“While it’s a difficult decision to step away,I do so knowing Atlassian is exceptionally positioned to take hold of the massive opportunities at its feet,” he said.
“We have a strong leadership team,and great momentum around cloud,enterprise,and now,AI,” he said.
Atlassian,known for its workplace software Jira,Confluence and Trello,is a $79 billion company,has more than 300,000 customers globally,and runs a fully geographically spread workforce,as it was one of the most aggressive companies to enact a remote-work policy during the pandemic.
The co-founders,who met at university,founded the business together in 2001. It’s now listed on the Nasdaq.
“The contribution Scott has made at Atlassian is impossible to quantify,” said Cannon-Brookes.
“Atlassian would not be the company it is today without Scott. I am truly grateful to have had him by my side every day for the last 23 years.”