Hiring: Director of Talent Acquisition Company: Axon Location: Seattle, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:56:30 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : R About the job Experience: •10+ years of broad TA and/or HR experience including talent management and performance management. Required Skills: •Success in this role means owning end-to-end talent acquisition outcomes with a mindset for speed, candidate experience, inclusion, and measurable impact, and landing results in a fast-moving, high-growth environment. You’ll help define the future of how Axon attracts, engages, and wins world-class talent. •Own global R&D Talent Acquisition outcomes with full autonomy, set direction, align executives, and deliver •Operate as an enterprise leader who anticipates issues early, makes decisions fast, and drives closure in ambiguity •Translate business strategy into clear hiring plans, priorities, and capacity models that consistently land •Establish and run an executive operating rhythm that leaders rely on for pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and tradeoff decisions •Hold hiring leaders accountable to standards for role clarity, assessment quality, interview discipline, and timely decisions •Build and scale a high performing recruiting organization through strong leader development, clear expectations, and performance management •Help own and drive the Axon global recruiting system end to end and continuously improve speed, quality, and candidate experience so all P&L’s and recruiting team’s are successful, not just R&D Qualifications: •Recent experience recruiting in multiple discipline areas and levels, including hiring for nonexempt, exempt and leadership positions. •Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field. •Proven recruiting leader with meaningful people leadership experience •Demonstrated success leading technical hiring, including influencing senior leaders •Strong delivery orientation with a track record of getting hiring done in fast changing environments •Highly data fluent, you use funnel metrics and market data to drive decisions and improvements •Demonstrated capacity to navigate ambiguity, make decisions with incomplete information, and keep teams moving •Known for simplifying messy systems, removing barriers, and building elegant operating rhythms •Strong executive presence with a reputation for truth telling and solutions Compensation: •$163,703 - $261,924 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!