Job Summary
COLAB is looking for an experienced SEO Lead remotely with 10+ years of hands-on SEO experience and strong leadership capabilities. The ideal candidate must have experience working with US clients within a marketing agency environment, excellent English communication skills, and a strong understanding of current SEO trends, AI developments, and the evolving search landscape.
This is a client-facing leadership role requiring the ability to manage SEO teams, communicate directly with clients, and drive strategic SEO initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage an SEO team of 5–10+ team members.
- Develop and execute comprehensive SEO strategies for US-based clients.
- Manage client relationships and participate in client-facing calls and meetings.
- Oversee technical, on-page, off-page, and local SEO initiatives.
- Review SEO performance, identify opportunities, and provide strategic recommendations.
- Monitor industry trends, search algorithm changes, and emerging SEO practices.
- Stay up to date with AI developments and their impact on SEO, search, content, and digital marketing.
- Guide the team on SEO best practices, quality standards, and performance improvement.
- Analyze SEO performance using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Semrush, Ahrefs, and other relevant platforms.
- Prepare and present SEO reports, insights, and recommendations to clients.
- Collaborate with content, paid media, development, and account management teams.
- Ensure SEO deliverables, KPIs, and client requirements are consistently met.
Requirements
- 10+ years of professional SEO experience.
- Proven experience leading and managing SEO teams of 5–10+ members.
- Strong experience working with US-based clients.
- Marketing agency experience is mandatory.
- Strong understanding of technical, on-page, off-page, and local SEO.
- Strong knowledge of current SEO trends and the evolving search landscape.
- Good understanding of AI in SEO and digital marketing, including emerging AI-driven search and content trends.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Confident and professional when dealing directly with clients.
- Strong leadership, strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Work Location: Remote