Elaine Murray

APAC Talent Acquisition Leader at Atlassian

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

With over a decade of experience in technical recruitment, I currently lead the R&D Talent Acquisition team for Atlassian in the APAC region. My role encompasses overseeing the full recruitment lifecycle for technical crafts, including engineering, AI, data, infrastructure, product, design, and operations. I partner strategically with regional and global R&D leaders to scale leadership layers below the executive level and drive hiring initiatives that align with company objectives. A core leader within our global recruiting engine that scaled our enterprise software company 6x, from 2,500 employees to 15,000+ My professional journey spans leadership in executive and technical recruitment, process optimization, and program management, including designing globally consistent and scalable interview frameworks as well as company talent/bar defining Hiring Committees. I am motivated by the opportunity to empower teams and organizations by identifying and attracting top-tier talent that drives growth and innovation.

Experience

  • Atlassian (Full-time · 8 yrs 5 mos)
    • APAC R&D Talent Acquisition Manager
      Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

      Leading the R&D Talent Acquisition team for the APAC region (ANZ, Singapore, and Philippines). My team's remit encompasses the full recruitment lifecycle for all technical crafts, with a focus on scaling leadership layers below the executive level. I serve as the strategic TA partner for both Regional & Global R&D heads across the following areas & crafts: R&D Leadership Engineering & AI Data & Infrastructure Product & Design Operations (Including Technical Program Management) Expanded initial scope of leading a localised ANZ sourcing function to overseeing the end-to-end R&D hiring engine for the entire region, encompassing all technical crafts and leadership tiers. I act as the primary TA expert for the APAC region, in addition to owning and executing on complex global strategic initiatives.

    • Principal Executive Recruiter
      Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr

      Part of the Talent Acquisition leadership team and the only Principal Executive Recruiter in the APAC region, responsible for scaling our executive engineering leadership team.

    • Senior Program Manager
      Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr

      Crafting and executing global interviewing processes across our engineering org.

  • Senior Technical Recruiter at Interpro People
    Apr 2015 - Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Senior Account Manager managing niche IT recruitment & account management for two of Australia’s best known brands: Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Woolworths.

  • Backpacking at Career Break
    Sep 2014 - Apr 2015 · 8 mos

  • Lead Quality Analyst at Google
    Aug 2012 - Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo