Principal Product Designer

Principal Product Designer - Administration role at Atlassian Overview Are you a systems thinker who can design at scale and simplify complexity for users? Do you hold a high bar for visual design, ensuring cohesion, consistency, and personality in every UX/UI pattern? Are you ready to lead initiatives with cross‑functional teams and shape the future of administration experiences for the smallest startup to the largest enterprise? If so, Atlassian is looking for a Principal Product Designer to drive innovation and excellence in Atlassian Administration. This role will impact how administrators manage user accounts, app & data lifecycles, security, compliance, and more. Atlassian Administration is core to the success of our platform and enterprise products. By joining this team, you’ll help influence long‑term architectural decisions and set the direction for seamless, cohesive user experiences. You’ll also collaborate with a global network of over 600 designers, sharing best practices and contributing to a culture of design excellence. 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. Responsibilities Drive systems design thinking across Atlassian Administration, iterating on our conceptual model to simplify complex workflows and improve the consistency, scalability, and personality of UX/UI patterns. Maintain a high visual design bar by crafting cohesive, visually engaging designs that balance function with form, using grids, layouts, and advanced compositions to create delightful user experiences. Lead cross‑functional collaboration with product managers, engineers, and designers to identify and solve customer pain points, aligning user needs with business priorities across Atlassian. Coach and mentor junior and mid‑level designers, offering actionable feedback and fostering growth in their craft and confidence in their contributions. Translate product strategies into narratives with actionable goals, clearly communicating design intentions and ensuring alignment with team OKRs, customer outcomes, and broader organizational objectives. Advocate inclusivity in all design work, championing standards and best practices across the organization. Balance leadership and hands‑on execution by driving your own strategic initiatives while ensuring the successful delivery of high‑quality designs through other team members. Use design research and data insights to inform and validate your work, setting up iterative testing processes to continuously refine and improve designs. Qualifications 12+ years of product design experience, with a focus on complex systems, enterprise SaaS, or scalable design solutions. Deep expertise in systems design thinking, with a proven track record of creating and extending scalable design, models, patterns, and frameworks across organizational boundaries. Excellent problem‑solving and analytical thinking skills; using research, data insights, and design thinking to drive user‑centered outcomes. Exceptional skill in employing storytelling and design to bring clarity to complex and abstract topics when communicating with stakeholders. Strong knowledge of visual design principles, including grids, layout, typography, and composition, and the ability to create cohesive, visually engaging designs. Experience collaborating with engineering teams to align design with architecture, informing technical decisions that enhance the user experience. Proficiency in design tools like Figma and prototyping software, with the ability to co‑design and iterate with cross‑functional teams. Excellent facilitation, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across product, engineering, and design. A track record of coaching and mentoring designers to raise craft quality and foster a growth mindset. Familiarity with design systems, experience contributing to their evolution and scaling within a complex organization. Bonus: Large Scale Enterprise SaaS companies with relevant Administration Experience. 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/perksandbenefits to 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. Job Details Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology Industry: Software Development Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia #J-18808-Ljbffr