Principal Data Scientist

Principal Data Scientist – Atlassian

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Atlassians can choose where they work – office, from home or a combination of the two. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, reflecting our distributed-first approach.

• Collaborate on a variety of product and business problems with diverse cross‑functional partners, becoming a trusted strategic partner.
• Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, and presentation of data to develop strategies and solve the business’s biggest challenges.
• Develop hypotheses through analytical approaches, different methodologies, frameworks and technical approaches to test them.
• Define, understand and test opportunities to improve products and business, influencing roadmaps through insights and recommendations.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to inform, influence, and execute strategy decisions.
• Identify and measure the success of product efforts through forecasting and monitoring of product metrics to understand trends.
• Use data to shape product development, quantify new opportunities, identify upcoming challenges, and ensure the products we build bring value to people, businesses and Atlassian.
• Communicate insights broadly to company leadership and other stakeholders using storytelling techniques.

• 8+ Years of experience in Data Science or related fields.
• Proficiency in SQL and another data manipulation language (Python, R).
• Expertise telling stories with data and familiarity with at least one visualization tool (Tableau, R‑Shiny, Microstrategy, SAP Business Objects, Looker, etc.).
• Expertise applying a broad variety of statistical concepts (regressions, A/B tests, clustering, probability) to business problems with a strong sense of when to adapt/combine approaches.
• Experience driving projects or programs that have had a proven impact on business strategy and performance through analytics skills.
• Proven track record for crafting analysis into well‑written and persuasive content.
• Experience advising, presenting to and serving as a thought partner to senior executives.

• 10+ Years of experience in Data Science or related fields.
• Understanding of the SaaS business model and key metrics.
• Experience developing insights for Chat, Search or LLM‑based products.

Base pay ranges for new hires:
Zone A: $201,300–$263,200;
Zone B: $181,200–$237,350;
Zone C: $167,100–$218,550. Eligibility for benefits, bonuses, commissions and equity.

Health coverage, paid volunteer days, wellness resources, and many more benefits. Visit to learn more.

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