Technical SEO Manager, Welocalize
2+ days a week in office
Translation & localization for global businesses
Open for applications
Translation & localization for global businesses
1001+ employees
Open for applications
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bridge language and AI to power global success in even the most complicated and regulated environments.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of hands-on technical SEO experience (agency experience preferred)
- Strong knowledge of enterprise SEO strategies, including large-scale site architecture, crawl optimization, and JavaScript SEO
- Proven experience conducting SEO audits using tools like Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush, and DeepCrawl
- Expertise in website migrations, including redirects, URL structure changes, and risk mitigation
- Understanding of AI-driven search trends, such as AI Overviews, structured data for AI indexing, and optimizing for search generative experiences
- Familiarity with Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) and how AI impacts search rankings
- Proficiency in log file analysis and debugging crawlability issues
- Strong grasp of Core Web Vitals, page speed optimization, and technical performance improvements
- Basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and structured data markup (Schema.org)
- Experience collaborating with development teams and CMS platforms such as WordPress, Shopify, and headless CMS
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical SEO insights into actionable recommendations for enterprise stakeholders
Desirable
- Knowledge of Python for SEO automation (e.g., data scraping, log file analysis)
- Experience with server-side SEO (e.g., edge SEO, Cloudflare Workers, CDN optimization)
- Understanding of Google’s AI advancements and their implications for search strategy
What the job involves
- As a Technical SEO Manager, you will be responsible for providing ad-hoc consultancy regularly to enterprise clients, conducting in-depth technical audits, and supporting large-scale website migrations
- You will also play a key role in AI-focused SEO optimization, ensuring that clients' sites are technically aligned with the latest AI-driven search trends and ranking opportunities
- SEO Consultancy: Provide weekly ad-hoc technical SEO support to enterprise clients, answering queries, reviewing implementations, and offering strategic recommendations
- Technical SEO Audits: Conduct comprehensive technical SEO audits, analyzing site health, Core Web Vitals, crawlability, indexing, structured data, and other key ranking factors
- Website Migrations: Support client internal teams with complex website migrations, including domain changes, platform transitions, and site architecture improvements to minimize ranking disruptions
- AI Optimization for Search: Advise on and implement technical SEO best practices to enhance visibility in AI-driven search results, including AI Overviews, structured data enhancements, and content indexing strategies
- Technical Implementation: Work closely with developers, product teams, and content strategists to implement SEO recommendations efficiently
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Use tools like Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, Sitebulb, and Log File Analysis to identify and resolve technical SEO issues
- SEO Strategy & Innovation: Stay ahead of industry trends, algorithm updates, and emerging AI-driven search features, ensuring clients’ SEO strategies remain competitive
Our take
According to the CSA, while only 16% of the global population speaks English as their native language, approximately 60% of the top 10M websites are in English. With over 250 language options, Welocalize enables companies to unlock business opportunities at a global scale by transforming and localizing its clients’ online websites and content.
The company has made an impressive number of strategic acquisitions over the years, widening its reach across a range of industries including digital content marketing, litigation support, and healthcare, and is a trusted multilingual solution for 2,000+ global company clients (including Disney, Uber, Dell, TNT, and Blackboard).
Founded in 1997, the company is currently the 4th largest language service provider in North America and the 9th largest provider globally. Welocalize is well-positioned to see continued growth as it furthers its market-leading presence, including by making moves to strengthen its leadership team moving forward.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2010
$34m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $34m
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Paul Carr
(CEO)Prior to joining Welocalize in 2023, Paul was a President at Third Bridge Group for 4 years and a President at Axiom for 10 years. He also spent 4 years at American Express as a VP and Head of Strategy/GM of International Insurance Services.
Chris Grebisz
(CTO)Chris joined Welocalize in 2002, leaving the team in 2008 to work in leadership roles at various Software Development companies. He then returned to Welocalize in 2013 and has since led operations in the Americas and now oversees the companies digital transformation and technology development worldwide.
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