Lead Business Systems Engineer – Jira, Product Tooling
Location
United States
Posted
23 days ago
Salary
$108K - $132K / year
Seniority
Senior
Bachelor Degree7 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Serve as the principal owner and architect for Jira Software and Jira Product Discovery.
• Define and evolve Jira platform strategy, architecture, and standards aligned with company growth.
• Design and maintain complex Jira configurations including workflows, issue hierarchies, custom fields, automations, permissions, and schemas.
• Evaluate and manage Atlassian Marketplace apps and integrations to extend Jira capabilities.
• Lead the end-to-end migration from Shortcut and Productboard to Jira Software and Jira Product Discovery.
• Drive discovery and decision-making on future-state workflows, data models, and governance.
• Partner with senior Product and Engineering leaders to align Jira design with operating models.
• Own migration planning, execution, risk management, and post-migration optimization.
• Architect Jira Product Discovery to support scalable idea intake, discovery workflows, prioritization frameworks, and roadmapping.
• Ensure strong alignment and traceability between discovery, delivery, and outcomes.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on Jira capabilities, tradeoffs, and best practices.
• Establish and enforce governance models for Jira configuration changes, access, and data quality.
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in Business Systems Engineering, Systems Administration, or a related field
- Deep expertise administering and architecting Jira Software in large-scale, multi-team environments
- Proven experience leading complex tooling migrations or platform transformations
- Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and modern product development practices
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently and lead initiatives with broad organizational impact.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influence skills.
Benefits
- competitive bonus
- equity offering
- Flexible work arrangements
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