Technical SEO Manager

Technical SEO Manager

Uplers is seeking an experienced Technical SEO Manager who is deeply technical, strategically minded, and performance-driven for one of its clients in the Marketing Services industry. This role involves developing and executing comprehensive SEO strategies across a variety of WordPress websites, including agency-owned properties, client websites (especially mental health organizations), landing pages for paid media, and local business listings.

What You'll Do

You will be responsible for all core SEO disciplines, including traditional, technical, content-driven, local, off-page, and emerging LLM/AI optimization strategies. The role requires advanced technical proficiency in site architecture, crawl optimization, indexation control, schema markup, Core Web Vitals, internal linking, redirect mapping, canonical strategy, XML sitemaps, LLM site maps, robots.txt, structured data, and performance diagnostics using Google Search Console & GA4. You will also collaborate with developers on page speed optimization and technical issue resolution.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Traditional & On-Page SEO: Keyword research, competitive analysis, metadata optimization, content optimization strategy, internal linking strategy, and SERP feature targeting.
• Content & Keyword Strategy: Develop strategic keyword maps, provide content direction, optimize existing content for rankings and conversions, and align SEO with conversion strategies. While content writing is not required, you will provide briefs and edit/optimize content.
• Local SEO & Google Business Optimization: Optimize Google Business Profiles, develop map pack ranking strategies, create geo-targeted landing pages, manage citation consistency, and recommend review strategies.
• LLM / AI Optimization: Optimize content for AI-driven search results, structure content for conversational queries, develop visibility strategies in generative search, and align schema/content for AI retrieval.
• Off-Page SEO: Conduct backlink profile analysis, develop authority-building strategies, plan strategic outreach, and identify toxic backlinks.

Performance KPIs & Success Metrics

Success will be measured by organic traffic growth, keyword ranking improvements, Local Map Pack visibility, conversion rates from organic traffic, growth in non-branded search visibility, backlink authority improvements, technical health score improvements, and increased visibility in AI-driven search results. This is a performance-driven role requiring reporting clarity, strategic insight, and measurable growth.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 5+ years of hands-on SEO experience.
• Deep WordPress SEO experience.
• Experience with service-based businesses and regulated industries (healthcare/mental health preferred).
• Strong understanding of marketing funnels and CRO.
• Data-driven and analytically strong.
• Comfortable providing strategic direction to content and dev teams.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.

Bonus Points For:

• Understanding behavioral marketing psychology.
• Experience aligning SEO with PR strategy.
• Ability to differentiate traffic growth from revenue growth.

What This Role Is Not:

• Not a blog-post factory role.
• Not a junior “SEO assistant” position.
• Not limited to technical audits only.

How to Apply:

1. Click 'Apply' and register or log in on the Uplers portal.
2. Complete the screening form and upload your updated resume.
3. Increase your chances of getting shortlisted and meet the client for an interview.

Key skills/competency

• Technical SEO
• AI SEO
• LLM SEO
• CRO
• Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
• Google Search Console (GSC)
• Site Architecture
• WordPress SEO
• Local SEO
• Performance Marketing