Remote Risk & Compliance Lead — Cloud & Audit Expert

Other | San Francisco, United States | Mountain View, United States or Remote | Remote, Remote

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.

The Risk and Compliance Senior Manager at Atlassian will play a key role in driving the company's risk and compliance strategy across cloud and enterprise programs. This role requires deep expertise in compliance frameworks, risk management, and internal controls, combined with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders at all levels. The Senior Manager will champion process excellence, lead audit activities, and ensure Atlassian's compliance posture remains strong and audit-ready across multiple certifications and regulatory obligations.

Lead compliance program delivery — own the annual compliance plan and drive robust internal control programs, integrating innovative strategies and anticipating future needs in practices, tools, and processes

Champion audit activities — lead and organize audit activities end-to-end, including evidence collection, stakeholder interviews, and remediation follow-up; ensure audit-ready artifacts are maintained across SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and other applicable frameworks

Manage control deficiencies — drive comprehensive analysis of deficiencies identified through reviews, communicate complex findings, and ensure diligent follow-up for resolution

Collaborate strategically — align team objectives with broader organizational goals; foster commitment and motivation across teams and business partners to ensure business impact

Build business cases — identify business issues impacting multiple teams, initiate strategic projects or changes, and drive compelling business cases with recommended solutions to leadership

Influence and advise — serve as an indispensable trusted advisor for business partners and cross-functional peers; recognize strategic issues and initiate high-level discussions to help partners overcome broader challenges

Share knowledge and amplify impact — actively share expertise through mentoring, coaching, and contributing to team-wide knowledge management practices; deploy content across Atlassian using sophisticated knowledge access tools

Drive continuous improvement — lead improvements in processes, metrics, reporting, and analytics for the R&C function; seek opportunities to streamline audit facilitation and stakeholder collaboration

7+ years of experience in Technology Risk Management, Compliance, or Information Security, preferably in a large-scale SaaS/cloud environment

Deep expertise in compliance frameworks: SOC 2, ISO 27K, HIPAA, IRAP, PCI or C5 are a strong bonus

Proven experience leading external audit activities, managing evidence collection, and driving remediation programs

Strong understanding of internal control design, testing, and documentation

Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence global, cross-functional teams with ambiguity and uncertainty

Excellent verbal and written communication skills — able to translate complex risk and compliance concepts for technical and non-technical audiences at all levels

Experience with scoping, project tracking, risk management, and process improvement in a high-velocity environment

Relevant certifications (CISA, CISM, CRISC, or CISSP) are beneficial

Experience with Jira and Confluence is a plus

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