Principal Program Manager, Growth

$172,800 - $255,900/Yr

Atlassian - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Francisco, CA

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Principal Program Manager at Atlassian will play a crucial role in shaping the Program Management organization as a senior individual contributor. This position focuses on managing a critical Growth portfolio, collaborating closely with product, design, and engineering leaders to ensure successful program outcomes. The role requires a deep understanding of business strategy and the ability to align technical teams to accelerate program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of work in the Platform pillar in Growth, including specific end-to-end programs and managing an intake process.
• Manage high-volume and high-complexity dependencies and risks between teams by aligning partners and escalating issues as necessary.
• Report on success metrics for programs, including identifying and communicating major risks.
• Partner with the leadership team on product and delivery strategy.
• Guide, facilitate, and close technical discussions to unblock program outcomes.
• Apply technical understanding to support and negotiate delivery timelines.
• Advocate for change in program management and deliver best practices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of program leadership experience on software teams as a Program Manager.
• Experience leading projects spanning multiple teams in multiple timezones.
• Ability to create and hold accountability for project schedules.
• Skill in making critical decisions quickly to keep projects on track.
• Experience in tracking and managing risks and dependencies.
• Strong communication skills to engage with teams and partners.
• Collaborative approach to evolve standards, engineering processes, and developer productivity tools.
• Experience using metrics to improve software development processes for cloud/SaaS teams.
• Experience working with experimentation teams, specifically A/B testing.
• Foundational technical knowledge to work effectively with engineering teams.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid volunteer days
• Wellness resources