Account Executive Team Lead, SMB+ Core

As the Account Executive Manager SMB you will lead a high-performing team focused on accelerating growth driving expansion and delivering exceptional customer experiences across Atlassians highest-potential SMB accounts. This is a commission-based quota-carrying sales leadership role that reflects the evolution of our SMB motion toward a more proactive growth-oriented and platform-led sales model.

You will be responsible for coaching and developing a team of SMB Account Executives to execute across warm inbound and behavior-based outbound motions identify and progress high-quality pipeline and help customers realize greater value from Atlassians portfolio. This includes leading expansion plays centered on Teamwork Collection Rovo and broader tool consolidation opportunities while supporting emerging motions across AI and Digital Native accounts.

You will partner closely with cross-functional teams across Marketing Growth Solutions Engineering RevOps Product and Channel to improve sales efficiency strengthen forecasting discipline and scale repeatable plays that align customer needs with Atlassians strategic priorities. Success in this role requires a leader who has personally built or operationalized AI-driven workflows bots and process automations that measurably improved sales efficiency not just tools adoption. Youll be expected to architect and iterate on the systems your team uses daily blending product signals AI-driven workflows and human selling into a cohesive motion.

Working at Atlassian

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.

• Lead coach and develop a team of SMB Account Executives in a commission-based quota-carrying environment with clear accountability for pipeline creation forecast accuracy and total book of business growth.

• Drive execution across warm inbound and signal-based outbound motions coaching reps to identify qualify and progress expansion opportunities across Teamwork Collection Rovo Premium/Enterprise upgrades and tool consolidation plays.

• Own rigorous pipeline management and forecasting discipline in Salesforce ensuring high data quality strong inspection cadences and early identification of risks and opportunities.

• Support team readiness for emerging growth motions through consultative discovery value-based positioning and partnership with Solutions Engineering.

• Design build and iterate on automated workflows bots and AI-assisted processes (e.g. lead routing account scoring call prep quoting) that reduce manual workload and increase time in high-value customer conversations owning the full lifecycle from identifying friction to deploying and measuring the solution.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing Growth RevOps Product and Channel to refine go-to-market plays test new motions and scale repeatable programs that improve conversion retention and expansion.

Qualifications

• 3 years of sales leadership experience with a strong track record of driving performance in a fast-paced quota-carrying commission-based environment.

• Demonstrated success coaching sellers in consultative multi-product or platform sales including structured qualification methodologies such as MEDDPICC for complex deals.

• Experience leading teams across both inbound and proactive outbound motions with strong operational discipline in pipeline management forecasting and CRM hygiene (Salesforce preferred).

• Comfort using AI automation and modern sales tooling to improve seller efficiency prioritization and execution quality.

• Proven track record of building or co-building bots automated workflows or process improvements (e.g. Slack bots CRM automations AI-assisted outreach sequences) that drove measurable efficiency gains with the ability to articulate the problem identified solution designed and business impact delivered.

• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively across Solutions Engineering Marketing Growth RevOps Product and Channel teams.

Compensation

At Atlassian we strive to design equitable explainable and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidates skills expertise or experience.

In the United States we have three geographic pay zones. For this role our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:

Zone A: USD 133200 - USD 173160

Zone B: USD 119700 - USD 155610

Zone C: USD 110700 - USD 143910

This role may also be eligible for benefits bonuses commissions and equity.

Please visit for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

Benefits & Perks

Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources paid volunteer days and so much more. To learn more visit Atlassian

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