SEO Manager
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About the Role
Lead organic search strategy, manage technical SEO, content, and Google Business Profile for banking clients, ensuring compliance and performance monitoring.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the SEO strategy and day to day delivery for different accounts across technical, content, local, and GEO workstreams.
- Act as the main point of contact for the client on SEO matters, ensuring smooth communication and alignment.
- Build and manage quarterly and annual SEO roadmaps aligned with client business priorities.
- Oversee technical SEO audits and implementation planning covering crawlability, indexation, site performance, mobile usability, structured data, and internal linking.
- Develop content and on page optimization recommendations across key banking products and services.
- Lead the GEO strategy to improve brand visibility across AI powered search platforms.
- Manage and optimize Google Business Profile for branch locations.
- Work closely with internal teams including content, tech, analytics, and strategy.
- Monitor performance across organic search, local search, and AI search visibility, and provide regular reporting.
- Ensure all SEO recommendations align with standards required for a regulated banking environment.
- Identify growth opportunities through keyword research, competitor benchmarking, content gaps, and search trend analysis.
Requirements
- 4+ years of SEO experience, ideally within an agency environment
- Proven experience managing large or enterprise level clients
- Strong knowledge of technical SEO, on page SEO, content strategy, and local SEO
- Good understanding of GEO / AI search optimization
- Hands on experience with Google Business Profile optimization for multi location businesses
- Experience using tools such as Google Search Console, GA4, Looker Studio, SEMrush, Screaming Frog
- Strong client management and stakeholder communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and coordinate with different internal specialists
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Role Summary and Impact
- WPP Media is looking for an experienced SEO Manager to lead the organic search strategy for a major banking client from an agency side.
- This role will be responsible for managing and delivering the full SEO scope across technical SEO, content, GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), and Google Business Profile, while acting as a key day to day contact for the client.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the SEO strategy and day to day delivery for different accounts across technical, content, local, and GEO workstreams.
- Act as the main point of contact for the client on SEO matters, ensuring smooth communication, alignment, and delivery against agreed objectives.
- Build and manage quarterly and annual SEO roadmaps aligned with the client s business priorities, product focus areas, and seasonal campaigns.
- Oversee technical SEO audits and implementation planning, covering crawlability, indexation, site performance, mobile usability, structured data, and internal linking.
- Develop content and on page optimization recommendations across key banking products and services such as accounts, cards, loans, investments, and branch pages.
- Lead the GEO strategy to improve the brand s visibility across AI powered search platforms and generative experiences.
- Manage and optimize Google Business Profile for branch locations, ensuring listing accuracy, category optimization, updates, reviews, and local visibility improvements.
- Work closely with internal teams including content, tech, analytics, and strategy to ensure SEO recommendations are implemented effectively.
- Monitor performance across organic search, local search, and AI search visibility, and provide regular reporting with clear insights and actions.
- Ensure all SEO recommendations are aligned with the standards required for a regulated banking environment, including trust, accuracy, and compliance considerations.
- Identify growth opportunities through keyword research, competitor benchmarking, content gaps, and search trend analysis.
Skills and Experience
- 4+ years of SEO experience, ideally within an agency environment.
- Proven experience managing large or enterprise level clients.
- Strong knowledge of technical SEO, on page SEO, content strategy, and local SEO.
- Good understanding of GEO / AI search optimization and how brands can improve visibility across LLMs and generative search platforms.
- Hands on experience with Google Business Profile optimization, especially for multi location businesses.
- Experience using tools such as Google Search Console, GA4, Looker Studio, SEMrush, Screaming Frog, and similar SEO platforms.
- Strong client management and stakeholder communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and coordinate with different internal specialists.
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