A Sydney-based collaboration software company has expanded their first office in the Philippines at the Bonifacio Global City.
Atlassian has setup its office here to support the company’s rapid global expansion. The PH office will focus on expanding Atlassian’s human resources, finance, systems support and customer service divisions. With nearly 40 employees currently based in Manila, Atlassian plans to grow the new office by nearly 50 percent over the next six months
“Opening this new office in Manila was a strategic decision for Atlassian,” said Bennieson Co, head of Atlassian’s shared services division in the Philippines. “The Philippines’ bustling economy, proximity to mainland Asia and highly talented knowledge base make it a great place for software companies to grow their global business. Opening our first office in the country is just one of many milestones we are eyeing here this year.”
Atlassian has had another strong year with a total revenue for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 at USD$215 million – a 44 percent increase over the previous year of USD$149 million. It added 300 new staff bringing the total worldwide to more than 1,000, and it opened a new office in Austin, Texas, bringing the total to six offices around the world.
During the press conference held at their office, the executives of Atlassian told us that they are growing their PH manpower which is currently has 40 all-Filipino employees.
The office offers a non-traditional setup where employees can come in their casual attire.
The company also offer distinctive benefits which are not typically offered by companies. Employees of Atalassian enjoys the following benefits:
- Five days paid Foundation leave. Through the Atlassian Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm, employees receive five days of paid time off per year to volunteer for the causes they’re passionate about.
- ShipIt Days. Quarterly innovation events that encourage employees to step out of their day-to-day mindset, think creatively about anything that relates to their business and then deliver a solution within 24 hours. Many of these projects turn into features that have shipped in the company’s products
- 20% time’ for pet projects. Employees are given 20 percent of their time to work on personal projects related to work
- Pre-employment vacation packages: including paid vacation after five years
- Additional benefits: Atlassian offers referral bonuses, internal ‘Kudos’ rewards programs and more
Atlassian has more than 40,000 large and small organizations under its portfolio including Citigroup, eBay, Coca-Cola, Netflix and NASA. They all use Atlassian’s tracking, collaboration, communication, service management and development products to work smarter and deliver quality results on time.
Atlassian’s flagship products and solutions include JIRA, Confluence, HipChat, Bitbucket and Stash.
Atlassian Executives during the PH launch. Photo courtesy of Bam Amor of Adobotech.net.
For more details, visit Atlassian website here — https://www.atlassian.com/
