SEO Manager

Optus is an Australian telecommunications company, delivering more than 11 million services to our customers every day across mobile, broadband and digital solutions.

As an SEO Manager, you will drive the growth and performance of Optus’ organic search channel across a diverse portfolio of digital properties, partnering closely with marketing, digital and cross-functional teams. You will leverage your expertise across content-led, technical and off-page SEO to maximise organic visibility, while leading the evolution of AI Organic traffic through established and emerging GEO/AIO strategies. Working autonomously, you will influence technical architecture discussions, optimise modern web experiences, build strong stakeholder relationships, and provide guidance and training to peers, ensuring SEO best practice is embedded across the organisation to deliver measurable business outcomes.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could submit a cover letter together with your CV.

What You’ll Do

• Drive organic growth for various Optus portfolios, products, and services.
• Conduct keyword and competitor research to find opportunities.
• Successfully implement on-site optimisation and testing.
• Guide and implement a customer-focused content strategy.
• Grow visibility, preference, and referrals from AI-powered search interfaces.
• Collaborate with technical development teams to ensure flawless technical SEO implementations.
• Liaise with the Paid Marketing team to align strategies.
• Educate and guide team peers to instil a culture of optimization and experimentation.
• Performance reporting to track and communicate progress.

What makes you perfect for the role?

• Proven experience in on-page and off-page SEO, with a strong understanding of technical SEO, especially JavaScript and modern web technologies.
• Capacity to think innovatively and push against conventional ideas.
• Outstanding communication skills to understand complex products and services and train peers.
• Experience in keyword analysis, technical implementations, and SEO training.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal collaborators and successfully implement changes to digital properties.
• A track record of growing organic search traffic and improving visitor engagement and conversions.
• Understanding of B2C lead management processes and how to connect on-page experience with back-end processes.
• Ambitious, self-motivated, and able to operate autonomously.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive remuneration and employee discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and unique shopping discounts with our retail partners.
• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote or home.
• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected’ days to focus on culture, family, health, community, or whatever’s important to you.
• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Build meaningful connections through employee-led networks and diversity initiatives including Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+).
• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 — in-person, by phone, SMS, or video.

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive.

If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email [email protected] or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity