SEO Manager in Cardiff

Job Description

A reputed innovative consultancy company that specialises in sourcing tailored solutions for businesses of all sizes and ages is looking for a suitable candidate for this role. With the companys team of experienced experts enabling a focused and efficient candidate search targeting individuals who drive organic growth and deliver measurable business outcome. The candidate with his team will be responsible for leading a small and focused team across performance reporting, keyword strategy, on-page optimisation, digital PR and technical SEO insight.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily, weekly and monthly SEO performance, spotting whats working and what isnt.
• Deliver clear, commercially focused reports to the Head of SEO, with actionable insights that support lead growth.
• Stay ahead of algorithm updates, assess business impact and lead clear, confident responses.
• Ensure team and strategy adapt quickly to preserve and improve performance.
• Identify and prioritise keywords that attract high-converting users, not just more traffic.
• Monitor SERP trends to inform targeting strategy and refine visibility goals.
• Audit and improve existing pages for structure, search intent and conversion performance.
• Collaborate with the SEO Content Manager to ensure on-page improvements align with wider goals.
• Identify and escalate technical issues affecting crawlability, indexation and site performance.
• Work closely with developers to prioritise fixes that will deliver the most business value.
• Monitor and report on Core Web Vitals and overall site health.
• Lead and support digital PR and backlink campaigns that grow domain authority.
• Monitor backlink health and manage risk proactively.
• Champion SEO best practice across teamsensuring its embedded at the planning stage, not just post-launch.
• Lead training sessions and support internal awareness of what good SEO looks like.
• Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion in all activities, reflecting our commitment to a fair and accessible workplace.
• Uphold our values and ethos while ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Champion equality, diversity and inclusion in all activities, reflecting our commitment to a fair and accessible workplace.
• Uphold our values and ethos while ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, health and safety requirements and relevant legislation.
• Actively participate in team meetings and training sessions.
• Undertake additional tasks as required, aligned with the level of responsibility and the needs of the business.

Person Specification

• Advanced SEO expertise and Proven experience managing or mentoring a small SEO team, with clear evidence of performance impact
• Strong working knowledge of on-page, off-page and technical SEO, with a focus on lead generation
• Data-driven decision maker
• Exceptional verbal and written communicator
• Highly organised and deadline-focused
• Proactive self-starter
• Strong team leader and mentor
• Collaborative across teams
• Adaptable to change (e.g. Algorithm updates)
• Commercially focused
• Committed to inclusion and ethical standards
• Demonstrable experience using GA4, Search Console, Ahrefs, Looker Studio and Screaming Frog to drive data-led decisions
• Comfortable interpreting data to understand performance and explain the so what to stakeholders
• Able to prioritise and action SEO activity based on commercial value, not just best practice
• Strong understanding of Core Web Vitals, keyword strategy and SEO\’s role in wider digital marketing
• Excellent communicator, able to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
• Highly organised, dependable and focused on delivering measurable business outcomes
• A positive can-do attitude with the ability to respond effectively during peak periods
• Equally comfortable as a self-starter working on own initiative or collaborating within a team

Benefits

• Pension
• Parking
• Healthcare

Shift Details

• Hours- Working times are Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week)