Head of Supplier & GTM, Commercial Legal

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

We are looking for a talented attorney and leader to join our growing Commercial & Global Business Operations (GBO) Legal Team to lead our newly combined Supplier Legal and Go-To-Market (GTM) Legal sub-teams. In this role you will work with leaders across the Legal department and business to shape and drive our efforts to accelerate our customers' journey to the cloud. At the same time, you will be the thought leader who sets the course and helps implement innovation in all aspects of how we provide legal support for our commercial endeavors, to help Atlassian scale and continue its 🚀growth. Are you a curious, agile and forward-looking builder excited about the opportunity to effect change and grow your career in a dynamic and values-oriented environment? Then you might be the person we're looking for!

This position will report directly to the Deputy General Counsel, Commercial & Global Business Operations Legal Team.

In this role, you'll get to:

• Lead the newly-merged Commercial Legal Supplier & GTM teams. As leader, you’ll be responsible for overseeing legal support for all commercial negotiations for inbound licensing and purchasing, as well as the full range of commercial legal counseling and support associated with our managing our supply chain and preparing our products and services for market. You will partner closely with the Head of Product Counsel and other Legal leaders, as well as an array of cross-functional business leaders including those in Procurement, Growth, Marketplace, Ecosystems, Pricing & Packaging, Commerce, Trust & Security, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Finance.

• Manage a team of 6+ seasoned legal professionals, consisting of commercial counsel, contract managers, and compliance professionals. Alongside managing and developing your team, your responsibilities will entail budget management, coordination of external counsel, goal setting, and organizational planning for delivering efficient, scalable legal support for Atlassian’s rapidly growing and evolving business.

• Partner closely with Legal team and business stakeholders, to develop and implement the resources (templates, playbooks, training, tools, and team plays) that empower the Supplier and GTM team to deliver world-class support, including the use of AI, automation and data analytics in our ways of working.

• Set a course and lead key projects on behalf of the Legal team that support our cloud transformation efforts, from initial brainstorming and engagement of stakeholders through building project roadmaps, change management, execution, and measuring and communicating successes and ROI.

• Serve on the leadership team for the Commercial & GBO Legal Team, participating in all facets of team planning, including building out long-term growth plans, setting team OKRs, and managing strategic priorities.

About you:

• You are a broad-based business attorney with substantial commercial and contract law experience, strong business acumen, and a pragmatic approach focused on delivering business-oriented results.

• You are highly curious and a quick learner, who thrives in ambiguous, complex, challenging and/or changing environments.

• You have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, and are able to work effectively with, and gain the respect of, stakeholders at all levels.

• You are a strong collaborator, and use your collaboration and communication skills to inspire change across teams.

• You have demonstrated excellent leadership, along with superior organizational and communication skills, in leading teams and programs to deliver successful outcomes.

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment, operate with a sense of urgency, and can ruthlessly prioritize when needed.

• You take ownership, roll up your sleeves, and get things done.

• You are forward-thinking and creative, not afraid to try new things, and love to innovate ways of working to optimize not only efficiency, but also team happiness and job satisfaction.

• You are passionate about technology, and stay abreast of what’s happening in the industry.

• You operate with the highest integrity.

• You have a sense of humor and value building strong relationships with your colleagues.