Technical SEO Manager

Houston, TX (On-site)

$80/hr – $95/hrMid Level5+ years expContract

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive technical SEO across crawlability, indexing, rendering, and site performance; lead audits, collaborate with product/IT, and manage the backlog while mentoring teams.

  • Lead technical SEO initiatives and audits
  • Improve site health and Core Web Vitals via cross-functional work
  • Align SEO requirements with product and development lifecycles

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical SEO initiatives by identifying, prioritizing, and resolving issues related to crawlability, indexing, rendering, site performance, and content quality.
  • Conduct technical SEO audits and develop actionable recommendations to improve organic search visibility and website health.
  • Monitor and optimize Core Web Vitals, XML sitemaps, duplicate content, canonicalization, redirects, internal linking, and other technical SEO factors.
  • Partner with product, IT, and development teams to define SEO requirements and support implementation throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Perform QA testing to ensure metadata, structured data, redirects, internal linking, and international/local SEO configurations are implemented correctly.
  • Manage and prioritize the technical SEO backlog, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, track implementation, and document completed enhancements.
  • Monitor technical SEO performance using tools such as Semrush, Google Search Console, GA4, and Screaming Frog; identify trends and provide recommendations.
  • Develop and maintain SEO documentation, standards, and best practices.
  • Provide technical SEO guidance to marketing, content, product, IT, and development teams and help integrate SEO into new digital initiatives.
  • Maintain project documentation and ensure appropriate stakeholders remain informed throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of technical SEO experience, including experience supporting large-scale websites with 1M+ URLs and multi-language and/or multi-location websites.
  • Strong proficiency with Semrush, Google Search Console, GA4, and Screaming Frog .
  • Strong knowledge of HTML, JavaScript rendering, structured data, Core Web Vitals, crawlability, indexing, canonicalization, redirects, and XML sitemaps .
  • Experience with enterprise CMS platforms; Sitecore preferred .
  • Experience working with version-controlled deployments and development teams.
  • Strong project management, organization, documentation, and analytical skills; Agile or sprint-based experience preferred.
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to translate technical findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Ability to travel as needed, up to 10%.
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Information Technology, Communications, or a related field.

Benefits

  • Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients' industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.
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Sand Cherry

Sand Cherry is a team of experienced management consultants and proven industry leaders, bringing real world experience allied with a wealth of knowledge to meet each of our clients’ specific needs. Our experience gives us thorough understanding of industry leaders, players, dynamics, and systems — we are ready to “hit the ground running” for your business from day one. Our skill set combines strategy, marketing, product and operations expertise to ensure we provide clients with best-in-class business strategies, developing solutions for operational issues and leading major tactical initiatives. Our work touches every facet of our client’s businesses from customer experience to business operations and beyond.Sand Cherry consultants have designed and deployed solutions for some of the top names in the broadband & cable industries. Our expertise enables us to step into your business, integrate with your team, and begin making progress on your critical initiatives. Sand Cherry consultants apply our strategic insights and experience to improve your operations. Our team utilizes data-driven, market-tested approaches that will drive results for your business. We integrate with your team and apply our experience and skill to start making an impact immediately.

Founded in 2001
Denver, Idaho, USA
184 employees (10 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$80/hr – $95/hr

Taken straight from the job posting.

SEO median pay in the United States

$85K/yr

Most pay falls between $68K and $110K. Based on 1,671 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
6 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
5.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.7%
Direct
45.8%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.1%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~184
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Technical SEO Manager

Sand Cherry · Houston, TX · On-site