Senior Finance Program Manager

Atlassian • Austin, TX

84d • $136,800 - $178,600

About The Position

Atlassian is seeking a Senior Finance Program Manager with extensive experience in program and project management, M&A, and finance to join our growing team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our Finance Transformation team to drive the delivery execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives—delivering key components of multi-year programs and projects that enable transformational change and operational excellence. You will oversee delivery governance activities and provide hands-on support for other high priority Finance project delivery as needed. As part of our expanding Finance Delivery Acceleration Office function, you will help establish industry-leading PMO methodologies, templates, and processes designed for a high-growth SaaS environment. Your success will be defined by your ability to work collaboratively across teams and manage a diverse portfolio of Finance projects, all in support of our future-state vision for Finance. This position requires proven experience leading Finance Transformation and M&A initiatives in a project management capacity. You will be adept at fostering collaboration among stakeholders, influencing executive leadership, adapting to shifting priorities, and ensuring meaningful impact in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in finance, finance operations, program/project management, or other Finance transformation roles.
• Familiarity with Finance process areas/operations (e.g., Quote to Cash, Accounting) and Finance Transformation across operating model components (process, policy, data, technology, reporting, people, etc.).
• Combination of program management and delivery experience in large-scale Finance Transformation, with knowledge of detailed design, implementation, and project management methodologies, as well as change management approaches.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple moving parts of a project across resources, timelines, deliverables, and RAID tracking.
• Consistent record of motivating and managing change while influencing across various stakeholder groups, departments, and levels.
• Outstanding collaboration skills to build relationships and provide ongoing clarity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to summarize complex project and program updates to key themes, risks, and actions.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt to shifting priorities, handle and prioritize competing responsibilities, and deliver incremental value.
• Ownership mentality, excels when challenging the status quo, setting new strategic/operational direction, and is comfortable with multi-year transformation efforts.
• Experience working with Project and Portfolio Management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar.

Nice To Haves

• Technology or Software / SaaS industry experience.
• Experience with Atlassian suite of solutions.
• Understanding of business operations, trends, and best practices, particularly within Finance Transformation.
• Experience in executive communications (e.g., stakeholder comms) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead program management of finance-related projects (including the Finance integration for M&A), as well as the Finance components of cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Support finance transformation project delivery, including driving activities around requirement gathering, detailed design, and testing and implementation support as needed.
• Develop detailed roadmaps, project posters, project plans, timelines, templates, and deliverables related to Finance Transformation work efforts to establish best-in-class program governance.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams—including Finance, Engineering, RevOps, Business Partners, and other stakeholders—to achieve project milestones and deliver results.
• Own the communications strategy for assigned programs and individual projects, including executive-level updates, status updates, and presenting at ongoing program governance cadences (e.g., MBRs, QBRs).
• Collaborate with value realization work streams to provide meaningful executive updates around impacted metrics, project benefits, and OKRs across transformation programs and projects.
• Apply systems thinking to assess the interconnectedness of people, processes, and technology, addressing dependencies holistically, and identify themes and patterns across projects to uncover opportunities for improvement.
• Establish structure and momentum from ambiguity, creating clarity and actionable plans for stakeholders and teams, working closely with project sponsors, leads, cross-functional teams, and other program managers.
• Ensure consistent ongoing clarity around scope, deliverables, resources, risks, and decisions to establish operational excellence across governance activities.
• Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence in all finance-related initiatives.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing resources
• Paid volunteer days
• Equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs
• Eligibility for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees