Head of SEO

The Role

As Head of SEO, you’ll lead a small team of SEO specialists, drive innovation in technical SEO, and play a key role in client growth, retention, and satisfaction. You’ll be hands-on with strategy, delivery, and client relationships, while also building scalable processes and frameworks that elevate the agency’s reputation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and mentoring the SEO team, setting OKRs and career development plans
• Architecting modern SEO strategies, with a strong focus on technical SEO for large-scale websites (1M+ URLs)
• Developing and refining SOPs, deliverables, and QA processes
• Championing automation and AI tools (including RAG) to improve efficiency
• Representing Technical SEO in pitches, QBRs, and strategic client conversations
• Driving client KPIs - increasing clicks, conversions, and satisfaction
• Building SEO deliverables and reports that align with client goals
• Delivering high NPS and client satisfaction scores
• Identifying team gaps and building hiring plans aligned with growth forecasts
• Finding ways to drive efficiency and work more effectively, without losing quality of work.
• Producing training documentation and governance for career progression
• Contributing to thought leadership through content, media, and events

About You

You’ll already be operating at a senior level within an agency environment, with a proven track record of leading SEO teams and delivering results for complex client portfolios.

You will have/be:

• 10+ years’ agency experience in SEO, working with reputable agencies in the UK
• Experience working with enterprise level clients
• Deep technical SEO expertise and experience managing large-scale websites
• Strong consulting skills and written communication
• Firm grasp of AI, RAG and automation for common SEO processes
• Comfortable leading from the front and getting hands-on with clients
• Experience hiring, training, and scaling SEO teams
• Able to build and evolve internal processes and delivery frameworks

If you're someone who enjoys setting strategy and getting your hands dirty with big clients, comfortable managing the enterprise client relationships and want to play a critical role in growing agency, then this is the perfect move for you.