Senior Technical Program Manager

Axon; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Axon is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive execution and enhance teamwork within the Axon Assistant team, focusing on AI-integrated systems. The role requires extensive technical management experience, particularly in dynamic software environments. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership, communication skills, and the ability to navigate ambiguity, all while aligning with Axon's mission to protect life.

Benefits

Annual Bonus Eligibility

Comprehensive Pension Plan

30 days paid holiday

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Private Health Insurance

GymPass Subscription

Life assurance (x4 Annual Salary)

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technical program management or systems delivery.
• Experience in complex software environments and managing delivery in AI/LLM domains.
• Capable of leading execution across multi-modal product teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive structured execution within the Axon Assistant team.
• Translate product ideas into clear, phased plans, ensuring rigorous delivery.
• Optimize team cadences and decision-making forums for effective collaboration.

Skills

Technical Program Management

AI/LLM Experience

Cross-team Collaboration

Strong Communication

Job description

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

Axon is on a mission to protect life. As part of that mission, Axon Assistant is helping shape the future of how public safety professionals interact with intelligent systems — delivering real-time translation, policy guidance, and AI-powered support across voice, mobile, and web platforms.

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to take over critical execution responsibilities from current engineering and product leads — helping us build with greater clarity, focus, and precision. This role is not about cross-team traffic control. It’s about establishing executional discipline, managing complexity, and ensuring the team is focused on the highest-leverage technical work.

You’ll bring structured thinking, operational sharpness, and the presence to lead through ambiguity and drive alignment. You’ll help close loops on tradeoffs (e.g., LLM vs. rules-based logic), set rhythms that stick, and ensure accountability across a talented and mission-driven team. You’ll work as a true peer to senior engineering and product leaders — and serve as a trusted voice in technical and strategic conversations, even when stakes are high.

What You’ll Do

• Drive structured, high-trust execution within the Axon Assistant team — ensuring planning, prioritization, and delivery is rigorous, methodical, and explainable to stakeholders.
• Translate ambitious product ideas into clear, phased plans that reflect sound tradeoffs between time, quality, technical risk, and resource constraints.
• Partner closely with engineers, researchers, and PMs to track, challenge, and resolve technical blockers — especially in emerging AI and LLM-integrated systems.
• Lead and optimize team cadences and decision-making forums, ensuring that missteps are caught early and delivery momentum is sustained.
• Keep the team focused on outcome-aligned priorities, not just areas of individual interest.
• Serve as a steadying voice in product and technical decisions — with the confidence to push back, reframe, or escalate as needed, including with senior leadership.
• Build visibility and trust through clear, succinct communication and calm under pressure.
• Operate with autonomy, clarity, and resilience — especially when navigating ambiguity or shifting priorities.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in technical program management or systems delivery, with at least 7+ years specifically in complex software environments.
• Demonstrated success owning execution strategy for highly technical products — especially where tradeoffs are nuanced and evolving.
• Deep comfort working in AI/LLM-adjacent domains, or experience leading delivery in technically novel spaces (machine learning, systems, infrastructure, etc.).
• Prior experience leading execution across multi-modal product teams (web, mobile, edge devices, backend AI)
• Exceptional ability to reduce ambiguity, define structure, and drive alignment across high-agency teams.
• A track record of strong judgment under pressure, including when engaging with senior leaders and across functions.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and uplevel team execution standards without formal authority.
• Natural presence, clarity, and credibility in high-stakes discussions — especially around delivery strategy and program health.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to synthesize complex inputs into crisp, actionable summaries.
• Experience working across cloud-based architectures, distributed teams, and asynchronous development environments.
• Alignment with Axon’s mission and a personal sense of ownership for building tools that serve the public good.

Nice to have

• Experience working on AI, voice, or assistant-style products.
• Familiarity with Axon’s product ecosystem or other high-trust, regulated domains (e.g., health, defense, safety).
• Annual Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit Eligibility
• Comprehensive Pension Plan with Matching Contribution
• 30 days paid holiday in addition to UK public holidays
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave for all employees
• Private Health Insurance
• Cash Plan including Dental, Optician and Therapeutic Treatment Plans
• GymPass Subscription
• Life assurance (x4 Annual Salary)
• Group income Protection
• Employee Assistance & Development Programs

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.

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 [e-mail] . Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.

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