I am preparing for PSM I, but the level of management in the Scrum Master role is still confusing to me because the guide and practice exams seem to conflict each other.
I learned that the SM is NOT a manager and I think this makes sense. Yet in one of the practice questions I got: "Is the Scrum Master a management position?" the correct answer was apparently "yes". The reasoning being that while he doesn't manage the team: the individual people, he DOES manage the process.