Job Title: Atlassian Cloud Migration Project Manager
Location: Oaks, PA (Hybrid)
Primary Focus: Atlassian Data Center to Cloud Migration, Enterprise Transformation & Cutover Governance
Preferred Atlassian Experience
Prior experience managing migration programs involving: Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, Atlassian Cloud, Marketplace applications, ScriptRunner, Identity/SSO, Atlassian Guard, JCMA, CCMA
The candidate is not expected to configure Jira or troubleshoot scripts, but should understand concepts such as: Projects, Spaces, Issues, Workflows, Custom fields, Marketplace applications, Migration assistants, ScriptRunner, User migration, SSO, SCIM, UAT waves, Migration rehearsals, Cutover. This knowledge is necessary to effectively manage the technical program.
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager / Program Manager to lead large-scale Atlassian Data Center to Atlassian Cloud migration programs covering Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, Marketplace applications, integrations, identity, testing, cutover and post-migration stabilization.
The role requires more than generic project management capability. The successful candidate should have prior experience managing complex enterprise platform migrations with multiple technical workstreams, external vendors, customer stakeholders, business users and strict production cutover timelines.
The Project Program Manager will be responsible for end-to-end planning, governance, dependency management, risk management, stakeholder coordination, financial tracking, migration wave planning, UAT governance, cutover readiness and hypercare.
The candidate should understand enough of Atlassian migration terminology and architecture to effectively manage technical teams and challenge assumptions, while working closely with the Atlassian Architect and technical leads.
· 8+ years of related experience with end-to-end planning and governance of large-scale Data Center to Cloud migration programs preferably or similar to covering Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, Marketplace applications, integrations, identity, testing, cutover and post-migration stabilization.
· 8+ years of demonstrable experience in large scale Program dependency management, risk management, stakeholder coordination, financial tracking, migration wave planning, UAT governance, cutover readiness and hypercare.
· 8+ years of experience in developing and maintaining a detailed integrated project plan using MS Project Plan (.mpp) or similar tools.
· 8+ years of experience in internal and external stakeholder management including Customer management. Can work/ collaborate equally effectively with engineers, architects, business owners, 3rd party vendors and executives
· 4+ years of experience managing enterprise platform or SaaS transformation programs
· 4+ years of proven experience with Data Center to Cloud migrations
· 4+ years of experience managing multi-workstream programs
· 3+ years of proven experience managing at least 2 or more fixed-price or fixed-capacity engagements
· Experience working with globally distributed teams
· Strong written and executive communication skills
Key Responsibilities
· Own overall delivery management for the Atlassian Data Center to Cloud migration covering: Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, Marketplace applications, Identity and access management, Enterprise integrations, ScriptRunner/ customization remediation, Data migration, Testing, Business validation, Cutover, Hypercare.
· Develop and manage the integrated program plan covering: Discovery, Assessment, Remediation, Environment readiness, Migration rehearsals, Pilot migration, UAT, Production migration waves, Transition and stabilization.
· Develop and maintain a detailed integrated project plan covering: Technical assessment, Application assessment, Data cleanup, Plugin remediation, Script remediation, Identity readiness, Integration remediation, Migration tooling readiness, Testing preparation, UAT, Cutover preparation, Production migration, Hypercare
· Identify: Critical path, Dependencies, Milestones, Entry and exit criteria, Decision points, Go/no-go gates
· Ensure plans are realistic and aligned with the technical migration strategy.
· Migration Wave Management: Manage migration waves from planning through closure.
· Cutover Management: Own cutover planning and governance. Ensure production cutovers are executed with clear accountability and decision authority.
· RAID Management: Maintain a structured RAID framework covering:
· Stakeholder & Governance Management: Establish appropriate governance forums including. Must be comfortable engaging with CIO/CTO organizations, Enterprise architects, Platform owners, Business owners, Security teams, Procurement, Atlassian, Marketplace vendors, External delivery partners.
· Customer & Business Coordination: Coordinate closely with business teams for: Application owner identification, Project/space ownership, Business criticality classification, Cleanup activities, Data validation, UAT, Business acceptance, Downtime communication, Migration scheduling
· Scope & Change Management: Establish strong scope governance, maintain formal change request governance
· Financial & Commercial Management
· Resource & Capacity Management
· Quality & Readiness Governance
· Communication Management
Key Competencies:
· Program leadership
Ability to lead complex programs across multiple technical and business teams.
· Delivery discipline
Strong planning, tracking and execution capability.
· Technical awareness
Enough understanding of Atlassian migration concepts to identify unrealistic assumptions and challenge delivery teams.
· Risk orientation
Proactively identifies risks rather than reacting after milestones slip.
· Stakeholder management
Can work equally effectively with engineers, architects, business owners and executives.
· Commercial awareness
Understands fixed-price delivery, scope boundaries, assumptions and change control.
· Cutover leadership
Can run a structured production command center and drive rapid decisions under pressure.
