Join the Access Family and see how we make software ideas become a reality!

Our core value of ‘Love Work, Love Life, Be You’ has been central to our success and so we’re looking for people to join us who share our passion for making things better every day and help us continue to grow.

We are the number one UK headquartered software provider in the UK and are forecasted to grow to a global population of overemployees by 2026.

We’re looking for an experienced SEO Manager to join our talented digital marketing team to drive the SEO strategy and make a difference for The Access Group websites.

This is an exciting time to join Access and you’ll be getting stuck in straight away so we’re looking for someone who really knows SEO and has great experience to draw from.

We need someone with deep knowledge of the core principles of technical, on-page and off-site SEO and has proven experience of spearheading positive change while baking in best practice – your results should speak for themselves.

You’ll be a data-driven problem solver and not afraid to challenge the status quo. You will expertly report on organic search performance to multiple senior stakeholders throughout the marketing community. You’ll have a skill for communicating technical information in an accessible way.

Responsibilities:

• Create and deliver a robust and scalable SEO strategy for The Access Group websites.
• Identify opportunities for growth in impactful and competitive areas which drive quality, converting traffic to the site and implement plans of action to seize that opportunity.
• Measure and regularly communicate SEO performance with senior stakeholders, draw out the “so what” for actionable insights.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and changes in SEO, assess impact on the digital estate and mobile plans where appropriate.
• Actively look for ways to join up with other teams and disciplines for a holistic approach to SEO as part of the digital marketing ecosystem.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external agencies.

KPIs:

• Volume of organic traffic and subsequent leads generated;
• Share of search;
• Average rankings across each topic area;
• Impressions, clicks and CTR%.

Skills and experience:

• 4+ years proven experience leading SEO strategy and projects.
• Numbers driven mind-set with a strong focus on setting clear goals that are tied to revenue and measuring and reporting on results daily, weekly, monthly:
  • Ability to measure and maximise plans using the latest technology, digital dashboards and software;
  • Proficient with reporting tools, including GA, Adobe, GSC, and rank tracking services like SEMrush;
  • Able to build SEO reports with ease using Excel, Google Looker Studio (or similar).
• Experience working in a complex matrix organisation.
• Experience with the SEO aspects and impacts of website migrations.
• A strategic and knowledgeable approach - able to manage projects whilst also strongly focusing on execution and process writing.
• Good knowledge of page speed optimisation and Core Web Vitals.
• Good working knowledge of crawling software (Screaming Frog, or cloud-based services).
• Knowledge of SERP features and optimisation for featured snippets.
• A confident and effective communicator, able to work and bring together different teams in the business and make successful business cases to senior stakeholders.
• Bright, proactive, self-motivated, flexible and energetic team player who is able to work under pressure on their own initiative to achieve results.
• High standard of English literacy and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Be able to demonstrate confidence, creativity and professionalism.             

What does Access offer you?

We are a growing software company, and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously and we will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. If you will graduate successfully from our Academy program, the working contract will be prolonged for unlimited period.

In addition to our standard benefits of 25 days holiday and a competitive salary, you will get:

• Private Healthcare
• Private Life Insurance
• Christmas Bonus
• Referral Bonus
• Meal Tickets
• 7 Card gym membership paid by the company

At Access we’re all about helping everyone Love Work and Love Life. Why? Because we believe people can only be their best when they can be themselves. So, if you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t match perfectly, we’d still love to hear from you. You might just be who we are looking for.

We love the fact that we’re all different. We believe by having more diverse perspectives at work improves how we run our business, helps us to better support our customers, and when you think about it, it’s just more fun!

What’s holding you back? Come and be part of our Amazing Access Family!

Love Work. Love Life. Be You.