AtlassianSenior Executive Assistant to the Chief Administrative & Legal Officer, Erika Fisher
May. 2021 - Feb. 2025Denver Metropolitan Area• Operated as a strategic business partner to the Chief Administrative & Legal Officer, drove operational improvements across a 2,500+ employee organization, including People (HR), Legal, and Customer Support teams, as well as Atlassian’s Board of Directors. Worked closely with stakeholders to communicate and align priorities, pivoted when necessary to support a fast-paced environment.
• Streamlined executive operations and maintained strict confidentiality and autonomy while managing all administrative tasks; tasks included extensive calendar management across multiple global time zones, inbox administration and organization, in-depth travel management, expense reconciliation, attending meetings, and co-writing all executive-level communications to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Created executive-level briefing documents and discussions, as well as other presentation-related materials.
• Designed and executed the leadership team’s annual planning rhythms and weekly meetings, including OKR setting, budget reviews, ways of working, and efforts to reduce friction and bottlenecks in the planning and approval processes.
• Spearheaded complex projects, including MSA/SOW facilitation, $55M budget management, and cross-functional programs such as organizational scope changes, reorgs, and senior leadership promotions.
• Promoted from Executive Assistant to the VP, Head of HRBPs & Total Rewards (2021).
• Held interim roles during times of executive leave, including Senior Program Manager (Office of Chief People Officer) and Chief of Staff (Office of Chief Administrative & Legal Officer).