Head of FP&A - G&A, Workforce Planning, and Center of Excellence
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Atlassian is hiring a senior finance leader to oversee and drive our FP&A team focused on G&A, Workforce Planning, and our Finance Center of Excellence. Reporting into the Head of Corporate Finance and Procurement, this role will lead the team responsible for FP&A across our corporate functions (including HR, Legal, and Finance), our finance center of excellence, and our finance workforce planning team. This highly visible leader will partner closely with executive leadership to shape our multi‑year headcount operating model, strengthen forecasting and close processes, and elevate decision support for C‑suite partners.
Beyond functional leadership, this leader will champion data-driven planning and continuous improvement, scaling strategy and tooling for planning, reporting, and compensation alignment. This leader will build, mentor, and lead a high-performing, globally distributed team; own headcount planning and workforce cost in partnership with compensation leadership; drive process excellence across forecast, close, and investment prioritization; and provide clear, executive-ready narratives that enable high-quality, fast decisions in a high-growth SaaS environment.
In this role you will:
- Lead and develop the global FP&A team for G&A, workforce planning, and our finance center of excellence, including hiring, mentoring, and creating measurable goals for performance and growth.
- Oversee G&A FP&A in close partnership with the CFO, CPO, and General Counsel to drive financial strategy, resource allocation, and operational excellence across corporate functions.
- Scale and elevate the offshore Center of Excellence to strengthen month- and quarter-end close, standardize processes, and advance automation and controls.
- Lead workforce planning with compensation leadership to set data-driven headcount strategy, optimize cost, and improve forecast accuracy across horizons (near-, mid-, and long-term).
- Shape and communicate Atlassian's long-term financial narrative; provide executive-ready insights that inform investment choices and trade-offs.
- Champion scalable planning tools, data quality, and self-serve analytics to enable faster, higher-quality decisions at scale.
- Foster cross-functional alignment with HR, Legal, and Finance leaders; influence senior stakeholders and executive leadership to deliver results.
On your first day, we'll expect you to have:
- 15+ years of progressive experience in finance roles, with at least five years in leadership positions overseeing finance teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain complex financial information to finance leaders and non-finance leaders.
- Deep experience leading workforce planning and compensation, and G&A FP&A in a high-growth, public company; SaaS preferred.
- Excellent strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights.
- Proven leadership abilities, with a track record of building and developing high-performing distributed teams.
- Strong executive leadership and the ability to craft effective narratives, with particular experience tailoring communications to executives and board members.
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (Finance, Accounting, Economics), MBA is a plus.
- Prior experience in the technology industry required, Cloud/SaaS is a strong plus.
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. 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: $254,700 - $332,525
Zone B: $229,500 - $299,625
Zone C: $211,500 - $276,125
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.
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.
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
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