Joe Chillinsky is a Chief of Staff and operations leader whose work spans design operations at Atlassian, growth programs at Instacart, international expansion at Slack and product launches at Box. He builds planning systems and cross-functional programs that help senior leaders turn strategy into execution.
Joe Chillinsky is a Chief of Staff and operations leader whose work spans design operations at Atlassian, growth programs at Instacart, international expansion at Slack and product launches at Box. He builds planning systems and cross-functional programs that help senior leaders turn strategy into execution.
Career
Joe Chillinsky holds an MBA & JD (dual degree), 2010 from Santa Clara University and a BS, Business Studies, cum laude, 2004 from University of Tennessee.
Chief of Staff, Design at Atlassian from 2022 to 2026Served as Chief of Staff to design leadership, building operating rhythms, quarterly planning and an OKR framework. Led cross-functional design programs and built no-code AI agents to automate reporting.
Manager, GTM Strategic Programs at Instacart from 2020 to 2022Led a team of four program managers on strategic growth programs, including SNAP/EBT and alcohol expansion. Coordinated Product, Engineering, Legal, Compliance and Business Development from planning through launch.
Senior Program Manager, Corporate PMO at Slack from 2017 to 2020Led strategic programs across Customer Success, Sales, IT, Finance and Legal. Helped open Slack's international headquarters in Dublin and rebuilt revenue data pipelines ahead of its public listing.
Senior Program Manager, NPI & Product Lifecycle at Box from 2014 to 2017Built and ran the New Product Introduction program, coordinating four product launches in roughly 20 months, including a platform product. Established repeatable launch processes across product and go-to-market teams.