Senior AI TPM II: Edge & Cloud ML Programs Lead

Axon; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & 401k

Discretionary paid time off

Parental leave

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Fitness programs

Mental wellness support

Learning & Development programs

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager II, AI to lead cross-functional AI initiatives bridging research, engineering, product, and hardware ecosystems. You will own programs from concept through model deployment and post-launch optimization.

You will oversee Generative AI workflows, Video Search & Automated Redaction, and On-Device Edge Vision projects, enabling scalable, production-grade ML systems and trusted delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in a software development organization building large-scale distributed systems as a TPM, Technical Lead, or Product/Engineering Manager.
• 5+ years of dedicated experience managing complex machine learning programs from concept to production delivery.
• Demonstrated expertise with ML platforms and cloud model deployment on AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Program Ownership: orchestrate multi-team AI initiatives from design to post-launch evaluation.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: partner with AI Scientists, ML Engineers, PMs, and executives.
• Scale Edge & Cloud Systems: coordinate AI research, cloud microservices, and IoT/Edge devices.
• Delivery & Executive Governance: define success metrics, roadmaps, and executive reporting.
• Data Lifecycle Oversight: manage data strategies, annotation pipelines, model evaluation, and vendor management.
• Enablement & Mentorship: raise AI literacy and mentor junior TPMs.

Skills

TPM experience

Cross-functional leadership

Cloud platforms

Machine Learning

Technical communication

Ambiguity & execution

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics

Master’s or PhD in CS/AI/EE or related

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Axon is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager II, AI to lead cross-functional AI initiatives bridging research, engineering, product, and hardware ecosystems. You will own programs from concept through model deployment and post-launch optimization.

You will oversee Generative AI workflows, Video Search & Automated Redaction, and On-Device Edge Vision projects, enabling scalable, production-grade ML systems and trusted delivery.