Atlassian

Atlassian's main sustainability and ESG challenges could be centered on measuring and reducing its indirect (Scope 3) emissions. As a primarily software company, Scope 1 and 2 emissions might be relatively small, but emissions from cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), employee commuting and business travel, purchased goods and services (hardware, office fit-outs), and the wider partner/app ecosystem (Atlassian Marketplace) could dominate the footprint. Accurate data collection across global suppliers and cloud providers could be difficult.Stakeholder challenges could include balancing employee expectations for strong climate leadership and social policies with investor demands for measurable targets and short-term financial performance. Customers may increasingly require evidence of product-level sustainability and secure, low-carbon hosting options. Regulatory and reporting pressures (e.g., TCFD-style disclosures, SEC climate rules, EU CSRD) could require more robust measurement, assurance and forward-looking targets, which could be operationally and technically challenging to deliver quickly.Social and governance topics could include diversity & inclusion across a 13k-employee global workforce, contractor/contingent worker standards, data privacy/security as part of ESG, and ensuring procurement and marketplace partners meet ethical and environmental standards. Aligning a distributed, largely remote workforce around concrete sustainability behaviors and integrating sustainability into product roadmaps could also be a recurring challenge.

Joining Atlassian's sustainability team could offer high-impact opportunities because the company sells collaboration tools used by millions — influencing product design and default behaviors could scale sustainability outcomes far beyond the company itself. The role could combine corporate decarbonization (renewable procurement, carbon accounting) with product-facing initiatives (green software, energy-aware features) and supplier engagement, offering a broad remit.You could work cross-functionally with engineering, product, procurement and legal teams, gaining exposure to complex technical challenges and high-visibility projects; given the founders' public interest in climate issues, leadership support for bold sustainability moves could also be possible. The global footprint and fast-growth environment could provide rapid learning and career progression while delivering measurable environmental and social impact.

Possible sustainability jobs at Atlassian could include: Head/Director of Sustainability or VP ESG, Carbon & GHG Accounting Manager, ESG Reporting & Compliance Manager (SEC/CSRD/TCFD), Renewable Energy / Procurement Specialist, Green Software Engineer or Sustainable Product Manager, Cloud Emissions Analyst, Supply Chain & Supplier Sustainability Manager, Circular Economy / IT Asset & E‑waste Lead, Employee Engagement & Sustainability Programs Manager, and Marketplace Partner Sustainability Coordinator.Roles could sit in corporate sustainability, product teams, procurement or cross-functional program teams and would likely require strong collaboration with engineering, data and legal functions to operationalize commitments and reporting.

To stand out as a candidate you could demonstrate a mix of technical rigor (GHG Protocol, lifecycle thinking, emissions inventory work), product/engineering fluency (experience working with cloud platforms, instrumentation, or green software practices), and program delivery (running cross-functional projects and supplier engagement). Practical examples of impact—quantified emissions reductions, implemented renewables deals, or product features that reduced energy use—could be particularly persuasive.Familiarity with relevant reporting frameworks (TCFD, CDP, GRI, SBTi) and regulatory trends (SEC climate disclosure, EU CSRD) could help. Showing comfort with Atlassian ways of working — e.g., documentation in Confluence, structured project tracking in Jira, remote collaboration — plus strong storytelling and stakeholder management skills could also improve fit. Certifications or public work (open-source tools, published reports, case studies) could further differentiate a candidate.

A sustainability career at Atlassian could teach you end-to-end corporate and product sustainability: GHG accounting at scale (including cloud and Scope 3 categories), renewable energy procurement strategies, and regulatory-compliant ESG reporting and assurance. You could also learn how to embed sustainability into software products (green software principles), instrument and analyze energy use data, and translate technical metrics into product and business decisions.Beyond technical skills, you could gain expertise in cross-functional influence (working with engineers, product managers, procurement), change management in distributed organizations, supplier engagement and circular IT practices, and external stakeholder communications (investors, customers, regulators). The role could offer both measurable technical competencies and highly transferable leadership and program management experience.