[Atlassian] Head of UX Design, JIRA

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Head of UX Design, JIRA
Location:	Sydney
Job Code:	QHP-611
# of openings:	1
Description
Do you have the drive to move the experience of JIRA to the next level? Do you feel passionate about making your team better by providing support and guidance to your teammates in constructive ways that inspire, energize, and increase the quality of work they are doing? We're looking for a very special Head of Design who wants the responsibility of defining, leading and executing the design strategy for JIRA, our flagship product. JIRA is used by over 25,000 companies and millions of users worldwide. You'll shape the product strategy and design, team structure and design process. You'll also be contributing to the broader growth and company culture of Atlassian. Being a designer at Atlassian Designers at Atlassian are responsible for the complete user experience, from early stage research and ideation, through implementation and iteration based on key success metrics. We're dedicated to agile methodology and are believers in 'lean', which means we despise documentation for documentation's sake. We are extremely self-driven, and do our very best at all times to validate assumptions about our users with various types of testing. We are not looking for designers who just want to concentrate on one skill in design, such as user research or visual design – we need you to be eager to deliver across the entirety of the design process. We expect you to be really good in at least one design-focused skill. And while you'll be so good at this that you can teach the rest of us what you know, you also have to be interested to improve in many other skills, and humble enough to always reach out to learn more. The way we design Atlassian values: We deeply believe in the Atlassian values. You'll be surprised by how important these are, and by how often they will be quoted to you. Do your homework: When you work on something, it's up to you to do the research. You need to be able to look at competitors, talk to people in the company, talk to our users and to people who've never heard of us before. All the time. Gut: At some point, you will be faced with decisions, and no amount of research will be able to help you. At such points, we believe it is absolutely valid to trust your gut. Simplify: We work on tools, and the best tools are simple. It doesn't mean that they have to be boring, but they have to be easy to grasp and easy to use. So design, then simplify, and then simplify some more. Everybody can design: We do not have a monopoly on design, and we act accordingly. Many in Atlassian have a great sense of design, and instead of trying to beat them into submission, we educate them to be able to make better decisions for themselves. You make the call, you own it: If you feel a decision needs to be made, make it, and then see where it takes you. It's important that you then own the decision and monitor it, and admit failure as enthusiastically as you claim victory. The Head of Design, JIRA role The Head of Design role is part of the global Design leadership team and the JIRA leadership team. This role is challenging, ever-changing, rewarding, and vital for our company strategy. You will need genuine design management abilities and sublime people management skills. Your most important function is to inspire your teams to build better products. You'll do this by combining your charming and pragmatic personality with your constant drive to understand, question and improve the experiences for our users. The main purposes of the role are to: Grow, lead and manage the JIRA design team   Work with your team to take responsibility for all parts of the design, e.g. user research and usability testing, driving the design vision, design process and decisions, detailed interaction design, pixel perfect quality assurance, and seeing features and improvements through to release   Shape how your team works. We strive to follow a lean UX practice, so we count on everyone to continuously improve how we deliver our work   Define, lead and execute the design strategy for JIRA – help us set the next standard for work place productivity and collaboration   We're expecting you to bring 10+ years of hands-on professional experience as a designer and 5+ years of experience leading and managing a team. You enjoy leading people, but have the urge to get your hands back into the design from time to time. You're a no-bullshit communicator who listens carefully and communicates clearly. You strive for simplicity on the far side of complexity and you have a track record of shipping simple and beautiful products. Come join our team in Sydney - Atlassian can provide relocation assistance. Want to learn more about the design team? Watch our team video: Atlassian Design.

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