Director, Global Credit and Collections

Axon is on a mission to Protect Life, seeking a strategic Director of Global Credit and Collections to lead worldwide credit risk and order to cash operations. This leadership role involves shaping global credit strategy, driving organizational transformation over cash collections, and collaborating cross-functionally to enhance customer invoicing experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Gain a deep understanding of customer quotes, orders, contracts, revenue and billing schedules, and the unique variety of solutions Axon offers its customers
• Partner with key stakeholders to implement internal controls and processes to drive accurate billing for customers based on their unique requirements
• Help lead the delivery of process and technology enhancements, working cross-functionally to identify and recommend optimal solutions
• Define and deliver change management programs to stakeholders, helping ensure minimal business disruption as process and technology changes are implemented, and that roles and responsibilities are clearly defined
• Partner with IT teams to design, test and implement proposed technology changes which aid in more effective and efficient credit review and invoicing / collection processes
• Help set priorities for teams engaged in Axon’s opportunity to cash transformation programs
• Ensure customer facing teams operate with the appropriate level of empathy and support of customer needs
• Own and drive standard reporting on key metrics, including cash forecasts, DSO, AR aging targets and bad debt expense
• Partner with IT and systems teams to lead ERP and Order to Cash platform enhancements
• Oversee escalated collections strategies for high-value or complex customer accounts, including customer payment plan negotiations, dunning processes where applicable
• Partner with Treasury and FP&A on cash flow forecasting and working capital reporting
• Champion automation and technology investments to modernize collections workflows globally
• Establish and govern global credit policies, risk frameworks, and approval authority
• Oversee portfolio-level credit risk analysis, including exposure concentration, industry trends, and macroeconomic factors
• Drive adoption of advanced credit risk tools, scoring models, and data analytics to improve decision-making
• Support automation of customer opportunity and quote approvals with global credit risk insights
• Manage vendor relationships with credit rating agencies
• Present AR performance, risk metrics, and strategic initiatives to leadership
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations across all jurisdictions
• Establish and maintain a robust internal control environment; lead audit readiness for receivables and credit risk areas
• Build and manage executive-level dashboards tracking DSO, cash collection targets, bad debt reserves, and collection effectiveness