Senior Design Manager, Design Technology

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. This specific role requires a candidate to be based in the Pacific Time zone.

About the Role

As a Senior Design Manager (Design Technology capability), you will establish and grow Atlassian's Design Technology practice, leading a team of Design Technologists who bridge the gap between design and engineering. You are a player-coach-responsible for both people management and hands-on technical leadership-driving the integration of advanced prototyping, AI tooling, and design technology practices across all of Atlassian Design, including the Atlassian Design System. Your work will enable teams to deliver world-class, scalable, and inclusive experiences for millions of users.

You'll join the Atlassian Design System (ADS) leadership team, reporting to the Head of Design for ADS, a multidisciplinary group building the foundational tools, components, and guidelines that power the user experience across all Atlassian apps. The ADS team partners closely with product, engineering, and accessibility experts to create scalable, inclusive, and coherent design solutions at enterprise scale. You'll shape the future of Atlassian's prototyping culture, champion best practices, and accelerate innovation through AI tooling and AI-toolchain workflow improvements for all of Atlassian Design.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and develop the Design Technology practice at Atlassian, setting vision and standards for technical prototyping and design tooling.
• AI literacy applied to prototyping and AI vibe coding tools
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Design Technologists, fostering craft excellence, technical depth, and a culture of innovation.
• Drive adoption and evolution of design technology practices, including advanced prototyping, motion, and AI-led interaction patterns.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders (Design, Product, Engineering) to align design technology strategy with business and product goals.
• Sponsor and refine organizational processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and quality across the design talent lifecycle.
• Champion inclusive design and accessibility, ensuring all solutions leverage and extend Atlassian's design system.
• Lead through change and ambiguity, providing strategic direction and support to your teams.
• Mentor and grow technical craft, supporting career development and upskilling across the design organization.

Qualifications

What Sets This Role Apart at Atlassian

Qualifications

Compensation

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 : $216,900 - $283,175

Zone B : $195,300 - $254,975

Zone C : $180,900 - $236,175

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

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.

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