Regional SEO Team Lead

<p><strong> </strong>TransPerfect's Digital department is seeking an experienced <strong>Regional SEO Team Lead</strong> to own the delivery, growth, and operational excellence of SEO services across a key global region.</p><p></p><p>This is a senior operational leadership role responsible for the delivery, growth, and operational excellence of all SEO services (Technical &amp; On-Page &amp; AIO/GEO/LLM) within their assigned region (Americas &amp; LATAM OR EMEA &amp; APAC).</p><p></p><p>The role oversees a regional SEO team, ensuring high-quality delivery within the global SEO frameworks, driving innovation, operational efficiency, and maintaining strong commercial health across client engagements.</p><p></p><p>Reporting into the Global Director of Digital Strategy, it bridges strategic direction with regional execution ensuring SEO strategies align to global best practices while being adapted for regional needs.</p><p></p><p>Critically, the Regional SEO Team Lead holds shared responsibility for growing existing client accounts, supporting retention, and achieving defined margin targets, contributing directly to the agency’s profitability and success.</p> <h3>Requirements</h3> <p>TransPerfect's Digital department is seeking an experienced <strong>Regional SEO Team Lead</strong> to own the delivery, growth, and operational excellence of SEO services across a key global region.</p><p></p><p>This is a senior operational leadership role responsible for the delivery, growth, and operational excellence of all SEO services (Technical &amp; On-Page &amp; AIO/GEO/LLM) within their assigned region (Americas &amp; LATAM OR EMEA &amp; APAC).</p><p></p><p>The role oversees a regional SEO team, ensuring high-quality delivery within the global SEO frameworks, driving innovation, operational efficiency, and maintaining strong commercial health across client engagements.</p><p></p><p>Reporting into the Global Director of Digital Strategy, it bridges strategic direction with regional execution ensuring SEO strategies align to global best practices while being adapted for regional needs.</p><p></p><p>Critically, the Regional SEO Team Lead holds shared responsibility for growing existing client accounts, supporting retention, and achieving defined margin targets, contributing directly to the agency’s profitability and success.</p><p></p><p><strong>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p><p><strong>Regional SEO Leadership</strong></p><ul><li><p>Lead all SEO delivery across Technical SEO, On-Page SEO and AIO/GEO in the assigned region.</p></li><li><p>Ensure all SEO deliverables adhere to global frameworks, SOPs, and quality standards as defined by the Global SEO Team &amp; Global Director of Digital Strategy.</p></li><li><p>Where necessary, collaborate with global/regional counterparts to create and/or maintain global SOPs, ensuring efficiency, consistency and process alignment</p></li><li><p>Oversee regional SEO resourcing (in-house &amp; external), capacity planning, and project prioritization.</p></li><li><p></p></li></ul><p><strong>Financial &amp; Commercial Accountability</strong></p><ul><li><p>Ensure projects/deliverables are executed according to defined metrics and remain in budget.</p></li><li><p>Overseeing time tracking of team members for the accuracy of project markup and provide insights/actions for replicating successes and mitigating in efficiencies</p></li><li><p>Drive SEO account growth within the region, identifying upsell opportunities and supporting pre-sales with scoping, quoting, and proposal support.</p></li><li><p>Maximize internal resource usage while smartly managing vendor outsourcing within approved guidelines for timely SLAs, project completion and revenue recognition.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Operational Management &amp; Team Development</strong></p><ul><li><p>Manage and mentor SEO specialists within the region (Tech &amp; On-Page,AIO/GEO), fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.</p></li><li><p>Ensure a clear training agenda and/or SMART objectives for the development of every team member</p></li><li><p>Ensure clear alignment between Technical SEO, On-Page SEO AIO/GEO, Content, UX/CRO, and Paid Media teams in delivering integrated SEO strategies.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to the evolution of regional outsourcing processes, vendor management, and quality control.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Client Engagement &amp; Collaboration</strong></p><ul><li><p>Participate in key client calls (strategy reviews, technical updates, performance reporting) as needed.</p></li><li><p>Support QBRs and strategic reviews alongside Client Services to ensure SEO is contributing to client success and growth.</p></li><li><p>Collaborate closely with the Global Director of Digital Strategy and other Regional SEO Team Leads to share learnings, drive consistency, and evolve services.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Team Integration, Collaboration &amp; Innovation</strong></p><ul><li><p>Play a key role in the smooth integration of t