Senior Manager SEO

Searchguru Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative performance marketing agency is seeking a Senior SEO Manager to lead SEO strategies and audits. This exciting role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance client outcomes through data-driven insights. You will be responsible for training junior staff, managing complex SEO issues, and ensuring the implementation of effective strategies. Join a dynamic team that values growth and creativity, and enjoy a supportive work culture that encourages collaboration and innovation. This position offers competitive remuneration, flexible working arrangements, and numerous perks to ensure your well-being and professional development.

Benefits

Gym Membership

Spotify Subscription

Health Checks

Comprehensive Medical Benefits

Extensive Annual Leave

Positive Leadership

Teamwork Culture

Flexible Working Arrangements

Employee Engagement Activities

Strategic Office Location

Qualifications

• 6+ years of SEO experience in agency or corporate settings.
• Proven track record of fixing complex SEO issues.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach.

Responsibilities

• Drive SEO strategies and audits for client accounts.
• Collaborate with teams to customize SEO plans.
• Train junior staff and monitor project performance.

Skills

SEO Execution

Data Analysis

Client Relationship Management

Project Management

Technical SEO

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Related Field

Tools

Google Search Console

Bing Webmaster Tools

Google Analytics

Yoast

SEMRush

Screaming Frog

Job description

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ABOUT OUR COMPANY

NP Digital (NPD) is a global award-winning performance marketing agency. In 2024, Campaign Magazine labeled us the Global Agency of the Year in two categories, and The Drum awarded us the Agency Business Award for Global Development. Google recently handed us the Agency Excellence Award for Media Unification, and AdAge listed us on their Best Places to Work list in 2024 and 2025.

NP Digital combines proprietary platforms with best-in-class talent to deliver leading-edge experiences centered around paid and organic search, social, content, retargeting, performance display, feed management, and conversion rate optimization.

NP Digital focuses on creating innovative, adaptive, and data-driven digital marketing plans for our clients. Obsessed with helping companies grow and exceed their goals, NP Digital aims to continually help brands connect and engage with their audience.

SearchGuru, a division of NP Digital, provides search marketing services in Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong with over 130 marketing experts, arguably making it the largest performance marketing agency in Southeast Asia, working with top brands.

Our strength comes from our diverse specialists who go above and beyond to execute effective strategies that merge creative and media. We are SearchGuru because we’re searching for knowledge — knowledge that allows us to be better performance marketers to benefit our clients.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The SEO Senior Manager will work with Account teams, Creative teams, and Performance Marketing Specialists to drive not only daily account responsibilities associated with Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, and Google Analytics, and using third-party SEO tools such as Yoast, SEMRush, and Screaming Frog, but also important business outcomes for SearchGuru clients.

ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the SEO Director, the SEO Senior Manager will be responsible for determining and executing best-in-class SEO strategies, performing SEO audits, and driving the implementation roadmap of on-page, technical, and off-page optimization to drive key business outcomes for clients.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Serve as a point of escalation for SEO strategies and insights across accounts.
2. Collaborate & lead client's requests professionally.
3. Able to customize a unique plan that caters to different conditions.
4. Proactively collaborate with the Client Services department to re-prioritize as needed throughout the campaign based on clients' shifting needs and changes in business priorities.
5. Identify how to best present data-driven reports and a compelling story that communicates our values to the client.
6. Support and grow the cross-departmental team’s abilities.
7. Monitor all project aspects and handle matters pertaining to resources, time, and budget.
8. Frequently evaluate project performance and provide timely updates to internal teams.
9. Train SEO junior, senior, and managers to improve work quality.
10. Envision the company’s vision and mission into action plans and align them to department goals.
11. Become the go-to person for the team regarding all SEO questions, concerns, and queries.
12. Assist in Resource Planning internally and externally.
13. Lead and validate the feasibility of the SEO strategies and presentation for pitches.
14. Ability to present new ideas to internal and client stakeholders.
15. Govern the department functions and help to push for growth aligned with internal KPIs.

ABOUT YOU

● At least 6 years of leadership, consultative, SEO execution experience in an agency or corporate setting.

● Proven track record of fixing SEO issues (e.g., Google penalty, hacked, multi-country, e-commerce, multilingual, technical, and heavily complicated sites).

● Experienced in handling different clients and niches.

● Passionate about building long-lasting client relationships across various industries and verticals.

● Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach.

● Ability to extract trends and insights from complex data sets.

● Ability to commute daily to Mid Valley Office (post-pandemic) and is effective and comfortable supporting Work-From-Home mode.

● Excellent command of spoken and written English.

ABOUT YOUR GROWTH

As an organization, we support your growth and development by investing in your learning to advance your career. We believe in empowering you to showcase your knowledge and skills to win together.

ABOUT OUR BENEFITS

• Competitive remuneration, performance incentives, and substantial perks, including wellbeing benefits (gym membership, Spotify subscription, health checks, etc.)
• Comprehensive outpatient & medical benefits on top of great insurance coverage
• Extensive annual leave entitlement (Birthday, maternity, paternity, paid sabbatical leave)
• Positive and supportive leadership
• A work culture that drives teamwork and collaboration
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Unbiased work culture from top to bottom to encourage and push you to #DreamBig
• Fun employee engagement activities & parties, annual dinners, and company trips
• Strategic office location that’s easily accessible by public transportation

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Who Is SearchGuru?

SearchGuru is an award-winning Performance Marketing agency, specializing in Paid Media, SEO, social media, and creative services. Co-founded in 2012 by Larry Lim & YC Ng, SearchGuru was formed as a boutique Search Marketing services agency in Malaysia, which over the years has grown from a mere headcount of four to over 100, as well as expanding its office network to Singapore and Hong Kong, arguably making it the largest performance marketing agency in Southeast Asia.

Our strength comes from our diverse specialists who often go above and beyond to execute effective strategies that marry creative and media. We are SearchGuru because we’re searching for knowledge — knowledge that allows us to be better performance marketers to benefit our clients. In 2018, we launched our SearchGuru Academy to train the new generation of digital marketers.

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