Remote Lead SEO Architect for Organic Growth

Placements24; Upington; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Health insurance support

Home office setup allowance

Laptop provided

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a highly experienced Lead SEO Specialist to drive organic growth for a fully remote team across South Africa. You will develop advanced SEO strategies, lead technical initiatives, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with content, development, and marketing teams.

The role requires deep expertise in technical, content, and link-building SEO, with a proven track record of significant results and strong leadership capabilities in a remote setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field; Master's preferred.
• 7-8 years of progressive SEO experience with strong leadership and technical focus.
• Proven track record of significant organic growth via strategic SEO efforts.
• Expert knowledge of technical SEO including JavaScript SEO, schema, Core Web Vitals, migrations.
• Proficient with a wide range of SEO tools and analytics platforms.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in a remote environment and manage multiple markets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data-driven SEO strategies to boost traffic and rankings.
• Lead technical SEO audits addressing architecture, crawlability, indexability, speed, and mobile.
• Perform keyword research, competitive and market trend analyses to guide content and strategy.
• Oversee on-page and off-page optimization, including internal linking and backlinks.
• Utilize tools (SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz, Screaming Frog) to monitor, identify opportunities, and report progress.
• Analyze performance data and provide strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and algorithm updates, adapting strategies accordingly.
• Mentor junior SEO specialists and collaborate with content, dev, and marketing teams.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/CS/Statistics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SEMrush

Ahrefs

Moz

Screaming Frog

Job description

Placements24 seeks a highly experienced Lead SEO Specialist to drive organic growth for a fully remote team across South Africa. You will develop advanced SEO strategies, lead technical initiatives, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with content, development, and marketing teams.

The role requires deep expertise in technical, content, and link-building SEO, with a proven track record of significant results and strong leadership capabilities in a remote setting.