Senior Technical Program Manager - Accessibility
Atlassian
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Job summary
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in technical program management, particularly focused on accessibility.
- Strong understanding of accessibility standards and regulations.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a tech environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategy and execution of accessibility programs across products.
- Develop processes for tracking compliance with accessibility standards.
- Collaborate with various teams to improve accessibility.
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Job description
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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.
Atlassian’s Accessibility Team is dedicated to making every Atlassian experience accessible for people living with disabilities. We are building an Accessibility Center of Excellence to elevate disability awareness, provide training and guidance, and drive accessibility best practices across all Atlassian products and teams.
As a Senior Technical Program Manager - Accessibility, you will lead cross‑functional programs to ensure Atlassian’s products and services meet or exceed accessibility standards. You will partner with engineering, design, product, and compliance teams to drive accessibility initiatives, manage governance and reporting, and foster a culture of inclusion and continuous improvement.
- Lead Accessibility Programs: Drive the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of accessibility programs across Atlassian’s product portfolio.
- Governance & Compliance: Develop and manage processes for measuring and tracking compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Stakeholder Partnership: Collaborate with engineering, design, QA, product, and compliance teams to prioritize and deliver accessibility improvements.
- Program Management: Build and maintain program roadmaps, manage dependencies, risks, and change, and ensure timely delivery of accessibility outcomes.
- Reporting & Communication: Establish and maintain reporting mechanisms, scorecards, and quarterly updates for leadership and external stakeholders.
- Education & Advocacy: Provide training, guidance, and coaching to teams; promote accessibility best practices and foster a culture of inclusion.
- Customer Engagement: Support customer‑facing teams in addressing accessibility issues and building trusted relationships with the disability community.
- 7+ years of technical program management experience, with a strong background in accessibility, product development, or related fields.
- Deep understanding of accessibility standards, laws, and regulations.
- Experience leading large‑scale, cross‑functional programs in a technology environment.
- Strong technical aptitude and ability to translate accessibility requirements into actionable plans for engineering and design teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing at all levels of the organization.
- Analytical, data‑driven, and comfortable with ambiguity and change.
- Passionate about building inclusive products and empowering teams to deliver accessible experiences.
- Accessibility certification (e.g., IAAP CPACC, WAS, or comparable).
- Experience with assistive technologies and accessibility testing tools.
- Experience working in a distributed, global organization.
- Be part of a mission‑driven team making a real impact for millions of users.
- Work with passionate accessibility experts and advocates.
- Flexible, remote‑first work environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and leadership in accessibility.
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: $171,900 - $224,425
- Zone B: $154,800 - $202,100
- Zone C: $143,100 - $186,825
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
- 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.
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.
Mid‑Senior level
Full‑time
Project Management and Information Technology
Software Development
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