Senior SEO & AI Strategy Lead

Searchability®; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Mentoring juniors

Exposure to complex SEO projects

Influence on SEO service development

Collaborative, improvement-focused env

Job summary

Searchability is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead SEO and AI Search campaigns for a portfolio of mid to large client accounts in Manchester. You will craft strategies informed by data, oversee technical and content activities, and present performance insights to senior stakeholders.

You will mentor junior team members, drive account growth, and contribute to new business pitches within an ambitious digital agency environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' SEO experience within an agency or fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge across technical, on-page, off-page, mobile and international SEO.
• Experience developing and delivering SEO strategies for complex client accounts.
• Experience delivering projects such as site migrations, international SEO or multi-language rollouts.
• Confident managing senior client stakeholders and leading strategic conversations.
• Strong understanding of how SEO works alongside PPC, content, UX and wider digital marketing.
• Line management or mentoring experience.
• Commercial mindset with ability to identify opportunities for account growth.
• Excellent organisation and ability to manage multiple accounts, projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, delivery and performance of SEO and AI Search campaigns across a portfolio of clients.
• Develop SEO strategies informed by research, data, competitor analysis and evolving search trends.
• Oversee activity across technical SEO, keyword research, content strategy, site structure, audits and performance monitoring.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, translating complex SEO challenges into clear commercial recommendations and presenting updates.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing relationships, contribute insights to new business pitches and mentor team members.

Skills

SEO experience

Agency experience

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Strategic thinking

Content strategy

Tools

Ahrefs

SEMrush

Screaming Frog

GA4

Looker Studio

Google Search Console

Job description

Searchability is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead SEO and AI Search campaigns for a portfolio of mid to large client accounts in Manchester. You will craft strategies informed by data, oversee technical and content activities, and present performance insights to senior stakeholders.

You will mentor junior team members, drive account growth, and contribute to new business pitches within an ambitious digital agency environment.