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Senior Project Manager Location: Leeds (Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite) Salary: £42,000 - £52,000 (DOE) + discretionary bonus The opportunity We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex digital platforms and large-scale website programmes within a growing, employee-owned digital agency. This role is suited to someone who thrives on ownership. You will lead multi-workstream projects from discovery through to launch, working across integration-heavy platforms, ecommerce and payment journeys, logged-in experiences, complex CMS builds and content-rich website rebuilds. You will operate at the centre of delivery, aligning clients, technical teams and third-party partners while maintaining control of scope, timelines, budgets and commercial performance. What you will be doing As a Senior Project Manager, you will take full responsibility for end-to-end delivery across complex digital projects, ensuring clarity, control and commercial rigour throughout. Key responsibilities include: Leading projects from discovery and definition through to launch and handover Creating and maintaining delivery plans, timelines, critical paths and project governance Managing RAID, dependencies, release planning and multiple workstreams Managing scope, budgets, forecasting, profitability and change control Coordinating developers, designers, clients and third-party partners Working closely with technical leads across integrations, authentication, data flows and ecommerce functionality Building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and managing expectations Managing resourcing, project reporting and account health Overseeing QA, testing, content migration and successful handover Supporting and mentoring more junior Project Managers What we are looking for Essential experience: Proven experience leading large and complex digital projects end to end Experience delivering integration-heavy platforms, ecommerce/payment journeys, logged-in experiences or complex CMS websites Experience managing multi-workstream projects, ideally in the (phone number removed)+ hour range Strong project governance including RAID, dependencies, critical paths and change control Strong senior client and stakeholder management Commercial ownership across budgets, forecasting, profitability and invoicing Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and third-party partners Confidence working closely with technical teams and understanding technical dependencies Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment Desirable experience: Digital agency or client-services background Complex content migrations and large content estates Agile, Waterfall and phased delivery experience People leadership or mentoring experience About you You’ll be an experienced digital Project Manager who is comfortable taking ownership of complex, high-stakes delivery. You’ll be organised, commercially aware and confident managing senior clients, technical teams and multiple workstreams. You don’t need to be a developer, but you should be technically confident enough to ask the right questions, understand dependencies and translate complexity into clear plans and communication. Benefits package: 25 days holiday + your birthday off + bank holidays (increasing with service) Company performance-linked bonus scheme Comprehensive private health insurance 5% company pension scheme Access to financial coaching and mental health support Free on-site gym Hybrid and flexible working Structured personal development and progression Regular socials, team events and summer parties