Atlassian's first VP of product explains why he couldn't pass up the opportunity to join the $26.9 billion company, even if it meant uprooting to Australia

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As Atlassian's first vice president of product, Noah Wasmer has had to learn about a new company and a new country. One of his first insights has to do with penguins.

, Jira Service Desk, and Statuspage. Atlassian has previously had product leads who reported directly to the CEOs, but Wasmer is the first person serving as vice president of product at the $27 billion company.

Wasmer works directly with Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar, and he calls them"unbelievable visionaries" when it comes to company culture, despite Atlassian's fast growth. He says he could walk down the hall at any given day and see either of the CEOs in a room working with a group or engineers. "He was amazing at understanding family first. That was what really drew me to the company was walking the talk," Wasmer said.Although Wasmer had to relocate across the Pacific and start a new life in Australia with his with his wife and three children, so far, he says Sydney is an"unbelievable place." He can step outside his house and surf, something that he used to do at Ocean Beach in San Francisco.

 

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techinsider Having used their products, they are quite ordinary. Good they have chosen to invest in making them more useful.

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