Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO)

As a Barclays Search Engine Optimisation Manager, your role is to support the search engine optimisation of Barclays UK to achieve digital commercial engagement with our customers. You will lead on paid acquisition channels such as paid search, display and affiliates and aggregators for all UK retail products, working closely with our digital channels and content creation teams to deliver on-site change and support acquisition campaigns.

About us:

Working from our Head Office in office in Canary Wharf, London you will work closely with our Search Engine Optimisation and media agencies in order to provide both business as usual and campaign-level support and consultancy services to Barclays UK.

As a Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO) your main responsibilities will involve:

• Implementing the search strategy for Barclays UK to support the wider digital and business acquisition and engagement objectives.
• Developing tools and techniques to monitor accessibility, and search engine optimisation of content, including support marketing campaign managers across paid search, display and affiliate acquisition campaigns.
• Driving industry excellence by keeping up-to-date with industry changes and advancements that inform technical guidelines.

As a Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO), your skills and qualifications will include:

• Strong Search Engine Optimisation experience and skills gained either client or agency-side where you have working knowledge of html, CSS and javascript and an understanding of site migrations.
• Experience of content management systems and knowledge of content principles.
• Experience in managing paid media campaigns (paid search, display and affiliate marketing).
• The ability to review webpages from a technical, marketing and customer perspective to ensure they are optimised for both users and commercial priorities.

The Benefits:

Our customers deserve the best. The same goes for our people. That's why at Barclays you'll receive a range of benefits including a competitive salary, flexible hours and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be.

Our Culture:

Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our employees. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Diversity:

At Barclays, we recruit based on merit and are committed to promoting diversity throughout our organisation.We will consider applications from job share applicants

To Apply:

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - Click on the APPLY link below where you will be re-directed to begin your application on the Barclays careers website.

There are three stages to our application process:

1. Application: On your application we'll ask for information like your contact details, education and work experience. You'll also be required to upload a CV, so it's a good idea to have it ready.

2. CV Review: If you meet the criteria for the role you've applied for, a member of our team will be in touch to conduct a short telephone interview to explore your application in greater detail.

3. Assessment: If your application is successful at this stage, we'll ask you to complete an online Situational Judgment Test to explore your alignment to the Barclays Values and Competencies. Your recruiter will be able to provide further information about the test.