Senior Delivery Manager

Job title: Senior Delivery Manager
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: UK based (flexible home, office, or hybrid working)
Office locations: Newcastle and Leeds, with hubs across the UK

We’re growing our Delivery team to strengthen our ability to deliver world-class digital products for our clients.

As a Senior Delivery Manager, you’ll lead cross-functional teams across a variety of client projects, from digital transformation programmes to fast-paced app and web builds. You’ll bring structure, energy, and leadership to every engagement, ensuring that delivery runs smoothly and outcomes truly matter.

You’ll be hands-on with live projects while helping shape how delivery operates at hedgehog lab, balancing governance with agility and quality with speed.


What you’ll do

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple client projects.
• Own project planning, governance, and risk management to ensure delivery on time, on budget, and on scope.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, acting as their key delivery partner.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver high-quality digital solutions.
• Proactively identify delivery risks, manage dependencies, and unblock challenges.
• Contribute to improving our delivery processes as we scale.

Who is hedgehog lab

hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy with 20 years of experience. Based in Northern England, we help global brands craft better digital experiences through technical excellence and human-first collaboration.


hedgehog lab benefits

• 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• 5 Impact Days per year to spend on L&D, volunteering or innovation
• Flexible working environment
• Enhanced parental policy
• Annual wellbeing budget + two days of wellbeing
• Mental health support
• Company-supplied Apple Mac

What We’re Looking For

• 3–5 years of experience as a Delivery Manager, Project Manager, or similar role in a consultancy, agency, or digital product environment.
• Proven success leading multi-disciplinary teams through the full delivery lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, or similar).
• Excellent communication and client management skills.
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with the ability to adapt and lead through change.
• A good balance of structure and flexibility. You know when to stick to process and when to innovate.
  

Nice to have

• Experience leading app or web builds.
• Familiarity with fast-paced or regulated sectors (e.g. fintech, edtech, gaming, government)
• Consultancy or agency background, managing multiple clients and priorities.