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Derek Huether

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Derek Huether is Lead Principal Solutions Engineer for Atlassian’s Enterprise Strategy and Planning group. He shapes how Atlassian positions its solutions within evolving market trends. He leads high-impact strategy workshops, executive briefings, and advisory sessions with key accounts to shape their long-term technology vision. He uses his deep understanding of customer challenges and market trends to guide the product and sales teams.

Prior to Atlassian, Derek helped transform how people work at companies like Walmart, GEICO, and Capital One and federal agencies like the National Archives and the National Institutes of Health.

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  • Introducing the Jenkins to Bitbucket Pipelines migration tool

    CI/CD workflows are essential for modern software development, enabling scalability, seamless integration, and ease of workflow management. However, migrating these workflows between tools—such as from Jenkins…

  • How to be a successful project owner (without micromanaging)

    How to be a successful project owner (without micromanaging)

    A deep-dive on the unique role of the project owner, plus the guiding principles and go-to techniques that will take you to the next level.

  • How to Create & Perfect a B2B Sales Pitch: Tips + 4 Templates

    You’re at your desk, staring at your sales chart—and it’s staring back at you. If it looks more like an EKG reading with all its…

  • Sales Follow Up Strategies to Boost Your Conversion Rates

    You just wrapped up a great sales call with a prospect who seemed genuinely interested. However, days pass with no response. Did you reach out…

  • 9 Sales Follow Up Email Templates That Drive Conversions

    You’ve crafted the perfect pitch, addressed your prospect’s pain points head-on, and even ended it with an encouraging call to action. You hit send, feeling…

  • How to integrate GitHub Copilot with Bitbucket, Jira & Confluence

    We recently spoke with customers who want all the advantages and benefits of being standardized on the Atlassian platform with Bitbucket, with an integrated experience…

  • Confluence Premium Week ’24 Recap

    Confluence Premium Week ’24 Recap

    A week-long celebration of how Premium can help teams supercharge collaboration

  • Extend the reach of your team’s knowledge with Confluence databases

    Extend the reach of your team’s knowledge with Confluence databases

    Keep data structured and in-sync among teams

  • ‘Work,’ your way: Jira’s language is evolving to better represent all teams

    ‘Work,’ your way: Jira’s language is evolving to better represent all teams

    At Atlassian, our mission is to help unleash the potential of every team. As more teams make Jira their home for work, we’re updating the…

  • Runs on Atlassian Gives Partners a New Way to Showcase Strict Data Protections

    Runs on Atlassian Gives Partners a New Way to Showcase Strict Data Protections

    Forge launched in 2021 with a watershed new capability: the option to host and run cloud apps entirely on Atlassian infrastructure. This resonated strongly with…

  • Trouble making time for work that matters? Try the $10 Game

    Trouble making time for work that matters? Try the $10 Game

    This simple game shifts your team’s focus from busy work to breakthrough work.

  • 9 must-have Atlassian Marketplace Apps

    9 must-have Atlassian Marketplace Apps

    Explore top apps recommended by customers at Team ’24 Europe

  • How to Introduce Yourself Like a Pro

    How to Introduce Yourself Like a Pro

    Everyone knows the power of a good—or bad—introduction. Whether you’re listening to a popular panelist nail a presentation or awkwardly stumbling through your personal introduction…

  • How to Build a Winning Sales Cadence + 5 Examples

    Picture this: You’ve sent an email to a promising lead, followed up a week later, and… nothing.  Meanwhile, your prospects are juggling dozens of similar…

  • How to Use a Sales Pipeline to Go From Prospect to Profit

    A potential customer just clicked your ad. In the next 24 hours, they’ll move through a journey that influences whether they become a loyal client…