Product Manager

Product Manager, Technical SEO

Location: MOL Headquarters – London
Position: Permanent

Job Description

MailOnline is looking for a talented and ambitious Product Manager to join the team in London. Suitable candidates will have a strong technical SEO background and experience.

Supporting the Global Head of SEO, the ideal candidate will be responsible for driving growth in all areas of SEO utilising a proven track record and experience in implementing best-in-class technical SEO strategies at other publishers or large websites. This individual will drive requirements, create recommendations and provide analysis to enhance website performance, increase organic traffic and improve user experience through technical improvements.

The successful candidate will be a confident self-starter, multitasker, and organisational expert. You will collaborate with teams across all areas of the business to maximise opportunities.

Main Responsibilities 

• Be responsible for the technical SEO roadmap
• Conduct comprehensive SEO audits to identify issues and opportunities for optimisation
• Collaborate with development teams to implement best practices in web architecture and coding for SEO functionality
• Play an active part in the product team, sharing insights and ideas to enhance the MailOnline products for readers
• Provide insights and detailed recommendations to development teams to optimise website speed, performance, and mobile responsiveness to enhance user experience and search rankings
• Monitor and report on key technical SEO metrics using analytics tools, providing actionable solutions to enhance website performance
• Have ownership of maintaining and improving SEO hygiene by monitoring GSC errors, prioritising issues and implementing fixes (including sitemaps, robots.txt etc) + assessing the impact of all site releases and changes on SEO performance
• Stay updated on the latest SEO trends, algorithm changes, and industry developments to keep our strategies ahead of competitors
• Support Global Head of SEO

Person Specification

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in agile product delivery, roadmap ownership and working with development teams
• Understanding of project management tools such as JIRA
• Strong understanding of search engine algorithms, keyword research, and on-page/off-page optimisation techniques
• Expertise in all aspects of technical SEO with proven experience in optimising large websites to improve Core Web Vitals, crawlability, structured data and information architecture
• Familiarity with a range of SEO tools (eg Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, SEMRush etc)
• Sufficient experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to effectively communicate with web development teams
• Confident in carrying out a technical SEO audit and ability to describe in detail what elements of the page code and other features would need to change to boost search engine rankings
• Sound understanding of Google Discover, Google News, organic search and Top Stories
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify areas for improvement and implement effective solutions
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment 
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Computer Science, or a related field

Competitive salary and staff benefits including annual travel season ticket loans, company cab service, private healthcare, and many more.

The above list is not exhaustive and constantly evolving, based on the needs of the business. Out of hours availability and a high level of adaptability are essential.

Please apply by sending an up-to-date CV, a note about yourself and why you’d be perfect for the team.

Any applications received without a CV will not be considered.

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.