Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1,250 attorneys in 44 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 200 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 43rd in the National Law Journal’s survey of the nation’s largest law firms. We’re also Mansfield Certified Plus and a Women in the Law Forum Gold Standard Law Firm.
Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Technical Project Lead position.

• Minimum of 5 years recent experience in a hands-on leadership or project management role within an Information Technology or Business Services department, managing both internal staff and external vendors
• Minimum of 3 years recent experience leading projects through Agile/Iterative/Hybrid methodologies, operating in Product Owner role when necessary to decompose high level project requirements into actionable Sprints and deliverables for the project teams
• Highly-proficient using JIRA software for project and task management
• Motivated to educate and facilitate sprint planning, daily scrums, and retrospectives
• Educate and reinforce scrum methodology and Agile framework to team members and key stakeholders
• Experience and preferable certification in Process Improvement Methodology (Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, etc.)
• Leading vendor resources for projects that fall outside of existing IT functional areas
• Expert communicator with exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Subject matter expert in the basics of project management (estimation, project planning, resource planning, issue management, risk management, change management, communication planning)
• Multi-tasker with ability to successfully manage numerous projects and tasks concurrently
• Stable work history with at least 2 years average duration per employer, few breaks in employment, and with progressively increasing career responsibility
• Substantiated experience raising the bar on staff delivery performance and cultivating high performance work environments
• Experience transforming teams through technology, organization, culture, process, and business change management
• Solution-oriented with strong leadership skills and a passion for excellence
• Ability to inspire all levels of staff towards both tactical and strategic delivery goals
• Acute and thorough attention to detail and a propensity to exceed leadership’s expectations
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science or equivalent work experience
• Scrum Master, Lean Six Sigma, PMP certification(s) strongly desired
• Experience leading the transition, integration and implementation of legal e-billing platforms a plus
• ITIL certification a plus
• Prior industry experience in mid to large sized Law Firm a plus