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Atlassian

Principal Product Manager, UI Platform (Atlassian Design System)

San Francisco, CA / Remote

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..

Atlassian products are used and loved by millions of users worldwide to drive innovation - be it outstanding software, electric cars, spaceships or robotic surgeries. Atlassian fuels the world's best teams to build products better and faster with world-class products like Jira, Trello, Confluence, Bitbucket and more.The UI Platform organisation makes it easy for Atlassian teams and ecosystem partners to ship user interfaces. We do that by offering the components, infrastructure, and best-practices for teams to ship high-quality web apps.

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In this Principal Product Manager role, you will lead the Atlassian Design System offering. Atlassian Design System is a collection of principles, methodologies, and tools for content, design, and front-end code. These visual and conceptual standards form a language that empowers teams to craft harmonious Atlassian experiences.You will inspire and lead the teams in the Design System group, define the vision & strategy, analyse customer needs, and prioritise features and improvements. You will partner with engineering and design to form a leadership triad. Your mission will be to make a world-class design system.If you tick a couple of the below boxes, great ! Throw your hat in the ring and we can go from there.

What you'll do

  • Transform the Atlassian Design System vision into a product strategy and execution roadmap, supporting both internal and external developers and designers
  • Set and achieve key performance metrics and OKRs that define a successful design system
  • Evangelise and advocate for the Atlassian Design System to enable consistent experiences, reuse and efficient design and development across Atlassian & External developers and designers
  • Stay informed of the latest design systems thinking, engaging with the wider community and bringing valuable findings back to the team

Your Background

  • 10+ years of product management experience with previous experience leading a Design System
  • A track record for defining and executing Platform strategies that create business and customer value
  • Ability to quantitatively and qualitatively understand complex problems, prioritize business and customer needs
  • Experience with geographically distributed teams
  • Excel in an environment where the topics and tasks are varied and you have to move quickly and learn fast
  • A passion for raising the product craft bar and driving best practices throughout the company

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:

Zone A: $190,400 - $253,800

Zone B: $171,400 - $228,500

Zone C: $158,000 - $210,700

This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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

Client-provided location(s): San Francisco, CA, USA; Sydney NSW, Australia; Auckland, New Zealand
Job ID: Atlassian-12530
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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