1. Navigate to "User management" page under the settings
2. Click "Show details" on your account
3. Click the dropdown on the "Jira Administrator" row
4. Ensure that you're a "Product Admin" and have it checked
5. Next, go into "System" settings in the settings dropdown menu again
6. Click on "Project roles"
7. On the "Administrators" row, click on "Manage Default Members"
8. Under "Default users", click on "Edit"
9. Add yourself to the project role
10. Ensure you see yourself under "Users in Project Role"