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SEO Manager – #3661233

Job Title: SEO Manager

Location: Remote, UK or Europe (UK Hours)

Salary: £35,000 – £40,000

 

The Company

This is an award-winning, UK-based AI-driven SEO agency specialising in Generative Engine Optimisation, technical SEO, and automation-driven workflows. The business works exclusively with ambitious B2B, SaaS, and technology companies, helping them scale organically in the new era of AI-powered search.

The team is senior-led and deliberately lean, valuing proactivity, deep niche understanding, and clear communication over high-volume execution. The culture is built around trust and autonomy, with a results-driven rather than clock-driven approach and genuine freedom for people to manage their own schedules and lead with initiative.

This is an agency at the forefront of how SEO is evolving, with AI-enhanced workflows, automation-driven processes, and a genuine focus on staying ahead of how search behaviour is changing. For the right person, there is real opportunity to shape how the business delivers SEO in an AI-first world.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As SEO Manager, you’ll act as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of B2B, SaaS, and technology clients, owning their organic growth strategy from planning through to execution while working closely with internal specialists across content, development, and automation.

  • Own relationships with key clients, acting as their trusted SEO partner across discovery calls, monthly check-ins, and strategy reviews
  • Set clear agendas, produce structured follow-ups, and proactively communicate progress and insights
  • Translate complex SEO strategies and AI-driven insights into clear, actionable recommendations for client stakeholders including C-level contacts
  • Proactively identify opportunities, risks, and relevant industry trends for each client
  • Conduct in-depth technical SEO audits covering site architecture, indexing, crawlability, Core Web Vitals, and structured data
  • Guide clients through migrations, complex site builds, and international SEO challenges
  • Use AI-enhanced workflows for content ideation, briefs, and optimisation
  • Help build and refine internal automations for reporting, keyword analysis, and on-page improvements
  • Experiment with emerging AI search features and apply insights directly to client strategies
  • Own SEO roadmaps and KPIs, producing insight-led reporting that clearly demonstrates progress and ROI
  • Collaborate with internal content, development, and automation teams to implement fixes and scale performance

 

Skills & Experience

  • 4+ years of hands-on SEO experience, agency experience is essential
  • Strong technical SEO expertise across audits, crawling, indexing, Core Web Vitals, and structured data
  • Excellent client-facing communication and presentation skills, comfortable building trust with C-level stakeholders
  • Proactive, action-focused, and able to work independently in a fully remote environment
  • Strong project management and organisational skills, able to manage tasks and hold clients and internal teams accountable
  • Genuinely curious about AI tools, search innovation, and automation
  • Proficient in SEMrush, Ahrefs, Google Search Console, GA4, Screaming Frog, and Looker Studio
  • Advanced familiarity with AI-assisted SEO tools
  • Analytical and commercially minded, with the ability to connect SEO performance to business impact

 

Company Benefits

  • 30 days holiday per annum
  • Fully remote and results-driven working environment with genuine schedule autonomy
  • Low client-to-SEO ratio with no volume overload
  • Opportunity to work at the forefront of AI search evolution and automation-driven SEO workflows
  • Direct ownership of client relationships, strategies, and outcomes
  • Clear progression route within a senior-led, growing agency

 

* Please note this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK or EU without sponsorship.

 

JOB ID: #3661233

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