Search Engine Optimization Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment platform is seeking an experienced SEO Project Manager to lead projects and coordinate teams. This role requires a strong background in SEO project management, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, data-driven, and excited to work in a dynamic environment. Key responsibilities include managing resources, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering insightful reports to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing SEO projects in an agency or in-house environment.
• Confident communicator with the ability to manage stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, highly organised, and data-driven.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SEO project delivery from brief through to execution.
• Manage timelines, resources, and budgets across SEO campaigns.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including SEO analysts and content creators.
• Prepare and present reports regularly with the SEO team.
• Stay up to date with the latest SEO and digital marketing trends.

Skills

SEO project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data-driven decision making

Team leadership

Organisational skills

Tools

Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

Google Search Console

SEMRush

Screaming Frog

AHRefs

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

This role will involve working closely with the SEO team and combining project management expertise with an understanding of SEO. This is to ensure that all strategies are executed effectively, on time, and in line with client or business goals.

Key Responsibilities

· Lead end-to-end SEO project delivery, from brief through to execution and reporting.

· Manage timelines, resources, and budgets across SEO campaigns and ongoing optimisation work.

· Coordinate cross-functional teams, including SEO analysts, content creators, developers, and external partners

· Work with the SEO team to prepare and present reports regularly

· Collaborate with web developers, marketing, and content teams

· Stay up to date with the latest SEO and digital marketing trends and best practices

· Translate SEO strategies into actionable project plans and deliverables.

· Deliver clear and insightful reports, highlighting progress, opportunities, and areas for improvement.

Departmental Development

To work with the SEO team across a range of tasks to increase the scale, capabilities, and quality of our offering. Your role will be to support the SEO leads with the delivery of their tasks.

We expect you to have an understanding of:

- GA4

- Google Search Console

- SEMRush

- Screaming Frog

- AHRefs

What we want to see from candidates

· Act as the main point of contact between internal teams, clients, or external partners.

· Translate complex SEO insights into digestible updates for non-technical stakeholders.

· Present strategies, roadmaps, and performance reviews with clarity and confidence.

· Proven experience managing SEO projects in an agency or in-house environment.

· Confident communicator with the ability to manage stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams.

· Detail-oriented, highly organised, and data-driven.

· Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success

· An inquisitive and self-learning mentality

· An ability to work well under pressure, autonomously, with an ability to handle competing priorities

· Strategic, creative, pragmatic thinker and problem solver.

· Welcome the concept of change and working in a fast-paced environment.

· Extremely organised and have exceptional communication skills

· Ambitious, articulate, proactive, fast-learning team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude!

· You will need experience of working across multiple client projects simultaneously, taking control and driving the project forward