Project Manager / Scrum Master

About the position

Urban Sky is scaling rapidly, and we’re looking for a Project Manager / Scrum Master to drive effective collaboration and clear communication between our growing engineering team, manufacturing operations, and business stakeholders. As our projects increase in complexity and scope, you’ll play a critical role within the engineering organization, leveraging your expertise in ticket management (like Jira) and Agile methodologies to streamline workflows, communicate priorities clearly, and manage the execution of projects end-to-end. In this role, you’ll closely partner with our engineers to understand technical requirements, communicate changes effectively to manufacturing and operations, and proactively align with business objectives. If you’re someone who thrives while managing dynamic projects, bridging technical and business teams, and adapting quickly to ever-changing priorities, you’ll excel here.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Coordinate closely with engineers, manufacturing, and business teams to align project goals.
• Own project timelines, track milestones, dependencies, and proactively manage risks.
• Administer and optimize ticket tracking workflows, ensuring transparency and clear team communication.
• Foster continuous improvement, driving teams toward higher performance and adaptability.
• Clearly communicate project progress, changes, and risks to stakeholders across the organization.

Requirements

• 3+ years as a Project Manager or Scrum Master, preferably in aerospace, hardware, or technology.
• Expertise with Agile methodologies and experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies.
• Deep proficiency in JIRA for workflow management, tracking, and reporting.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functionally between technical and business teams.
• Outstanding organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Successfully guide the team and the organization on how to use Agile Practices.
• Quantify the team's current state using standard or bespoke tools (surveys, gap analyses, dysfunction mapping, etc.), create and implement improvement plans.
• Encourage a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or judgement, with an emphasis on problem-solving.
• Get results without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Support and educate the Product Owner, especially on refinement and maintenance of the product backlog, providing supplemental action as/when needed.

Nice-to-haves

• Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or Agile Practitioner (PMI-ACP).
• Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Experience establishing Agile/Scrum practices from the ground up.

Benefits

• Salary $90,000 - $120,000 per year.
• Stock Options.
• Medical, Vision and Dental.
• Unlimited Vacation Days.
• Cell Phone Bill Stipend.