Atlassian AI Strategy: Avani Prabhakar Takes on New Role to Enable Internal AI Use
The Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 28 Apr 2026
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- 2
- Australian
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- 28 Apr 2026, 04:00 am
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Chief people officer Avani Prabhakar has seen her team grow from 700 to 3500 after the company added a new AI enablement role to her chief people officer job.
Summary
This article examines Atlassian's organizational pivot toward internal AI integration, marked by the appointment of Avani Prabhakar as AI Enablement Officer following significant redundancies. The shift highlights how major software firms are restructuring operational governance to prioritize rapid AI adoption and deployment within their workforces. While it touches on the changing nature of AI-driven labor and human-AI collaboration, it does not directly address frontier safety protocols or existential risks. Its primary relevance lies in the Australian tech sector's high-level governance of AI tools during a period of significant capability expansion.
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TechnologyAIPrint articlePaul SmithTechnology editorApr 28, 2026 – 5.00amWeeks after announcing some 1600 employees will be made redundant, Atlassian is restructuring its technology team and creating a new executive position to influence the way artificial intelligence is used internally.The changes have seen a major increase in the influence of the Sydney-headquartered software giant’s chief people officer, Avani Prabhakar, who has taken on an additional role as Atlassian’s AI enablement officer.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIDecision makingHiring & firingAtlassianMike Cannon-BrookesSoftwareAnthropicOpenAIMicrosoftCommonwealth BankFetching latest articles