Today's guest is Ivan Galea, VP, Head of Data Science at Atlassian. Founded in 2002, Atlassian build tools like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Trello to help teams across the world become more nimble, creative and aligned. From medicine and space travel, to disaster response and pizza deliveries, Atlassian's products help teams all over the planet advance humanity through the power of software. With a team of 7000+ Atlassians supporting an international group of 250,000+ customers, it is their mission is to help unleash the potential of every team.
Ivan is passionate about the power of data to create innovations, change lives and drive business forward. He has over 15 years of leadership experience working with engineering and business applications of new technologies, including at a startup technology firm. Ivan has a proven track record of building and mentoring high-performance teams, and has strong business development experience gained in the technology and financial services industries.
In the episode, Ivan will discuss:
Their mission at Atlassian,
The day-to-day life of the Data Science team,
Impact that their technology brings to customers,
What excites him for the near future at Atlassian and
Why Atlassian is a great place to work
