Business Solutions Architect: Finance Systems

About Axon

Axon is on a mission to Protect Life, focusing on critical safety and justice issues through an ecosystem of devices and cloud software.

Join Axon's Business Solutions team as a Business Solutions Architect / Product Manager for the Finance Systems portfolio. You will own delivery and ongoing product management for critical finance platforms, including close, consolidation, revenue recognition, compliance, and financial reporting.

In the near term, you will lead two high-visibility initiatives: the implementation of the Finance & Accounting Consolidation platform and a major Rev Stream upgrade. Over time you will operate as product owner for assigned finance systems, shaping roadmaps, prioritizing investments, and ensuring measurable business outcomes across Finance.

Key partners include Finance, Accounting, Revenue Operations, Tax, IT, Engineering, and Enterprise Architecture. You own what gets delivered and why; technical teams own how it is built.

Seattle, WA office (hybrid: onsite Tue-Fri, remote Mon).

Director, BSA

• Serve as the Product Manager and Delivery Lead for Axon's Finance Technology ecosystem.
• Lead end-to-end implementation and modernization of Finance Systems, including requirements analysis, solution design, technical roadmap, platform configuration, data migration, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Own the Finance & Accounting Consolidation platform implementation, including business process design, financial data modeling, hierarchy management, integration requirements, security model definition, and system adoption.
• Drive technical delivery of Rev Stream upgrades and revenue system enhancements, ensuring compliance with ASC 606 revenue recognition and integration with ERP and reporting.
• Translate complex accounting, finance, tax, and regulatory requirements into functional specifications, technical requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans.
• Partner with Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Data Engineering, and vendors to design scalable solutions, manage technical dependencies, and ensure performance and reliability.
• Lead UAT, SIT, release management, cutover planning, and production deployment.
• Evaluate system architecture and integration patterns to support long-term scalability and maintainability.
• Embed GAAP, statutory reporting, tax, Pillar 2, consolidation, and revenue recognition requirements into designs, data structures, controls, and reporting frameworks.

• Serve as Product Owner for assigned Finance Systems, accountable for roadmap prioritization, platform strategy, system health, and ongoing optimization.
• Establish governance processes for finance master data, chart of accounts structures, financial hierarchies, metadata management, security roles, and data quality controls.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects and Engineering teams to define integration strategies, API requirements, data flows, and technical architecture decisions across finance platforms.
• Drive enterprise-wide data governance initiatives supporting financial reporting accuracy, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.
• Define and monitor system KPIs including performance, scalability, adoption, data integrity, and operational efficiency metrics.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities leveraging workflow technologies, business rules engines, integrations, and analytics platforms to improve efficiency and controls.
• Support technical troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and resolution of complex finance system issues.
• Communicate technical recommendations, implementation strategies, risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs to Finance, IT, and executive leadership.

• Bachelor's or Master's in Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Engineering, or related field, or foreign equivalent.
• 8+ years experience in Finance Systems, Enterprise Applications, Product Management, ERP/EPM implementations, Business Systems, or related technical disciplines.
• Deep expertise in financial close,…