SEO Technical Account Manager

**Company Description**

We think big. And act bigger. Stay versatile and interconnected. We approach everything with an inventive spirit and rigorous mindset. Individually we’re great, but as a team we’re unstoppable. Together, we seek out opportunities, frame problems and solvecomplex challenges. Our collective brilliance exposes breakthroughs. Our capability unleashes creativity. We pursue a new perspective and deliver a new kind of ROI.

Zenith Global are the central team, primarily based in London, supporting our local Zenith markets, leading new business efforts, developing thought-leadership, and driving network development for our 250 offices across 95 countries with over 8,000 staff worldwide.

To manage and contribute to develop all activity aimed at optimising and improving search performance through technical SEO & user experience. You will be working in a close-knit team responsible for delivering high-quality work for several reputable andsuccessful multi-market brands.

**Key Responsibilities**:
This role will be a technical SEO manager reporting into the technical SEO director.

As a technical SEO manager you will be expected to:

- Manage the delivery of technical and UX work to our clients, ensuring high standards are met
- Support and improve the process behind delivery of technical and UX tasks through automation
- Advise clients and internal stakeholders on the best long term and short term technical improvements
- Be reactive as and when client challenges arise, and design bespoke SEO solutions to said challenges
- Work with the search leadership team to develop a new innovative products for technical SEO and UX
- Manage and support your direct reports’ career progression with training plans, appraisal goals and personal development plans
- Lead the delivery and presentation of work to clients, supported by your direct reports.
- Help facilitate a strong 'team’ ethos and exhibit focused and positive team leadership
- Contribute to department meetings, and occasionally host deep-dive sessions for other members of the Performance team to learn from your teams work
- Generate case studies and award entries

**Qualifications**

**Key Skills**:

- Great knowledge across all areas of technical SEO and the ability to articulate them clearly
- Confidently communicate and lead technical presentations and meetings, in tandem with putting together quality presentations in PowerPoint
- Adept in Excel and able to construct complex formulas to improve the automation of tasks within the team
- Proficient in utilising industry reporting, analysis and industry leading insight tools, such as Google/Adobe Analytics, SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Deepcrawl (or similar), Data Studios etc.

**Desirable Skills**:

- Understanding and writing of different coding languages such as Python to support SEO tasks
- Understanding of UX principles and capability to perform user testing and research techniques to excellent standards
- Experience working on brands with a global presence and diverse multi-lingual teams, managing delivery and roll-out of technical changes across multiple markets i.e. hreflang
- Experience in working with APIs (such as Google’s) to automate technical SEO or UX tasks
- Working as part of a cross skilled team with experience in CRO, ASO, YouTube and Amazon Optimisation
- Exposure to conversion rate optimisation platforms i.e. Optimizely, Google Optimise & Adobe Target
- Proven demonstrable experience of managing and mentoring direct reports within the digital space
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and using this to create page mock-ups and wireframes to map the digital experience
- Familiarity with cloud solution services, databases and data engineering
- Good knowledge of broader digital spectrum, specifically paid search and social

**Who we’re looking for**:
**Problem solvers**

Who are looking to drive, test and improve what and how we deliver for our clients. Keeping up to date with the industry and our clients verticals and customers to continually stay ahead of the competition

**Drive for Results**

Is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful or acting with a minimum of planning; seize opportunities and is very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and other for results

**Client Focus**

Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of external and/or internal clients; grasps opportunities to sell in UX products even when not in scope, acts with clients in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customersand gains their trust and respect.

**Strategic Ability**

Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthroughstrategies and plan.

**Additional Information**

At Zenith Global, we believe that fostering an inclusive culture where all talent can thrive makes our company stronger and help drive invention in the work we do for our clients better. We also believe it enables a greater idea exchange that fuels innovationand best reflects diverse consumer experiences.

We are committed to encouraging our talent to participate in Publicis Groupe’s wide variety of talent engagement and inclusion programming, which includes professional development experiences and participation in the company’s many business resource groups.These include VivaWomen, Égalité, MOCA (Men Of Colour Alliance) and more than a dozen others that are thriving across our network.

Through advocacy, education and inclusion we foster greater collaboration among our people, which in turn inspires work that provides better experiences for our clients and their consumers.