Principal Product Designer, DX — Remote

Atlassian; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 184,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlassian is seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead DX design globally, influencing strategy, and guiding the team from research through production. You will shape how engineers, product, and customers interact with complex data, balancing analytics with self‑service exploration.

The role emphasizes AI‑enabled workflows, scalable design systems, and cross‑functional leadership. You will partner with senior leaders, drive end‑to‑end experiences, and mentor designers while delivering

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product design experience, including ownership of complex, cross‑functional initiatives.
• Deep experience designing data‑rich B2B SaaS products, particularly reporting or analytics experiences that balance opinionated guidance with flexible self‑service exploration.
• Exceptional interaction design, information architecture, visual design, data visualization, accessibility, and systems‑thinking skills, with experience applying or extending design systems across complex products.
• The ability to simplify complex data and technical concepts without sacrificing analytical depth or trust.
• Strong product judgment and experience influencing strategy, roadmaps, and priorities—not only delivering design artifacts.
• Experience leading research and translating qualitative and quantitative evidence into product direction.
• Demonstrated use of AI throughout the design process—from research and prototyping through code and iteration—paired with strong judgment about where AI should change the customer experience and where it shouldn’t.
• The ability to move quickly, make pragmatic trade‑offs, and maintain a high quality bar with lightweight process.
• Principal‑level influence: creating clarity amid ambiguity, aligning senior partners, and guiding designers without reporting authority.
• Clear written and verbal communication across technical, product, customer‑facing, and executive audiences.
• Additional experience with developer tools, conversational and agentic AI products, or hands‑on front‑end development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set the end‑to‑end experience vision for DX, creating coherence across product surfaces and customer journeys while aligning with the broader Atlassian product ecosystem.
• Partner with the Head of Product and Head of Engineering to shape product strategy, roadmap priorities, and the backlog.
• Turn complex engineering data into coherent, persona‑ and jobs‑to‑be‑done‑based experiences through information architecture, interaction design, data visualization, and analytical workflows.
• Lead customer research and involve Product and Engineering so teams develop a shared understanding of customer needs.
• Lead high‑impact work from customer discovery and problem framing through implementation, QA, and post‑launch iteration.
• Use AI‑native workflows and code to make design intent concrete through working prototypes, contribute directly to production, and iterate based on live usage.

Skills

Product design

Cross-functional ownership

Data visualization

AI in design

Strategic influence

Research leadership

Communication skills

Tools

Design systems

Job description

Atlassian is seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead DX design globally, influencing strategy, and guiding the team from research through production. You will shape how engineers, product, and customers interact with complex data, balancing analytics with self‑service exploration.

The role emphasizes AI‑enabled workflows, scalable design systems, and cross‑functional leadership. You will partner with senior leaders, drive end‑to‑end experiences, and mentor designers while delivering