Working at Atlassian

Atlassians can choose where they work whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

Your future team

Are you a systems thinker who can design at scale and simplify complexity for users? Do you hold a high bar for visual design, ensuring cohesion, consistency, and personality in every UX/UI pattern? Are you ready to lead initiatives with cross-functional teams and shape the future of enterprise experiences? If so, Atlassian is looking for a Principal Product Designer to drive innovation and excellence in Atlassian Administration. This role will impact how administrators manage user accounts, app & product lifecycles, security, compliance settings, and more.

• Influence long-term architecture decisions by collaborating with PM and engineering to understand technical constraints and opportunities. This ensures a scalable, user-centred approach to designing systems and workflows.
• Drive systems design thinking across Atlassian Administration, iterating on our conceptual model to simplify complex workflows and improve the consistency, scalability, and personality of UX/UI patterns.
• Maintain a high visual design bar by crafting cohesive, visually engaging designs that balance function with form, using grids, layouts, and advanced compositions to create delightful user experiences.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with product managers, engineers, and designers to identify and solve customer pain points, aligning user needs with business priorities across Atlassian.
• Coach and mentor designers at all levels, offering actionable feedback and fostering growth in their craft and confidence in their contributions.
• Translate product strategies into narratives with actionable goals, clearly communicating design intentions and ensuring alignment with team OKRs, customer outcomes, and broader organizational objectives.
• Advocate inclusivity in all design work, championing standards and best practices across the organization.
• Balance leadership and hands-on execution by driving your own strategic initiatives while ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality designs through other team members.
• Use design research and data insights to inform and validate your work, setting up iterative testing processes to continuously refine and improve designs.

• 12+ years of product design experience, with a focus on complex systems, enterprise SaaS, or scalable design solutions.
• Exceptional skill in simplifying complexity and employing storytelling and design to engage stakeholders.
• Deep expertise in systems design thinking, with a proven track record of creating and extending scalable design patterns and frameworks beyond org boundaries.
• Strong knowledge of visual design principles, including grids, layout, typography, and composition, and the ability to create cohesive, visually engaging designs.
• Experience collaborating with engineering teams to align design with architecture, informing technical decisions that enhance the user experience.
• Proficiency in tools like Figma, Sketch, and prototyping software, with the ability to co-design and iterate with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across product, engineering, and design.
• A track record of coaching and mentoring designers to raise craft quality and foster a growth mindset.
• Familiarity with design systems, and experience contributing to their evolution and scaling within a complex organization.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills, with experience using research, data insights, and design thinking to drive user-centered outcomes.
• Bonus: Large Scale Enterprise SaaS companies with relevant Administration Experience.