Design Manager, Confluence Core Experiences

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. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.

Responsibilities

Your future team

Atlassian’s second flagship product, Confluence, is evolving into a connected knowledge workspace for all teams. As part of this evolution, we’re looking for a design leader who can look beyond the Confluence page in order to enable new kinds of collaborative work. This leader will bring a new look to our end to end experience across Confluence, unlocking a seamless experience for our customers. As a Design Manager, you will lead a team of product and content designers, while partnering with cross-functional leaders to deliver in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be responsible for the Content Lifecycle team’s experience strategy and vision, as well as the delivery of high-quality design work that delivers on business outcomes.

If you want to help define the future of Confluence, this is the team for you.

As a Design Manager, you'll:

• Manage a team of product and content designers, helping them to do the best work of their lives

• Lead complex, high-impact initiatives that raise the quality bar for new and existing customers

• Partner with a range of cross-functional teams (including Engineering, Product Management, Research, Marketing, and Data Science) across our Atlassian product portfolio

• Collaborate closely with our platform teams to deliver innovative, cohesive end-to-end experiences

• Champion the design craft and help shape our processes, practices, and culture

• Be a part of the growing and thriving Atlassian Design team

The ideal candidate will bring:

• 8+ years of product design-related experience, ideally including 2+ years of management experience

• A demonstrated passion for high-quality design and customer experiences

• Craft expertise in interaction design, prototyping, content design, or visual design

• Hands-on experience improving the work of those around you, as either a manager or design mentor

• The ability to drive a user-centered design process that consistently leads to quality outcomes

• Confidence in presenting work and getting others on board with a chosen design direction

• A proven track record of effective collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams

• Strong communication, systems thinking, and cross-functional collaboration skills that you demonstrate …