JIRA

Hire the Top 3% of Freelance JIRA Experts

Toptal is a marketplace for top JIRA Experts. Top companies and start-ups hire JIRA freelancers from Toptal for their mission-critical projects.

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Clients Rate Toptal JIRA Experts4.4 / 5.0on average across 66 reviews as of Jun 9, 2023

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Manuel Jose D. de Jesus

Freelance JIRA Expert

United StatesToptal Member Since June 21, 2018

Manuel is a proven Technical Program Manager and Scrum Master with deep experience in Waterfall (PMI) and Agile methodologies from working in the technology and consulting industries. Manuel spent two years as a Microsoft Official Curriculum trainer, five years as a Developer and Lead/Architect before moving into Project Management. He has spent the last eight years as a TPM/Scrum Master for one of the largest software companies.

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Joseph Adams

Freelance JIRA Expert

United StatesToptal Member Since June 4, 2018

Joseph is a project manager and business developer proficient in ASP.NET (C#), Microsoft SQL Server, and cross-platform web/mobile development using Corona (Lua). He is mission- and team-oriented with a focus on skill replication and team mentorship. The ideal projects for Joseph are opportunities to educate stakeholders while performing tasks and holistically addressing the organization's needs.

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Richard Forsythe

Freelance JIRA Expert

United StatesToptal Member Since June 4, 2018

Richard’s success in remotely managing large development projects stems from in-depth experience in a multitude of roles covering development, product ownership, and QA engineering. This client-centered experience, combined with a successful track record in managing global teams of remote talent, helps maximize project outcomes.

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Alexander Weekes

Freelance JIRA Expert

United KingdomToptal Member Since July 26, 2018

Alex has helped dozens of founders and senior leaders execute innovative solutions to real problems. Prior to joining the Toptal network, he integrated athlete-management tech into UK universities and optimized revenues for Unite Students. Since joining Toptal, he has delivered complex solutions for clients with a technology-agnostic approach, utilizing Agile methodologies and user-centric, problem-orientated management techniques. Within Toptal, Alex is also a mentor and community leader.

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Roxana-Maria Grigore

Freelance JIRA Expert

RomaniaToptal Member Since June 25, 2018

Roxana has extensive experience with founders and new software product kick-off initiatives. She has 17 years of expertise in the software development industry, including technical leadership and management roles, leading new product initiatives, and programming. In a previous Toptal engagement, Roxana supported a startup founder to launch a new product, assess the business viability, minimize risk, build the team, get excellent customer feedback, and secure a significant investment budget.

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Erin Stewart

Freelance JIRA Expert

United StatesToptal Member Since May 21, 2018

Erin has over ten years of experience in product design and agile product management, leading various responsive web and native app projects for eCommerce, B2C, and B2B organizations. She works with the US and global organizations ranging from startups to large Fortune 500 companies to create inspired and innovative products. She also enjoys helping build out new, agile product teams and is well versed in Agile, Scrum, and Kanban.

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Juan Vilmaux

Freelance JIRA Expert

ArgentinaToptal Member Since May 11, 2018

Juan has worked as a project manager for the last 15+ years, adding value to his projects by minimizing wasted effort, and focusing the team on the client's true goals. He is a certified scrum master since 2008, with broad experience managing mobile, web, and desktop projects, coaching teams, and companies. Juan has worked for a variety of small startups and very large corporations and has achieved his client's goals in more than 100 projects.

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Jose Maria Polo

Freelance JIRA Expert

ArgentinaToptal Member Since April 30, 2018

For the past ten years, Jose has been working in management, always operating close to software development teams and coaching upper management on the best practices for implementing Scrum and Agile principles across the company. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration, and his graduation project was about Agile practices across companies in Cordoba, Argentina.

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Brad Hayes

Freelance JIRA Expert

United StatesToptal Member Since March 6, 2019

Brad is a veteran project management professional and IT executive with over 20 years of experience in the software industry. As a certified scrum master and product owner, he has led successful software projects in the financial, healthcare, and energy sectors. Brad has also spearheaded agile transformation efforts and established agile PMOs where he has served at the director, VP, and senior VP level.

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Charles Trostle

Freelance JIRA Expert

United StatesToptal Member Since March 4, 2019

As a product owner and project manager, Charles has led Agile and distributed teams, delivering enterprise commerce, web, mobile, and marketing communication initiatives. His past clients include Activision, Anthem Healthcare, Charter, Dell, Disney, Guthy-Renker, NBC Universal, Nissan/Infiniti, Toyota, VSP/eyeconic, and dozens of other high-profile clients. He has solid business acumen, is CSPO certified, and has 20+ years of delivery experience as an agency consultant and client-side executive.

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Toptal helped us achieve our goals by really understanding what we were looking for. They worked with us very closely to figure out what the right talent looked like -- from a technical, cultural perspective -- and helped us get the onboarding done quickly so the talent could be effective as soon as possible.

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New Texas Investments

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Getting set up with Toptal and finding a new team member was so easy, I don't know why anyone wouldn't give it a try. Best of all, we no longer have to worry about finding great people to help with our projects!

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Harbor System Integrators, Inc

One of our most time consuming problems is finding qualified staff. We need to find the correct platform to advertise on, create a proper ad, filter through tons of applications, interview and test the applicants' capabilities, and finally take a risk by hiring. This was the old way of doing things. The new way: describe the job position to our Toptal account manager, interview a few qualified applicants, and hire with a risk-free trial -- much faster, a lot easier, and with incredible results.

Catalin S. Balaci, Owner

EvoBits Information Technology SRL

Always incredibly responsive, prompt, and flexible, Anna has done an outstanding job -- her work is exactly what we needed. Toptal has been a great experience for us due to the ease of getting a project going with quality talent at a cost that fits our budget. The automated online system for managing everything during onboarding was also impressive.

Cody Wilke, Product Manager

Crucial Life Sciences Data Solutions

What attracted us to Toptal was that Toptal is sourcing its talent from a global pool. The selection process is very stringent. They’re sourcing the talent not only based on capabilities -- sourcing the best 3% -- but also based on cultural fit, which is really important to us. We had an amazing experience working with Toptal. Toptal helped us achieve our goals by bringing us very high-quality resources, on very short notice.

Elmar Platzer, Digital Transformation Leader, CSR Australia

CSR Limited

With the pressure on and millions watching the Cleveland Cavaliers during the NBA Playoffs, Toptal delivered the talent and expertise needed to launch a brand new fan engagement platform.

Conor Kenney, Director of Professional Services

Cleveland Cavaliers

Toptal has helped my business tremendously by finding, vetting, and recruiting the talent I need, at the right time. I’d definitely recommend it to others.

Xavier Xicay, CEO & Creative Director

Tuatara Corp

Toptal has been extremely helpful to us in finding top remote talent. The ratio from interview to hire with Toptal candidates is the highest I've ever experienced in my professional career.

Philipp Berner, Co-founder and CTO

KeepSafe

I can't say enough about how happy and confident I am in working with Enrique. He brings an enthusiasm to his profession that is very refreshing, constantly surprising us with his depth of knowledge and his capability to not only complete the task, but to surpass our expectations. He presents us with solutions that we would not have thought about ourselves, and sees the problem better than we can explain it.

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Zoomedia

We had a wonderful experience with our Toptal consultant. He was very reliable and punctual, delivering excellent work on a budget—we will certainly be using him again!

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DecoratorsBest

How to Hire JIRA Experts through Toptal

1

Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of project management will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right JIRA expert for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
3

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new JIRA expert for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

FAQs

  • How are Toptal JIRA experts different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our JIRA experts to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You'll work with project management experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.

  • Can I hire JIRA experts in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

    Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a JIRA expert within 48 hours of signing up.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal JIRA experts?

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your JIRA expert begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you're completely satisfied with the results, we'll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you'd like. If you're not completely satisfied, you won't be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

Tap Into World-Class Talent

  • Trusted Experts Only

    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

  • The Right Fit

    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

  • Scale as Needed

    Hire in under 2 weeks and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

  • Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

  • Expert Talent Matching

    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

Top JIRA Experts are in High Demand.

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