TransPerfect's Digital department is seeking an experienced Regional SEO Team Lead to own the delivery, growth, and operational excellence of SEO services across a key global region.
This is a senior operational leadership role responsible for the delivery, growth, and operational excellence of all SEO services (Technical & On-Page & AIO/GEO/LLM) within their assigned region (Americas & LATAM OR EMEA & APAC).
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.
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.
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.
TransPerfect's Digital department is seeking an experienced Regional SEO Team Lead to own the delivery, growth, and operational excellence of SEO services across a key global region.
This is a senior operational leadership role responsible for the delivery, growth, and operational excellence of all SEO services (Technical & On-Page & AIO/GEO/LLM) within their assigned region (Americas & LATAM OR EMEA & APAC).
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.
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.
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.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Regional SEO Leadership
Lead all SEO delivery across Technical SEO, On-Page SEO and AIO/GEO in the assigned region.
Ensure all SEO deliverables adhere to global frameworks, SOPs, and quality standards as defined by the Global SEO Team & Global Director of Digital Strategy.
Where necessary, collaborate with global/regional counterparts to create and/or maintain global SOPs, ensuring efficiency, consistency and process alignment
Oversee regional SEO resourcing (in-house & external), capacity planning, and project prioritization.
Financial & Commercial Accountability
Ensure projects/deliverables are executed according to defined metrics and remain in budget.
Overseeing time tracking of team members for the accuracy of project markup and provide insights/actions for replicating successes and mitigating in efficiencies
Drive SEO account growth within the region, identifying upsell opportunities and supporting pre-sales with scoping, quoting, and proposal support.
Maximize internal resource usage while smartly managing vendor outsourcing within approved guidelines for timely SLAs, project completion and revenue recognition.
Operational Management & Team Development
Manage and mentor SEO specialists within the region (Tech & On-Page,AIO/GEO), fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.
Ensure a clear training agenda and/or SMART objectives for the development of every team member
Ensure clear alignment between Technical SEO, On-Page SEO AIO/GEO, Content, UX/CRO, and Paid Media teams in delivering integrated SEO strategies.
Contribute to the evolution of regional outsourcing processes, vendor management, and quality control.
Client Engagement & Collaboration
Participate in key client calls (strategy reviews, technical updates, performance reporting) as needed.
Support QBRs and strategic reviews alongside Client Services to ensure SEO is contributing to client success and growth.
Collaborate closely with the Global Director of Digital Strategy and other Regional SEO Team Leads to share learnings, drive consistency, and evolve services.
Team Integration, Collaboration & Innovation
Play a key role in the smooth integration of teams across Technical SEO, On-Page SEO, and supporting functions within the region.
Drive alignment on processes, SOPs, and delivery standards — ensuring consistency with global frameworks.
Foster an environment of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.
Act as a champion of AI and GenAI innovation — encouraging the adoption of new tools, automation, and AI-driven processes that enhance delivery, scalability, and performance outcomes.
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
Open job postingAbout the company
For over 20 years, TransPerfect has provided comprehensive language and technology solutions to help our clients communicate and conduct business more effectively in a global marketplace. Equipped with a quality management system certified to both the ISO 9001:2008 and EN 15038:2006 standards, TransPerfect provides a full array of language and business support services, including translation, interpretation, multicultural marketing, website globalization, subtitling, voiceovers, staffing services, multicultural marketing, training and learning, and legal support services. TransPerfect also offers a suite of cutting edge technologies that significantly reduce costs and improve consistency throughout the translation process, making TransPerfect the vendor of choice for the world's leading multinationals. With annual revenues of over $470 million, TransPerfect is the world's largest privately held provider of language services and technology solutions. From offices in more than 85 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and EN 15038 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. TransPerfect offers a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid time-off, company sponsored life insurance, short term and long term disability, flexible spending account options, and a pro-active and accessible HR department that focuses on the staff's health and happiness.