SEO Manager - 12 month fixed term contract
Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.
At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.
As SEO Manager, you’ll be in charge of developing and implementing a strategy for organic growth expansion of xero.com across all search engines, alongside our internal team and agency partners.
SEO is a key growth channel for Xero, attracting millions of sessions a month, and with significant opportunity to expand this further. Leveraging a combination of content, technical SEO, authority/link building, and other offsite SEO activity you’ll drive predictable long term impact by delivering high quality content to users on Google and beyond.
What you'll do
Reporting into the Head of SEO your main responsibility will be end to end management of our SMB Acquisition SEO initiatives, globally. This will include:
● Leading SEO projects - from strategy planning, through to implementation and performance monitoring
● Owning keyword intelligence, and defining opportunities and gaps in terms of keyword coverage
● Collaborating with our in-house content, website, CRO and analytics teams to support our advertising strategies
● Collaborating with our SEO agency partners
● Using performance data and competitive insights to develop an offsite strategy to support SEO efforts
● Monitoring performance, and staying on top of industry trends and algorithm changes - then sharing insights and acting on them
What you'll bring
● Proven expertise in data-driven SEO, including Core Web Vitals, E-E-A-T, programmatic SEO, and emerging trends.
● Strong analytical skills with a keen attention to detail, alongside experience with SEO performance tracking tools like Google Analytics and Search Console.
● Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, fostering alignment across teams.
● A curious and passionate approach to SEO and performance marketing, with a commitment to continuous learning.
Why Xero?
Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.
Join Xero as an SEO Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract and be part of a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that empowers small businesses along with their accounting and bookkeeping advisors. At Xero, our purpose is to enhance the lives of those in small businesses and their communities. In this role, you will develop and implement a strategy for organic growth expansion across all search engines, driving millions of monthly sessions on xero.com. Collaborating closely with our internal teams and agency partners, you will lead end-to-end management of our SMB Acquisition SEO initiatives globally. You'll spearhead SEO projects, monitor performance metrics regularly, and leverage competitive insights to inform your strategies. With your expertise in data-driven SEO, including Core Web Vitals and evolving trends, you will define keyword opportunities and gaps to maximize our reach. An analytical mindset, keen attention to detail, and excellent communication skills will be essential as you foster collaboration across diverse teams. Your commitment to continuous learning and your passion for SEO will be key in making a meaningful impact at Xero. Our generous benefits package, which includes exceptional paid leave, mental health resources, and employee development opportunities, ensures you will thrive while doing the best work of your life here at Xero. Ready to make a difference? Apply today!
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Xero is a New Zealand–based technology company that offers a cloud-based accounting software for small businesses. They have offices in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, South Africa and Singapore.
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