Chief Of Staff / Technical Advisor

Atlassian; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 236,000 - 308,000; Full time

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Job summary

Atlassian looks for a Technical Advisor (P70) to partner with M100 Engineering Leadership. You will operate at a department-level scope, evaluating complex architectures and driving cross-organizational alignment to optimize the engineering rhythm of business.

The role sits within the Engineering organization, spanning Engineering, Architecture, Product Management, and Design to translate executive priorities into durable technical outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, distributed systems architecture, or technical program management.
• Proven P70-level scope leading cross-organizational initiatives.
• Hands-on software credibility with code, system flows, and microservices trade-offs.
• Experience advising senior executives and multi-disciplinary teams as a trusted partner.
• Strong ability to connect high-level strategy to execution and track delivery health.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with M100 leaders to evaluate high-stakes technical proposals, RFCs, and architectural trade-offs.
• Drive alignment and unblock complex technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams without direct line authority.
• Define and run department-level operational rhythms, including OKR tracking, milestone reviews, and executive briefing synthesis.
• Identify systemic risks, platform debt, and reliability bottlenecks; drive architectural remediations.
• Synthesize complex technical dilemmas into crisp decision-ready frames for exec forums and board discussions.
• Champion developer productivity, engineering standards, and platform modernization across the department.

Skills

10+ years experience

P70-level scope

Deep technical acumen

Executive partner presence

Strategic program execution

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a Technical Advisor (P70) to partner directly with our M100 Engineering Leadership.

As a P70 individual contributor, you operate across a department-level scope. You will serve as an intellectual sparring partner and trusted advisor to the engineering executive, evaluating complex technical architecture, driving cross-organizational alignment, and optimizing the engineering rhythm of business.

Your Future Org & TeamThe Engineering organization builds and scales the foundational platforms and products that power teamwork for hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide. Our teams operate across distributed multi-cloud architectures, enterprise-grade security and governance, and agent-native AI platformsSitting directly within the Enterprise Foundation leadership office, you will operate at the intersection of Engineering, Architecture, Product Management, and Design to ensure executive priorities translate into durable technical outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Strategic & Technical Advisory: Partner closely with M100 leaders to evaluate high-stakes technical proposals, RFCs, and architectural trade-offs across distributed systems

• Cross-Department Influence: Drive alignment and unblock complex technical initiatives across multiple M60/M70 engineering teams without direct line authority

• Rhythm of Business & Operational Rigor: Define and run department-level operational rhythms, including OKR tracking, strategic milestone reviews, and executive briefing synthesis

• Incident & Technical Health Governance: Partner with technical leads to identify systemic operational risks, platform debt, and reliability bottlenecks, ensuring follow-through on architectural remediations

• Executive Communication & Integration: Synthesize complex technical dilemmas into crisp, decision-ready frameworks for executive forums and board-level discussions

• Engineering Excellence: Champion developer productivity, engineering standards, and platform modernization across the broader department

Must-Haves

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, distributed systems architecture, or technical program management operating at scale

• Demonstrated P70-level scope: Proven track record of leading cross-organizational initiatives where business, product, and technical strategies are ambiguous or undefined

• Deep technical acumen: Hands‑on software credibility with the ability to dive into code, system flows, microservices architecture, and technical trade-offs (e.g., consistency vs. latency, debt vs. velocity)

• Executive partner presence: Exceptional communication and framing skills, with experience acting as a trusted advisor to senior executives and multi‑disciplinary teams

• Strategic program execution: Strong ability to connect high‑level strategy to execution, tracking delivery health across distributed teams

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior experience in a Chief of Staff, Technical Advisor, or Principal TPM capacity within an enterprise SaaS engineering org

• Experience with large‑scale cloud transformations, developer platform ecosystems, or AI/ML‑native architecture

• Active participation in industry architecture forums, thought leadership, or open‑source communities

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate’s skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.

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.

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

Pay Ranges

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: $235,800 - $307,850

Zone B: $212,220 - $277,065

Zone C: $195,714 - $255,516

Qualifications

Benefits & Perks

Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.

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.

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