Scrum Master

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Scrum Master to lead and coach Agile teams in a fast-paced, innovative and remote environment. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Scrum and Agile frameworks, and the ability to foster team collaboration, ownership, and continuous delivery excellence.

Responsibilities :

Leading and monitoring the daily Scrum, working closely with the Product Owner while collaborating with the business and the Scrum team.

This position will be responsible for mentoring Agile practices on the development team; and works closely with subject matter experts to lead project efforts and build solutions for a high-volume, high-availability cloud-based system.

Organizing and facilitating project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.

Tracking and communicating team velocity and sprint / release progress.

Removing roadblocks / impediments to teams' progress

Ensuring that the development team's practice and adhere to the core agile principles of collaboration, self-organization, prioritization, team accountability and visibility.

Liaison between technical and non-technical departments.

Communicating with developers, management, and Stakeholders on development issues and providing guidance for resolution.

Assisting the team in making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.

Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency and information.

Assisting with backlog maintenance, prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.

Advocate for continuous improvement in quality and process.

Act as change agent to drive continual adoption of Scrum and operational and technical excellence.

Act as interference shield for team, so that it can remain focused on delivering business value every sprint.

Support Scrum Teams in US and India.

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field, or one to two years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I, CSM)

PMP certification a plus

3+ years of experience in development of highly transactional, business critical applications.

3+ years of experience as software Program / Project Manager using Agile techniques and iterative development.

Ability to manage multiple scrum teams simultaneously.

Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts (different team sizes, different organizations, different cultures, co-located vs. distributed, etc.)

Proven success in leading and driving complex, time critical software development projects.

Proven success in removing impediments enabling teams to progress.

Thorough knowledge of agile software development methodologies, values and procedures.

Strong working knowledge of software configuration management.

Strong working knowledge of web application technologies.

Strong working knowledge of burndown metrics, velocity, user story development and task definition.

Knowledge of software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Knowledge of a broad spectrum of infrastructure technologies and secure computing environments : network, hardware and operating systems, servers and storage.

Knowledge of relational data bases and web technologies.

Knowledge of enterprise application integration and messaging technologies.

Experience with JIRA is a plus.

Servant Leader Attitude

About Onit

We're redefining the future of legal operations through the power of AI. Our cutting-edge platform streamlines enterprise legal management, matter management, spend management and contract lifecycle processes, transforming manual workflows into intelligent, automated solutions.

We’re a team of innovators using AI at the core to help legal departments become faster, smarter, and more strategic. As we continue to grow and expand the capabilities of our new AI-centric platform, we’re looking for bold thinkers and builders who are excited to shape the next chapter of legal tech.

If you're energized by meaningful work, love solving complex problems, and want to help modernize how legal teams operate, we’d love to meet you.