Strategic Project Manager (Remote)

Posted:
11/7/2024, 7:16:02 PM

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

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.

Reporting to: Manager, Deployment Operations
Direct Reports: 0
Location: Canada - Remote
Travel expectations: 20% Domestic Canada

Your Impact

As a Strategic Project Manager at Axon, you will oversee the deployment of both small-scale and complex enterprise-grade products. Your role involves managing all aspects of deployment, ensuring that project milestones and deadlines are met, and that documentation supports customer acceptance for revenue recognition. You will work closely with business and IT leaders to define the vision, scope, and delivery timelines for project deliverables. Additionally, you will participate in defining project scope and objectives, support the work estimation process, and manage stakeholders including Axon vendors and subcontractors. Your responsibilities also include overseeing project-level change management activities in collaboration with client partners and internal stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

  • Manages aspects of deployment from small accounts single product implementations through to complex enterprise-grade product deployments
  • Oversees project-level change management activities in conjunction with client partners and internal stakeholders
  • Ensures project milestones and deadlines are met and associated documentation supports customer acceptance for purposes of revenue recognition
  • Works closely with business and IT leaders to define the vision, scope and delivery timelines for project deliverables
  • Participates in the definition of project scope and objectives through research and fact finding
  • Supports work estimation process in support of project planning activities
  • Stakeholder management including Axon Vendor/Subcontractor’s


What You’ll Bring

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education / qualification
  • 5+ Years of Project Management Experience
  • Experience utilizing technical project management tracking tools to ensure project tracking, completion
  • Experience delivering and/or managing device deployment, Infrastructure or Enterprise Applications projects
  • Ability to work strategically in a fast-paced environment, under tight deadlines (Agile)
  • Ability to effectively manage and handle multiple congruent/ simultaneous projects at the same time
  • Successful background managing advance enterprise-level and/or multi-departmental projects to completion
  • Bilingual in French and English is essential

 

Other Qualifications:

  • Technical acumen: Become Subject Matter Expert in Axon’s products to ensure optimal support on deployments
  • Strong communication, organization, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
  • Operates with a sense of urgency, accuracy, and detail-orientation, while maintaining consistent lines of communication with all teams involved in each project
  • Demonstrate adaptability and versatility by embracing tasks and projects beyond core responsibilities, continuously seeking opportunity to grow and learn in various aspects of the role.
  • PMP certification is an asset but not required

Benefits That Benefit You:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Company performance bonus scheme
  • 30 days PTO plus spot company holidays
  • Incentive trips, companywide CKO, and various offsites
  • Continuous onsite and remote training and development opportunities
  • Health insurance stipend
  • Cell phone stipend
  • Mental wellbeing and performance benefits
  • ...and many more

 

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.

 

Important Notes

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