Pay : Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD , in the lowest geographic market and USD , in the highest geographic market. 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
