Our Story: Litera, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is a fast-growing software company and one of the leading legal technology suppliers in the world. Serving more than 90% of the world's largest law firms, our software is used by hundreds of thousands of lawyers every day. As a company recognized as one of the best places to work, we believe professional development, rewards programs, open communication, and transparent leadership all contribute to a unique and open work environment. Our employees are driven, energetic, passionate, and have the ability to make a direct impact on the future of the company.

The Opportunity: The Senior Project Coordinator/Scrum Master will be a critical team member helping to support agile teams within a growing software Company. The Senior Project Coordinator/Scrum Master is responsible for guiding multiple development teams in establishing and accomplishing goals while ensuring compliance with standard process and best practices. They will coordinate work across teams, provide a platform for cross-team collaboration, work closely with Technical Leads and Product Owners on planning, prioritizing, tracking progress, and communicating status. They will help teams to work efficiently and promote a culture of continuous improvement. They will lead development teams in using Agile methodology and scrum practices.

A Day in the Life:

• Lead scrum teams in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
• Keep teams organized, focused, following priorities, and executing on plans
• Lead teams through discussions, including those related to quality, resources, scope, and help drive decision making
• Help teams achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
• Act as teams' spokesperson as well as liaison between development teams and Product Management
• Regularly interact with Technical Leads, Software Engineers, QA Engineers, and Product Management. Interact with other departments when needed
• Hold team members accountable for completing tasks
• Remove impediments and coach the teams on removing impediments
• Assist teams in communicating and demonstrating their work to stakeholders
• Create a positive environment and team dynamic where teams can work efficiently and effectively
• Promote a culture of openness, respect, and transparency among team members
• Lead teams in self-organization and self-improvement
• Identify areas for improvement and promote a culture of continuous improvement
• Help motivate team members
• Track teams' progress against established goals
• Track and report on team metrics
• Help the Product Owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction
• Accurately identify the proper tasks needed to complete assignments
• Complete tasks quickly and with a high degree of quality and efficiency
• Work under moderate supervision. Receive guidance but also use independent judgement to accomplish job functions

Role progression:

Within 1 month, you will:

• Complete our new hire orientation and scrum master onboarding process
• Meet your team, join daily stand-ups and weekly meetings
• Shadow scrum masters and begin to understand the software development process at Litera

Within 3 months, you will:

• Have a good understanding of the software development process and tools
• Lead, coordinate, and facilitate team meetings
• Lead teams through discussions, including those related to quality, resources, scope, and help drive decision making
• Collaborate across teams (locally and internationally)

Within 6 months, you will:

• Help teams execute on release plans
• Identify and communicate risks to project plans
• Use data and metrics to identify areas of improvement and drive positive change
• Help ensure compliance with standard process and best practices

About You:

• 3+ years of experience in a scrum master / project management role
• Experience leading/coaching agile teams
• Clear understanding of Agile Methodology and Scrum Software Development
• Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
• Communicates effectively across departments
• Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
• Ability to work with, lead, and coach multiple teams
• Ability to create a culture of openness, respect, and continuous improvement
• Willing to receive feedback and direction
• Experience using Atlassian suite (Jira and Confluence)
• Scrum Master certification is preferred
• Bachelor's degree

What Sets us Apart

• Work with a team that has a proven track record
• You'll be challenged and encouraged to broaden your skills
• Opportunity to make a difference in a rapidly growing company
• Work with an organization that promotes continuous improvement
• Great health benefits, PTO, holiday policies, & more
• Casual and flexible work environment
• Regular social & philanthropic events
• Special rates for local gym memberships