SEO Consultant - AEM, Technical

Sanderson Recruitment Plc; London; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a skilled SEO Lead to support their website migration project. This fully remote role involves providing technical SEO leadership during the migration to Adobe Experience Manager, ensuring alignment with SEO best practices and minimizing risks to traffic and revenue. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of technical SEO and experience with website migrations.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Technical SEO including crawlability and indexability.
• Proven experience in website migrations and risk mitigation.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical SEO leadership during migration to Adobe Experience Manager.
• Collaborate with developers and content teams to implement best practices.
• Monitor pre- and post-migration metrics.

Skills

Technical SEO understanding

Communication skills

Performance benchmarking

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Jira

Google Search Console

Ahrefs

GA4 & Adobe Analytics

Job description

Overview

SEO Consultant/SEO Lead - Technical

• GBP450-550 - Outside IR35
• Fully remote
• 6 month initial contract

We are seeking an SEO Lead to support the successful delivery of our website migration project.

This role will focus on providing technical expertise as we migrate from a Legacy platform to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), ensuring that all technical elements, key page templates and associated functionality align with both business requirements and SEO best practices.

Working closely with project stakeholders, content editors and technical teams, the SEO Lead will be responsible for minimising risks associated with platform migrations such as loss of traffic, rankings, and revenue, while also setting a strong foundation for future organic growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical SEO leadership during the migration from a Legacy platform to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Ensure alignment of technical elements, templates and functionality with business requirements and SEO best practices.
• Identify and mitigate risks that could impact traffic, rankings and revenue during pre-launch and go-live phases.
• Collaborate with developers, designers and content teams to implement SEO best practices.
• Participate in pre-launch audits, validate fixes, and ensure readiness for go-live.
• Monitor and compare pre- and post-migration metrics (page speed, rankings, traffic, Core Web Vitals).
• Troubleshoot post-launch issues quickly and communicate findings clearly.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Technical SEO, including crawlability, indexability, site architecture, canonicalization, structured data, and Core Web Vitals
• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) platform knowledge, with experience managing SEO considerations within AEM environments
• Pre-launch auditing expertise, including identifying issues, validating fixes, and ensuring readiness for go-live
• Performance benchmarking skills to assess pre- and post-migration metrics
• Proven experience in website migrations, including risk mitigation and SEO preservation during platform transitions
• Cross-functional collaboration with developers, designers, and content teams
• Strong problem-solving and rapid post-launch troubleshooting abilities
• Excellent communication skills

Tools & Technologies

• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
• Jira - task tracking, workflow management, testing and progress reporting
• SharePoint - document management and version control
• MS Teams - communication and collaboration with project stakeholders
• Outlook - e-mail management and scheduling
• Google Search Console - monitoring site performance, indexing, and search visibility
• Screaming Frog - website crawling and technical SEO auditing
• Ahrefs - backlink analysis, keyword tracking, and competitive research
• GA4 & Adobe Analytics - web analytics and user behaviour insights

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