Principal Technical Program Manager - Trust

Overview

Working at Atlassian

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Responsibilities

Own portfolio-level trust outcomes: Set strategic direction and drive a multi-year portfolio across Security, Compliance, GRC and Privacy, tying company priorities to clear executive decisions

Lead cross-functional delivery: Orchestrate execution across Trust Engineering, Product, Platform, Legal, GRC, and IT, managing dependencies, technical risks, and organizational trade-offs

Drive secure-by-default engineering : Lead initiatives to embed automated security controls, trusted AI-native SDLC, software supply chain defenses, and continuous vulnerability monitoring into developer workflows

Enable regulated market access : Drive technical readiness and authorizations to operate in regulated environments (such as FedRAMP and regional certifications) to meet market commitments

Turn ambiguity into clarity: Structure complex technical and governance challenges, establish effective decision forums, and align cross-functional leaders

Influence executive leadership : Partner closely with C-level executives, providing fact-based risk insights, escalating blockers, and driving critical decisions to closure

Establish durable mechanisms : Build scalable frameworks for risk prioritization, dependency management, compliance evidence pipelines, and security reviews

Measure impact and risk reduction : Define metrics to track security posture improvements, vulnerability reduction, audit readiness, and overall business value

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.

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.

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

Pay Ranges

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 : $204,300 - $266,725

Zone B : $183,870 - $240,053

Zone C : $169,569 - $221,382

Qualifications

Qualifications

12+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering leadership, or security architecture in large cloud or SaaS environments

Proven portfolio-level scope leading multi-team, company-wide security, infrastructure or compliance initiatives over multiple years

Deep domain knowledge across cybersecurity, risk management, cloud security architecture, threat modeling, AI-native SDLC, vulnerability management, and GRC frameworks

Proven delivery of complex technical transformations such as software supply chain security, automated security controls, identity governance or authorizations to operate in regulated environments

Strong executive communication, synthesizing complex technical, legal, and risk scenarios into clear trade-offs and decisions

Ability to influence and align engineering, product, legal, and GRC teams without direct authority

Systems thinking with experience designing and scaling operational frameworks, governance rhythms, and dependency tracking globally

Data-driven decision making using telemetry and risk metrics to guide trade-offs and demonstrate measurable risk reduction

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, Business, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred qualifications

Experience with AI security, trusted AI deployments, adversarial threat defense, or security automation in cloud-native environments

Direct experience leading FedRAMP, DoD IL4/IL5, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or major privacy compliance programs at enterprise scale

Experience scaling software supply chain security, including SBOMs, artifact provenance, and package hardening

Experience partnering directly with C-level executives, CISO, CTrO, and senior engineering leaders in high-stakes environments

Proven track record of building and scaling TPM operating models or communities of practice across engineering organizations

Background in data analytics and security telemetry, translating complex data into actionable leadership insights

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

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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.

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