Atlassian Corporation (NASDAQ: TEAM), a leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software, and the maker of Jira, Confluence, and Loom, is delighted to announce the promotion of Avani Prabhakar to Chief People Officer.
In her new role, Prabhakar will lead Atlassian’s People organization, which includes Human Resources (HRBP), Employment Relations, Talent, Total Rewards, People Insights, People M&A, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and Team Anywhere across Atlassian’s global footprint. She will continue her focus on supporting business transformations, developing world-class distributed-first teams, and establishing processes, policies, and practices that empower Atlassians to unleash their full potential.
Erika Fisher, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer at Atlassian, commented, “In the past four years alone, Atlassian’s headcount has almost doubled, and as we continue to scale at speed, I couldn’t think of a better people leader to steer our future growth. Avani is laser-focused on a people strategy that delivers outcomes and drives success across the whole business. She naturally excels at unlocking and emphasizing the power of cross-functional teams and partnerships to deliver high-impact results.”
Expressing her excitement, Avani Prabhakar added, “I am thrilled to step into this new role in such an exciting period of growth at Atlassian. We aspire to be an employer of choice, and a company where people are given the opportunity to do the best work of their careers. That’s no small feat, but it’s an honor to be at the helm of the teams delivering on this ambition for our 11,000+ Atlassians across the world.”
Prabhakar joined Atlassian in 2019 as Head of HR Partners for Asia Pacific and took on leadership of the People M&A team in 2020. In 2021, she expanded her role to include all HRBPs as Global Head of HRBPs, and last year, further broadened her responsibilities to include Talent, Employee Relations, and DEI teams.
With over 20 years of international experience across APAC, the Middle East, and the US, Prabhakar is an accomplished People executive in the technology, aviation, insurance, research, and analytics industries.
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