Director of Sales, Strategic Accounts (southeast)

Axon Axon · Enterprise · Boston, MA · 3013 Sales T1200

Director of Sales, Strategic Accounts for Axon's T1200 segment, focusing on large State & Local Law Enforcement agencies. This role involves leading a sales team, developing go-to-market strategies, driving enterprise agreements, and ensuring forecast accuracy. The position emphasizes selling Axon's full ecosystem, including AI and real-time operations, to transform public safety.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and Develop a High-Performing Sales Team
  2. Own Segment Strategy and Execution
  3. Drive Forecasting, Pipeline, and Operational Rigor
  4. Lead Strategic Deals and Customer Relationships
  5. Partner Cross-Functionally to Scale Impact

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise or strategic sales, with at least 5+ years leading frontline sales teams.
  • Proven success leading high-performing sales teams in complex, multi-product environments (SaaS, hardware + software, or public sector technology strongly preferred).
  • Experience selling to public sector / SLED, ideally State & Local Law Enforcement or adjacent public safety markets.
  • Demonstrated ability to: Exceed multi-million-dollar bookings and revenue targets through team leadership
  • Demonstrated ability to: Guide teams through long, complex sales cycles with multiple stakeholders and formal procurement
  • Demonstrated ability to: Structure multi-year, multi-product agreements that balance customer outcomes and Axon’s growth
  • Strong operational discipline: expert in pipeline management, forecasting, and territory planning.
  • Excellent executive presence and communication skills—comfortable presenting to C-level, elected officials, command staff, and Axon executives.
  • High learning agility with the ability to quickly understand and coach others on Axon’s full technology ecosystem.
  • Deep alignment with Axon’s mission to protect life, capture truth, and accelerate justice; genuine empathy for the challenges facing law enforcement and communities today.

Nice to have

  • Must live within an hour of a major airport and on the road 40-60% of time.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI and real-time operations offerings as core to the Axon value proposition