Vice President - State & Local Government Affairs

Responsibilities: Oversee state legislative, regulatory, and policy engagement strategy Provide sales enablement support to domestic sales teams Coordinate engagement plans with governors and state administration leadership Foster a compliance-first culture in government affairs Build relationships with elected officials and staff to execute strategy Monitor legislative, regulatory, and political developments and trends Draft policy memos, positions, and legislative or budget amendments Translate sales and product priorities into legislative/regulatory opportunities Coordinate outreach with sales leadership and other Axon teams Manage external consulting resources on legislative/regulatory issues Engage political staffers and attend legislative meetings/events

Key requirements: Extensive experience leading US state and local government affairs and public policy programs across multiple states Political savvy to affect both short-term and long-term results Proven bipartisan collaboration to achieve outcomes Ability to develop and maintain relationships with government decision makers and influencers Strong team building and coalition experience with public affairs/PR firms Exceptional written and oral communications skills political savvy relationship building bipartisan collaboration policy analysis stakeholder engagement regulatory affairs