Job Description
About Urban Sky: Urban Sky is a venture-backed aerospace startup that pioneers utilization of the stratosphere and reimagines the way humans view and analyze the earth. We design, build, operate, and sell stratospheric balloon systems, and the data we collect supports a wide range of applications, from real-time wildfire monitoring to urban mapping. Our technology is also employed by government customers including the Department of Defense (DoD), NASA, and others. Urban Sky sends flight vehicles to the stratosphere multiple times per week.
Our team consists of engineers, makers, developers, and doers who believe in the power of human potential when passion meets empowerment within a small, supportive team. At Urban Sky we strive to create a team culture grounded in candor, inclusion, respect and empowerment.
We aim to build the next chapter of stratospheric history in Denver and are seeking self-starting, open-minded, and hard-working team members.
About The Role: 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.
Key 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.
Qualifications: - 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/Preferred Skills: - 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.
Requirements: - Must be US Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Must be located near Denver, CO or willing to relocate to Denver, CO
- Our office is at 4800 Race St. In Denver, CO and this role is on-site
Benefits: - Salary $90,000 - $120,000 per year
- We are required to post this salary range per Colorado law. Your salary will be determined based on your abilities and experience.
- Stock Options
- Medical, Vision and Dental
- Unlimited Vacation Days
- Cell Phone Bill Stipend
NOTE: Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes that they have the skills and the passion necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.
This position may require the candidate to deal with commodities, software, technology, defense articles, and/or technical data which are subject to the Export Administration Regulations and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Additional information may be requested so as to determine whether export authorization is required from the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. If authorization is required, employment will be contingent upon the Company successfully obtaining such authorization from the relevant government agency.
Urban Sky is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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