Summary
Michael Fitzbaxter is a founder and product leader with over 17 years blending design, engineering and product management to build engaging digital experiences for distributed teams. As Founder and Chief Product Officer at Remote Social he leads creative direction and development to help remote and hybrid teams build trust and engagement through playful, interactive online experiences. His career spans identity and UX leadership at Atlassian, Auth0 and Telstra and product management at Deputy, giving him deep expertise in cloud identity, onboarding and developer-facing documentation. A longtime creative—previously a professional DJ and digital agency director—he brings a user-centric, storytelling approach to product strategy and team-building. Based in Sydney, he’s passionate about remote work innovation and social impact, and consistently mixes pragmatic product delivery with unexpected creative flair.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate IV Graphic Design, Certificate IV Graphic Design at Billy Blue College of Design