Digital Project Lead; In agency going places fast

Digital Project Lead

Location:

Leeds / hybrid (2 days per week in the city‑centre office)

Salary: £45,000 – £60,000 (depending on experience)

Reports to:

Agency owners

Your agency partner, a high‑growth business that blends a lean core team with a network of top freelancers, is seeking an accomplished Digital Project Lead. With 8+ years’ agency experience, you'll bring deep expertise in web development, delivery leadership, and digital strategy. You'll guide multi‑disciplinary teams, build client relationships, and lead projects that matter.

The agency offers flexibility, wellbeing, and personal growth at the heart of its culture. It operates across diverse sectors, supporting clients in shaping digital and physical experiences.

• Leading end‑to‑end delivery of large, complex digital and web development projects—from brief to launch.
• Acting as a senior partner to clients: shaping scopes, supporting pitches, and deepening long‑term relationships.
• Working closely with agency leadership to onboard new projects and support growth across the business.
• Guiding and motivating Digital Client Managers and freelance specialists.
• Owning project commercials—budgeting, forecasting, and ensuring strong profitability across accounts.
• Reporting on performance, KPIs and learnings, and identifying opportunities to optimise.

• Expert project management skills across a range of platforms, technologies, and delivery approaches.
• Confident leadership—able to inspire internal teams and external partners while managing multiple projects at pace.
• Strong technical grounding: understanding development workflows and CMS platforms (Word Press, Umbraco), and communicating technical detail simply.
• Senior‑level client management skills, with the ability to build trusted, strategic relationships.
• Solid UX and design knowledge, enabling effective collaboration with design teams.
• Analytic ability with hands‑on experience using GA, GTM, and performance measurement tools.
• Fluency with digital tools including Trello, Jira, Confluence, Figma and Adobe XD.
• Calm, constructive problem‑solving—especially under pressure.
• Strong commercial awareness around forecasting, budgeting and profitability.

If you’re a senior digital project manager adept at keeping projects on budget, on time and to the highest standard, we’d love to hear from you.