Senior SEO Manager

Job Overview
As a Senior SEO Leader at Webenza, you'll drive strategic SEO direction and innovation across clients in diverse sectors. This role blends visionary thinking with tactical execution, and is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced agency environment, leading SEO campaigns and cross-functional teams. You'll partner with business heads, lead a high-performing SEO team, and help shape the future of SEO within the agency.

Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning

• Develop and execute full-funnel SEO strategies aligned with clients' business goals.
• Identify growth opportunities using competitive benchmarking, market insights, and emerging trends.
• Translate SEO goals into clear business outcomes — traffic, engagement, conversions, and revenue.

Technical SEO

• Conduct in-depth audits addressing crawlability, indexing, site speed, Core Web Vitals, JavaScript SEO, structured data, and mobile UX.
• Collaborate with tech and dev teams to resolve advanced technical issues and implement improvements.
• Optimize web architecture for search performance, scalability, and health.

On-Page & Content Optimization

• Oversee meta, header, schema, internal linking, and semantic SEO best practices.
• Guide content teams with data-driven keyword strategies and topical authority frameworks.
• Ensure alignment of SEO with broader content, UX, and CRO strategies.

Off-Page SEO & Authority Building

• Lead ethical and scalable link-building programs through digital PR, outreach, and brand partnerships.
• Analyze and manage backlink profiles to maintain and grow domain authority.

Analytics, Reporting & Insights

• Set up and manage dashboards using GA4, GSC, Looker Studio, and other analytics tools.
• Monitor performance KPIs and deliver actionable insights to internal stakeholders and clients.
• Create clear and impactful reports that demonstrate SEO ROI and campaign success.

Leadership & People Management

• Lead and mentor a growing SEO team, setting best practices and quality standards.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with account management, content, design, and development teams.
• Partner with client success and business development teams to drive SEO-led growth for existing and new clients.
• Define and evolve internal SEO processes and frameworks to improve delivery excellence.
• Actively contribute to thought leadership through Webenza blogs

Key Requirements

• 7–10 years of SEO experience, with demonstrated success in managing multiple brands.
• Strong technical SEO knowledge (HTML, CSS, JS rendering, Core Web Vitals, structured data).
• Agency-side experience with fast-paced, multi-project management.
• Proven expertise with tools like GA4, GSC, GTM, SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog.
• Hands-on experience in both strategy and execution for high-traffic or enterprise websites.
• Strong understanding of search engine algorithms and evolving SERP features.
• Exceptional analytical thinking, team leadership, and communication skills.
• Experience working directly with developers, content teams, and senior stakeholders.
• Experience using generative AI tools for content ideation or optimization workflows.
• Strong understanding of SEO for headless CMS, web apps, and composable architecture.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to paid media, content marketing, or integrated digital strategy.
• Exposure to international SEO or multi-language/multi-domain setups.

Why Join Webenza?

• Work with top-tier brands across diverse sectors.
• Lead a high-impact SEO team and own the SEO roadmap.
• Be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking digital agency culture.
• Access to cutting-edge tools, training, and leadership growth.

If you're a strategic thinker with deep SEO expertise and a passion for team leadership — Webenza wants you