Atlassian

Sr. Principal Customer Success Manager

Atlassian$201K — $263K *
US-AnywhereRemote in San Francisco, CA
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in Customer Success or related fields with a focus on managing complex strategic customers.
  • Experience working at the executive level with Fortune 500 companies.
  • Proven record in leading initiatives that drive measurable customer outcomes and tangible success.
  • Background in AI and digital transformation in enterprise settings.
  • Strong knowledge of Atlassian products like Jira and Confluence, including use case recommendations.
  • Familiarity with Customer Success Planning tools such as Gainsight and Salesforce.
  • Strong skills in problem-solving and communication, with effective stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with C-suite executives.
  • Drive product adoption and deliver measurable business outcomes.
  • Develop and execute Customer Success Plans aligned with client goals.
  • Lead stakeholders through complex implementation and transformation projects.
  • Advise clients on AI and emerging technology integration.
  • Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies with account teams.
  • Act as the voice of the customer to improve Atlassian offerings.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the customer experience.

Benefits

  • Health and wellbeing resources.
  • Paid volunteer days.
  • Variety of community engagement opportunities.
Full Job Description
Overview
Responsibilities
  • Executive Engagement & Trusted Advisor: Build and maintain trusted relationships with C-suite and senior executives, ensuring Atlassian is positioned as a strategic partner in their digital and AI transformation journeys.

  • Outcome-Driven Success: Accelerate product adoption and deliver verifiable business outcomes, focusing on measurable value realization and expansion across global teams.

  • Strategic Success Planning: Lead the development and execution of Customer Success Plans (CSPs) that align with customer business goals, including regular check-ins, QBRs, and strategic planning sessions. Leverage CSPs as a vehicle for driving adoption, retention, and expansion.

  • Complex Program Leadership: Guide customers and internal teams through complex implementation and transformation initiatives, often involving multiple partners and stakeholders.

  • AI & Emerging Tech Enablement: Advise customers on leveraging Atlassian’s AI and emerging technologies to enhance their strategies and operations. Experienced in AI consumption and usage pricing based model.

  • Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify risks, escalate issues, and drive mitigation strategies in partnership with account teams.

  • Voice of the Customer: Serve as the customer advocate internally, providing actionable feedback to improve Atlassian’s products, services, and customer experience.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with sales, product, support, and advisory services to deliver a seamless customer experience and maximize business value.

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.

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.

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.

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: $201,600 - $263,200

Zone B: $181,440 - $236,880

Zone C: $167,400 - $218,550

Qualifications
  • 10+ years in Customer Success, account management, consulting, or enterprise transformation, with a proven track record managing the largest, most complex strategic customers.

  • Executive presence and experience delivering solutions at the SVP/C-level for Fortune 500/global enterprise customers.

  • Demonstrated success in leading transformational initiatives that drive measurable customer outcomes (e.g., differentiated use cases, efficiency savings, accelerated growth and business outcomes (e.g., platform adoption, expansion, retention).

  • Experience with AI and digital transformation in enterprise environments.

  • Strong understanding of Jira, Confluence, and Atlassian solution use cases, with the ability to advise on solution trade-offs and best practices.

  • Proficiency with Customer Success Planning frameworks; experience using Gainsight, Salesforce, Tableau, or similar tools.

  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

  • Preferred: 5+ years with Atlassian-powered solutions, ITSM certification, experience with MEDDPICC or similar deal qualification frameworks.

About Atlassian

Atlassian is a leading provider of collaboration, development, and issue tracking software for teams. With over 194,000 customers worldwide, including 85 of the Fortune 100, Atlassian is changing the way teams work. Our products help teams organize, discuss, and complete shared work. Atlassian has a unique business model that allows us to deliver software to teams of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. Our products are available on a subscription basis, with no upfront fees or long-term commitments. Atlassian was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Atlassian
Size
6,433 employees
Market Cap
$31.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.1 billion
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+34.9%
Revenue
$1.8 billion
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