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Atlassian

Head of Technical Program Management - Identity

Brisbane, Australia / Remote

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This is a remote position based in Australia or New Zealand. With a sufficient timezone overlap with the team, we're able to hire eligible candidates for this role from any location in Australia and New Zealand.

Your future team

We're hiring the Head of Technical Program Manager for Identity. The Identity team is building a platform and solutions, to enable Atlassian's customers and partners to access the resources and content they are authorised to across all Atlassian products.

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As Head of TPM, you will manage a team of TPM's and bring executive leadership necessary to transform and lead the Identity strategy.

You will demonstrate innovative thinking, collaborative problem-solving skills, as well as a passion for working in a cross-functional environment. This is a unique opportunity to influence important technical decisions across the company. You will work with world-class engineering teams to build central solutions while breaking down technical barriers and strengthening existing systems.

As a member of TPM, you will also help shape the TPM craft, which is still in a formation stage. We envision TPMs to have: strong technical depth, ability to shape product strategy and drive its execution, in close collaboration with engineering partners and stakeholders across numerous crafts and product areas.

  • Managing multiple Technical Program Managers of varying levels, you'll enable the professional career growth of your team members
  • As a senior member of the Identity community, you will drive some of the most complex, cross-divisional initiatives. This could include managing complex dependencies and projects with a broad scope across the company
  • Define a long-term strategy and roadmap for Identity, in close collaboration with engineering counterparts including the Head of Engineering and Senior Engineering Managers.
  • Analyse the current state of Identity, business objectives, customer needs, product adoption inhibitors, and industry trends, including authentication, authorisation, and access control to data in applications
  • Translate strategy and platform/product requirements into technical requirements and solutions, in collaboration with your partner teams and engineering counterparts
  • Streamline the execution of the articulated roadmap, including the scoping and execution of numerous programs, and assign the appropriate leaders for each of them.
  • Drive adoption of your platform across Atlassian products, external partners and customers, partnering with engineering and product teams across the entire company
  • As the business owner for Identity, including the platform, products, programs and customer scenarios, you'll identify any inhibitors, issues, or opportunities, and ensure these are addressed and delegated to the relevant owners


  • 12+ years experience leading software products or platforms, in relevant similar positions such as Technical Program Manager, Engineering Manager or Technical Product Manager
  • 5+ years people management experience
  • Identity domain experience in commercial products catering to Enterprise customers
  • Experience building an Identity solution, including Authorisation and Authentication
  • Experience analysing business priorities, technical customer needs, industry trends and articulating the vision, long-term strategy and roadmap for your domain
  • Able to translate enterprise level customer and product requirements into technical requirements
  • Can understand architecture or technical design, leveraging subject matter expertise and technical depth that you've built in your previous technical software roles
  • Have driven critical, complex programs spanning multiple teams, and have identified and mitigated risks, made trade-off decisions to optimise outcomes, and partnered with engineering counterparts and stakeholders

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Our perks & benefits

Atlassian offers a variety of perks and benefits to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health coverage, paid volunteer days, wellness resources, and so much more. Visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefitsto learn more.

About Atlassian

At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.

We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.

To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh.

Client-provided location(s): Brisbane QLD, Australia; Sydney NSW, Australia; Auckland, New Zealand
Job ID: Atlassian-13113
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • On-Site Gym
    • HSA
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Work-From-Home Stipend
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Holiday Events
    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Founder led
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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