E-3 Visa Commercial Director Jobs
Commercial Director roles in the U.S. require demonstrating specialty occupation status, which means showing your degree directly aligns with strategic commercial leadership. The E-3 visa gives Australian professionals a clear path to sponsorship with no lottery and indefinite two-year renewals, so the focus is entirely on finding the right employer.
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We’re looking for an experienced commercial counsel to join our Commercial Legal team! This is a great opportunity to join a growing Commercial Legal team and support Atlassian’s most critical enterprise transformations. You will closely partner with our Sales team to get critical deals done with enterprise customers in the Central/West U.S., Canada, and LATAM. This is a great opportunity to join a growing Commercial Legal team and support key customer transactions for Atlassian.
Working at Atlassian
Atlassians can choose where they work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.
Responsibilities
In this role, you’ll get to:
- Negotiate enterprise cloud agreements for Atlassian’s products and services. In doing so, you’ll partner with Sales and other Atlassians to drive customer deals to execution.
- Provide pragmatic, business-minded guidance on customer requests and contract-related issues.
- Develop support materials and provide trainings to educate our Sales teams on contract terms and other legal issues.
- Lead special projects to scale the Legal and Sales functions, and bring a legal lens to other critical cross-functional projects across the quote-to-cash process.
- Drive complex, strategic customer deals to execution by partnering with Sales and other Atlassians (including in our Privacy, Trust, Finance and Product teams).
MORE ABOUT YOU
- You take ownership, roll up your sleeves, and get things done, while managing risk.
- You work collaboratively and develop positive relationships with business stakeholders to strengthen the connection between our team and the business – with a sense of humor and resiliency, under tight deadlines, and while managing multiple priorities.
- You bring empathy and understanding to your conversations with customers, seeking to find a path forward that balances company risk and customer needs.
- You effectively navigate a decentralized and complex organization spread around the globe.
- You have a strong understanding of software, cloud services and generative AI, associated business models, and technology industry trends.
- You think creatively beyond the “legal” box to generate possible solutions and options for the business, clearly articulating risk-based recommendations.
- You effectively communicate with the business and customers to help them understand and follow the rules and parameters imposed by laws.
COMPENSATION
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Pay Ranges:
In The United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $229,500 - $299,625
Zone B: $206,550 - $269,663
Zone C: $190,485 - $248,689
QUALIFICATIONS
On your first day, we’ll expect you to have:
- Extensive experience negotiating SaaS contracts with enterprise customers is a must.
- Ability to handle data protection, cybersecurity and revenue recognition issues in connection with commercial contracts.
- Passion for understanding our customers, products, culture, and business model.
- Excellent business judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to work flexibly with a variety of teams.
- Strong presentation skills, especially with internal business leaders.
- Willingness to handle new areas of responsibility.
- Qualified to practice law in your local jurisdiction.
BENEFITS & PERKS
Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.
ABOUT ATLASSIAN
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
In line with local law, identity verification (which may include use of biometric data) is a condition of employment with Atlassian for employment fraud purposes.
INTRODUCTION
We’re looking for an experienced commercial counsel to join our Commercial Legal team! This is a great opportunity to join a growing Commercial Legal team and support Atlassian’s most critical enterprise transformations. You will closely partner with our Sales team to get critical deals done with enterprise customers in the Central/West U.S., Canada, and LATAM. This is a great opportunity to join a growing Commercial Legal team and support key customer transactions for Atlassian.
Working at Atlassian
Atlassians can choose where they work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.
Responsibilities
In this role, you’ll get to:
- Negotiate enterprise cloud agreements for Atlassian’s products and services. In doing so, you’ll partner with Sales and other Atlassians to drive customer deals to execution.
- Provide pragmatic, business-minded guidance on customer requests and contract-related issues.
- Develop support materials and provide trainings to educate our Sales teams on contract terms and other legal issues.
- Lead special projects to scale the Legal and Sales functions, and bring a legal lens to other critical cross-functional projects across the quote-to-cash process.
- Drive complex, strategic customer deals to execution by partnering with Sales and other Atlassians (including in our Privacy, Trust, Finance and Product teams).
MORE ABOUT YOU
- You take ownership, roll up your sleeves, and get things done, while managing risk.
- You work collaboratively and develop positive relationships with business stakeholders to strengthen the connection between our team and the business – with a sense of humor and resiliency, under tight deadlines, and while managing multiple priorities.
- You bring empathy and understanding to your conversations with customers, seeking to find a path forward that balances company risk and customer needs.
- You effectively navigate a decentralized and complex organization spread around the globe.
- You have a strong understanding of software, cloud services and generative AI, associated business models, and technology industry trends.
- You think creatively beyond the “legal” box to generate possible solutions and options for the business, clearly articulating risk-based recommendations.
- You effectively communicate with the business and customers to help them understand and follow the rules and parameters imposed by laws.
COMPENSATION
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. We follow consistent hiring practices and account for each candidate's skills, knowledge, and experience when setting base pay within the range.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Pay Ranges:
In The United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $229,500 - $299,625
Zone B: $206,550 - $269,663
Zone C: $190,485 - $248,689
QUALIFICATIONS
On your first day, we’ll expect you to have:
- Extensive experience negotiating SaaS contracts with enterprise customers is a must.
- Ability to handle data protection, cybersecurity and revenue recognition issues in connection with commercial contracts.
- Passion for understanding our customers, products, culture, and business model.
- Excellent business judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to work flexibly with a variety of teams.
- Strong presentation skills, especially with internal business leaders.
- Willingness to handle new areas of responsibility.
- Qualified to practice law in your local jurisdiction.
BENEFITS & PERKS
Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.
ABOUT ATLASSIAN
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
In line with local law, identity verification (which may include use of biometric data) is a condition of employment with Atlassian for employment fraud purposes.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship in Commercial Director
Frame your credentials around specialty occupation
Your Australian bachelor's degree qualifies, but the E-3 visa application requires showing it's directly tied to commercial leadership, not just general management. Pull together transcripts, role descriptions, and a CV that connects your economics, business, or marketing degree to the specific strategic functions of the role.
Target companies with existing LCA filing history
Employers who've filed Labor Condition Applications before already understand the DOL certification process and won't treat your visa as an unknown risk. Search OFLC disclosure data to identify companies that have sponsored similar senior commercial roles in recent fiscal years.
Address the specialty occupation question directly with hiring managers
Commercial Director titles can trigger skepticism because some employers assume broad leadership roles don't meet USCIS specialty occupation criteria. Clarify early that your role requires a specific degree field, not just any bachelor's, and that E-3 sponsorship doesn't involve a lottery or quota wait.
Get your offer letter to specify degree requirements
The LCA and DS-160 both depend on the job being defined as a specialty occupation. Your offer letter should state that the role requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field like business, economics, or marketing. A vague letter saying 'degree preferred' can cause problems at the consulate.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to manage the LCA and consulate prep
Once you have an offer, the employer files the LCA with DOL and you handle the DS-160 and consulate appointment. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages the entire process from offer to consulate appointment, so neither you nor your employer needs to navigate the paperwork solo.
Prepare for nonimmigrant intent scrutiny at your interview
Senior commercial roles can attract additional consular scrutiny because officers sometimes question whether an executive-level candidate intends to return to Australia. Have clear, specific answers about your employment contract duration, your employer's U.S. operations, and what your role's scope looks like beyond initial tenure.
E-3 Visa Commercial Director: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Commercial Director jobs in the U.S. that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for roles with E-3 sponsorship, so you can filter directly for Commercial Director positions with employers already open to the visa. Most general job boards don't filter by visa type, which means you're often applying to roles where the hiring team has never heard of the E-3. Starting with a platform designed around sponsorship saves significant time at the offer stage.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Commercial Director role qualify as a specialty occupation under E-3 rules?
It can qualify, but the title alone isn't enough. USCIS looks at whether the role normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field, not just any degree or general experience. A Commercial Director position grounded in commercial strategy, market analysis, or business development with a clear degree requirement in economics, business, or marketing will typically satisfy the specialty occupation standard. Broad C-suite titles without a defined degree field are harder to support.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Commercial Director roles?
The E-3 has no annual lottery and no cap that creates wait times, which makes it substantially more predictable for senior hires. H-1B visa selection is random and capped at 85,000 per year, meaning your employer could sponsor you and still not get a visa slot. E-3 renewals are indefinite in two-year increments as long as you hold a qualifying role, so there's no forced transition pressure that often affects H-1B holders waiting on green card priority dates.
What happens to my E-3 status if I change employers or get promoted?
Changing employers requires a new LCA filing and a fresh E-3 application, which typically means returning to Australia for a consulate appointment unless you're already inside the U.S. and your new employer files promptly. A promotion within the same company is generally fine if the role still meets specialty occupation criteria, but a significant title change that shifts your core duties may warrant a new LCA to stay covered.