Atlassian Platform Lead

The Team

This role is part of the Corporate Platforms & Technology Partnering team consisting of multiple technical platform management teams including ERP and Service Management technology alongside a Technology Partnering team. You will work closely with the Atlassian Solution Specialist providing leadership and strategic direction while collaborating across teams to deliver enterprise-wide platform capabilities.

The Role

The Atlassian Platform Lead will provide strategic and technical leadership for SEEKs Atlassian ecosystem leading solutions across the platform while creating and managing product roadmaps aligned with business goals. You will build and maintain critical stakeholder relationships using effective change management and strategic communication to deliver platform capabilities that drive value and exception user experiences. This role ensures operational excellence while maintaining platform health across the entire Atlassian environment.

This role is accountable for establishing and enforcing platform standards minimizing technical debt and maintaining a clean well-governed platform architecture. Youll balance strategic product vision with operational discipline ensuring that platform enhancements are delivered sustainably while maintaining high standards of performance security and user experience.

This role requires a strong leadership presence to guide technical direction mentor technical specialists and drive cross-functional collaboration in a geographically dispersed environment while ensuring the Atlassian platform delivers maximum business value.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership and Product Direction

• Develop and execute strategic roadmaps for SEEKs Atlassian platform ecosystem
• Lead technical visioning and architectural decisions for complex Atlassian implementations
• Establish platform governance frameworks standards and best practices

Stakeholder Engagement and Business Enablement

• Build strategic relationships with senior leadership and key business stakeholders
• Lead cross-functional workshops to identify optimisation opportunities
• Champion platform adoption through training sessions and user community engagement

Technical Leadership and Product Management

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to team members
• Lead design and architecture of advanced Atlassian solutions
• Manage product backlogs and drive agile sprint cycles to ensure smooth delivery

Platform Operations and Risk Management

• Ensure operational excellence and platform health through continuous monitoring and optimisation
• Manage technical risk evaluation and implement mitigation strategies
• Oversee platform security compliance and risk management practices

Performance Management and Vendor Relations

• Monitor and analyse user experience metrics and platform utilisation
• Provide regular reporting to senior leadership on platform performance
• Manage vendor relationships with Atlassian and third-party providers

Qualifications :

Skills and experience 

• 5 years of demonstrated leadership experience in enterprise Atlassian platform management and strategic implementation
• Proven track record of developing and executing technology roadmaps and strategic initiatives in complex organisational environments
• Advanced expertise in Atlassian Cloud architecture enterprise integrations and complex workflow design across Jira Confluence and Advanced Roadmaps
• Strong experience in stakeholder management and executive communication with ability to influence decision-making at senior levels
• Basic scripting skills and experience with the Atlassian API
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and mentorship
• Experience in estimation prioritisation road mapping and continuous delivery of enterprise platform initiatives

Additional Information :

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners
• SEEK is committed to operating sustainably certified carbon neutral for its business operations (through Climate Active) purchasing renewable energy for our office and working-from-home emissions and a target for net zero by 2030. 
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year

At SEEK we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences especially as they relate to gender sexual identity culture faith disability and life stages. If you have the skills curiosity and an adaptable mindset but dont meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time