Head of SEO

Trades Workforce Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique digital agency is seeking a Head of SEO to lead a small team in driving SEO strategy for mid-sized to large clients. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of agency experience, including hiring and managing SEO teams, and demonstrate expert-level technical SEO skills. Responsibilities include ensuring high-quality deliverables, achieving client satisfaction scores, and developing processes for efficiency. The position offers a hybrid work model and competitive salary between £65,000 and £75,000 annually.

Benefits

4 day work week

Hybrid working from office

Qualifications

• 10 years agency experience in SEO.
• Experience in hiring, training and managing SEO teams.
• Demonstrable experience managing large websites of over 1 million URLs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team of SEOs.
• Ensure all SEO deliverables meet high standards.
• Achieve increased clicks and conversions for clients.

Skills

Expert level technical SEO capability

Expert consulting skills and written fluency

Capability architecting new SOPs

Firm grasp of AI and automation in SEO

Job description

Head of SEO

About the job

• £65-75k p/a
• 4 day week
• Hybrid working from Farringdon Office
• Leading a small team of SEOs in a boutique digital agency with mid‑Sized to large clients

Experience Required

• 10 years agency experience
• Hiring, training and managing SEO teams
• Developing modern SEO strategy in an increasingly AI driven world
• Expert level technical SEO capability and demonstrable experience managing large websites of 1m+ URLs
• Expert consulting skills and written fluency
• Demonstrate capability architecting new SOPs, deliverables and processes
• Firm grasp of AI, RAG and automation for common SEO processes

Accountable for

Quality Assurance

• Ensuring all SEO deliverables are completed to a high standard
• Updating and creating new deliverables and processes
• Developing processes, checks and balances to increase work quality and efficiency over time

Team OKRs

• Setting department objectives that align with the company objectives
• Setting team objectives and working with them to achieve the key results
• Team SWOT analysis and on‑going training and career development plans

Client KPIs

• Consistently achieving increased clicks and conversions for our clients
• Being the technical SEO advocate in the room for pitches and client QBRs
• Delivering high NPS and client satisfaction scores

Responsible for

Retention: Client and Team

• Achieving high NPS scores for the client and the team
• Growing and promoting the teams through our internal job levels
• Building SEO deliverables and reports that fulfil client KPIs

Growth

• Spotting team gaps and developing a hiring plan in line with financial forecasts
• Producing training plans, documentation and governance related to our career progression ladder
• Helping pitch and win new business
• Growing the agencies reputation though technical SEO thought leadership via content production, media and conference talks

Performance

• Setting strategy and getting your hands dirty with big clients
• Managing big client relationships