Sr Product Manager, VR Labs

Axon is 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.Your ImpactAs Senior Product Manager for VR Labs, you will lead Axon’s innovation function for immersive training. VR Labs is where new technologies and ideas are explored, tested, and validated to inform how Axon can continue raising the bar in virtual reality training. You will design and oversee structured experiments, evaluate technical feasibility and training value, and deliver clear recommendations on which concepts are worth advancing.Your work will ensure that Axon continues to explore the most promising opportunities while keeping innovation grounded in real-world impact for public safety professionals. This role is focused on early-stage exploration, with most initiatives remaining experimental in nature. However, some programs may eventually graduate into full in-production products, and you will play a key role in guiding those transitions when they addition to leading Labs initiatives, you will also own TASER Arena, Axon’s VR gaming initiative. TASER Arena has become a widely adopted, gamified way to reinforce TASER fundamentals and introduce agencies to the possibilities of VR training. You will be responsible for its ongoing performance, customer adoption, and ensuring it continues to deliver meaningful value to customers as part of Axon’s VR portfolio.Reports To: Sr Director, Extended RealityDirect Reports: None, individual contributor roleWork Location: This role is based out of our Seattle, WA or Scottsdale, AZ office and follows a hybrid schedule.What you’ll doLead VR Labs by identifying, prototyping, and evaluating new technologies and approaches in immersive trainingEstablish and apply structured methods for assessing technology readiness and customer valuePartner with user research to gather insights from customers and trainees, shaping clear recommendations for future investmentsWork with internal and external development teams to define, build, and iterate on prototypes and proofs-of-conceptCollaborate with user research to conduct qualitative testing and produce reports that inform business decisions on whether to scale, pause, or pivot initiativesBuild and maintain solid relationships with hardware and software partners to expand Axon’s innovation pipelineOwn TASER Arena, Axon’s VR gaming initiative, ensuring it remains an accessible, gamified training experience that drives customer adoption of VRWhat you bring6+ years of Product Management experience, ideally including early-stage innovation or incubationExperience spearheading early-stage innovation, building business cases, and leading prototype efforts in dynamic environmentsComfort with ambiguity: ability to generate hypotheses, design experiments, and pivot based on resultsExperience working with immersive technologies (VR, AR, MR) or adjacent fields (AI, haptics, multiplayer systems)Ability to frame tradeoffs and influence at both strategic and tactical levelsFlexibility to travel domestically and internationally when necessary (Up to 5%)Benefits that benefit youCompetitive salary and 401K with employer matchDiscretionary paid time offRobust parental leave policyAn award-winning office/working environmentRide along with real police officers in real life situations, see them use technology, get inspiredAnd more at /careers/benefitsThe Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 131,250 in the lowest geographic market and USD 210,000 in the highest geographic market.Axon is 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, 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-10-08