Senior Delivery Manager (Three-Month Contract, Outside IR35)


Why this role
If you’ve spent years running the plan while someone else owns the client, this role will feel different.

We’re building a delivery team that owns the engagement once it’s sold. You’ll own the client relationship, including the conversations about scope and budget.

It’s a fast-moving role for someone who already runs several clients at once and enjoys it.


What’s in it for you
You’ll work across clients in different sectors, so the work stays varied.

You’ll report to our Head of Delivery, with their backing when you need it.

You’ll help shape how the function grows as we take on bigger, more complex work.


Who you’ll be doing it for
hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy with 20 years of experience. We’re B Corp and Great Place to Work certified.

We help public and private sector clients in retail, health tech and financial services with digital transformation.

Our project teams are usually 5 to 15 people, made up of agentic engineers, software engineers, QA and designers.


What you’ll be doing
You’ll lead engagements from discovery through to launch, splitting the work into clear workstreams.

You’ll pull a lot of moving parts into a plan your team and client can follow.

You’ll stay a few steps ahead, spotting risks and dependencies before they cause problems.

You’ll chase down the answers your team needs, even when they’re hard to pin down.

You’ll be the main point of contact for your clients, owning scope and budget.

You’ll step in when an engagement needs resetting and get it back on course.


Where you’ll work
There’s no set number of office days. You’ll come into an office or client site for important meetings, workshops and key moments.

You’ll need to live within 50 miles of our Leeds, Manchester offices.


Experience you'll need
This role is for someone already running delivery at this level who wants more ownership.

You’ve worked as a Delivery Manager, Project Manager or Digital Project Manager, running several client engagements at the same time at a fast pace.

You’ve delivered technical builds such as apps, platforms or websites, working with engineers, designers and researchers. You understand enough about engineering to spot technical risks early, without needing to be an engineer.

You’ve led engagements worth £500k or more, with more than one workstream.

You’re tenacious. You keep going until you have the answers you need, and you’re comfortable telling a client something they don’t want to hear.

Nice-to-have experience

• Agency or consultancy experience.

• Public sector delivery experience, particularly GDS.

Apply
If this sounds like you, apply below. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.