Search Manager

Job Description

At M&G our vision is: to become the best loved and most successful savings and investment business and were looking for people who are excited about joining us on our journey. Were digitally transforming and investing heavily in technology and innovation to develop new and improved customer propositions that really raise the bar for our customers.To help us achieve our vision were looking for exceptional people who live our values and behaviours and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple. We know that an inclusive environment makes us more accessible and ensures we attract, engage, promote and retain exceptional people. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity/nationality,disability, or military service and welcome those who have taken career breaks. We will consider flexible working arrangements or home working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectivelydeliver in your role. What you can expect from us:We are committed to creating an environment where you can be exceptional at all you do. To help us deliver this, we promise to:

• Challenge Your Limits by creating a stimulating working environment and providing opportunities for you to be involved in meaningful and challenging work
• Support Your Aspirations with a commitment to learning and development that helps you achieve and build your experience with people who want you to succeed
• Value Your Input whereby leaders and managers will involve you in key decisions, listen to your thoughts and recognise the important contribution you make
• Balance Your Life through a work life partnership that focuses on making this an inclusive, diverse and friendly place to work and offers the flexibility and support that enables everyone to be at their best

How do we support our employees: All M&G plc employees will be supported in the workplace through our M&G Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). If you need counselling, confidential financial or legal advice. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and offers access to qualifiedprofessionals who can provide specialist information, advice and support on many issues. It offers a broad range of services, including help with family issues, maintaining work/life balance and mental health support. The Role: Search Manager - 12 month FTCThe Search Manager (SEO Manager) sits within the Digital Marketing Team, reporting into the Head of Marketing Technology, and is responsible for defining and implementing the global search marketing strategy for the business. The successful applicant will workcollaboratively across the business as well as with external agencies, to ensure our on-site and off-site search activities are optimised across our digital estate. They will also provide consultancy, training and guidelines to the wider business in multipleterritories in the fundamentals of search optimisation and best practice approaches. The role holder needs to have experience in all aspects of search optimisation, ideally at a global level, including technical expertise. They need to be a self-starter with the confidence to engage individuals at all levels across the business. Knowledge ofthe financial services industry is preferred but not essential. Key Work Level Accountabilities:

• Accountable for providing a quality service or product to customers and stakeholders, using skills/experience built through significant practical experience or training
• For team leaders, accountable for ensuring the team the role supports is delivering a quality service or product
• Works within established frameworks and procedures, with the freedom to interpret them to solve a range of problems
• Delivers outputs that are clearly defined, using discretion over how to achieve them
• Makes suggestions for improvements to the work of the team, based on previous experience and knowledge of similar situations

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• Providing recommendations on how the business should best optimise the Search Experience into its core marketing activities including alignment with PPC strategies in multiple territories
• Providing consultation on content production to ensure it is SEO optimal
• Setting technical guidelines for the development and publishing teams to ensure the site architecture supports SEO goals
• Setting and owning the SEO guidelines (including technical), standards and documentation
• Building a search marketing centre of excellence that provides consultancy to other teams across M&G plc
• Working with peers across the Brand and Marketing teams to help deliver the plans set out by the global marketing managers, including cost-effective lead generation for the business
• Reporting on the success of search optimisation against pre-defined KPIs on a regular basis
• Delivering search marketing training/coaching to help upskill the wider business
• Working collaboratively with PPC and SEO agencies to identify content and changes required to match customer themes and intent in order to drive higher quality and higher volume of traffic across all digital estates

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Strong knowledge of Google Ads and Google Analytics (Adobe Analytics knowledge a plus)
• Experience in building and optimising campaigns on Google Ads, Bing and other ecommerce marketing platforms to generate a positive ROI
• Experience in optimising copy and landing pages for paid search engine marketing campaigns
• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify and communicate areas of poor performance or opportunity

Work Level: Experienced Colleague Recruiter Name: Chloe Murphy Closing Date: 05/05/2022 We live by four behaviours at M&G and we ask all our employees to:

• Inspire Others - Support and encourage each other, creating an environment where everyone can contribute and succeed
• Embrace Change - Be open to change, willing to be challenged and able to adapt quickly and imaginatively to new ideas
• Deliver Results - Focus on outcomes, set high standards and deliver with energy and determination
• Keep it Simple - Cut through complexity and bureaucracy, be clear and decisive and never overcomplicate things