Justin Ward

Justin Ward is an experienced Senior Engineering Manager currently at Atlassian, with a robust background in data engineering and project management. Prior to joining Atlassian in November 2023, Justin served as a Senior Data Engineering Manager at Meta from January 2015 to November 2023, where leadership of data teams focused on diverse projects, including Instagram and Threads analytics, HR and recruiting data management, and marketing and sales data optimization. From November 2010 to October 2014, Justin was a Senior Data Engineering Manager at Netflix, overseeing significant cloud migration and data processing enhancements. Earlier roles included project management and system development at Quest Software and programming for The Ohio State University. Justin holds a degree in English, Linguistics, and Technical Writing from The Ohio State University.