Sr. Technical Program Manager - FinOps

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 ...

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.

As a Technical Program Manager, you will leverage your leadership skills and expertise to partner with engineering and product management teams to drive projects from inception, through design, development, and deployment.

Location: This role is based out of our Seattle, WA 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.
Lead execution across product management, engineering, and design teams to build excellent, data-driven project plans and schedules.
Drive process improvements in your space to build better faster so they teams are more effective and can deliver with higher velocity because of your impact.
Own your dependencies & invent and simplify as you face challenges pushing everyone towards the right outcome.
Tracking all major risks/issues/roadmaps and ensure clear communication of issues
Build trust with senior leaders by aligning your priorities with theirs, providing timely, accurate, and succinct status updates, and helping other teams when needed
Leading by example with thoroughness, detail, and care for our customers.
Work with all levels of technical staff across software and hardware engineering earning their trust, holding them accountable and problem solving alongside them.
You’ll help teams capture and improve detailed process and software architectural documentation as needed.
Working knowledge of the public cloud providers
Working knowledge of how networking works in AWS and Azure
2+ years of experience in Cloud FinOps engineering analysis and Cloud cost optimization
2+ years in cloud operations role managing Cloud environments, budgets, forecasts and implementing financial controls.
Strong principles of financial analysis
Analytical skills and experience with cost optimization
Excellent SQL querying, Excel, and charting/graphing skills
Ability to gain trust querying and analyzing data accurately
Ability to communicate effectively and deliver presentations
Understanding of cloud cost management tools
Some experience with containerized environments and Terraform
Some experience with automation/development languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
Experience working on multi-million-dollar environments
Ability to influence engineering teams to optimize spending

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software/Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or other related field
7+ years professional experience in leading and managing system/software delivery, with at least 2 specifically in a technical program management role.
High degree of competency and proven success with project management including: Agile Software Development Lifecycle methodology, identifying and managing risks, tracking dependencies and milestones, and communicating overall project status.
Evidence in work history of owning and driving large, ambiguous technical software programs
You are able to learn quickly and cannot only deal with ambiguity, but can effectively partner with others to reduce ambiguity
You resonate with Axon's Values and our mission that technology can be applied to tackle public safety's biggest challenges.
Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, influencing and team building
Strong written and verbal English communication skills
Experienced with enterprise SaaS or other mission critical software product is a plus.
Experienced with cloud IaaS and PaaS offering such as AWS and Azure is a plus.