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Cape Town, WC, South Africa
Job Type
Full Time
Date Posted
May 30, 2026
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LOCATION

Cape Town, ZA

POSITION OVERVIEW

At MCI we are committed to fostering an environment where professionals can build meaningful careers, access continuous learning and development opportunities and contribute to the success of a globally expanding, industry-leading organization.  

 

 

We are seeking an Experienced SEO Manager to take ownership of our organic search strategy and deliver significant gains in visibility, traffic, and conversion performance. This role is ideal for a seasoned SEO professional with advanced technical expertise, strategic leadership experience, and a strong track record of delivering measurable results.

 

To be considered for this role, you must complete a full application on our company careers page, including all screening questions and a brief pre-employment test.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and lead a comprehensive SEO strategy aligned with business objectives.
  • Oversee all technical, on‑page, and off‑page SEO initiatives across multiple digital properties.
  • Conduct deep technical audits to improve crawlability, site speed, UX, and overall performance.
  • Guide content creation through keyword strategy, content briefs, and topical authority frameworks.
  • Manage link‑building strategies and authority‑building initiatives.
  • Build dashboards, analyze data, and present insights to leadership.
  • Collaborate with developers, content creators, designers, and cross-functional teams.
  • Mentor and oversee the SEO Marketing Specialist and support their career development.
  • Stay ahead of algorithm updates, emerging tools, and SEO industry innovations.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

WONDER IF YOU ARE A GOOD FIT FOR THIS POSITION?

All positive, and driven applicants are encouraged to apply. The Ideal candidates for this position are highly motivated and dedicated and should possess the below qualities:

 

Qualifications:

  • Associate degree, certification, or equivalent experience in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of progressive SEO experience with proven results.
  • Expert-level knowledge of search engine algorithms, ranking factors, and technical SEO.
  • Proficiency with advanced SEO tools (SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Moz, GSC, GA4).
  • Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Exceptional analytical, reporting, and strategic planning abilities.

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience managing multi-site, global, or multilingual SEO programs.
  • Familiarity with structured data, schema markup, and advanced technical SEO fixes.
  • Knowledge of CRO (conversion rate optimization) or A/B testing tools.
  • Experience with marketing automation platforms (HubSpot, Marketo).
  • Exposure to paid search, social media strategy, or integrated digital marketing campaigns.

ABOUT MCI (PARENT COMPANY)

MCI helps customers take on their CX and DX challenges differently, creating industry-leading solutions that deliver exceptional experiences and drive optimal performance. MCI assists companies with business process outsourcing, staff augmentation, contact center customer services, and IT Services needs by providing general and specialized hosting, software, staff, and services.
 
In 2019, Marlowe Companies Inc. (MCI) was named by Inc. Magazine as Iowa’s Fastest Growing Company in the State of Iowa and was named the 452nd Fastest Growing Privately Company in the USA, making the coveted top 500 for the first time. MCI’s subsidiaries had previously made Inc. Magazine’s List of Fastest-Growing Companies 15 times, respectively. MCI has ten business process outsourcing service delivery facilities in Georgia, Florida, Texas, New Mexico, California, Kansas, Nova Scotia, South Africa, and the Philippines.
 
Driving modernization through digitalization, MCI ensures clients do more for less. MCI is the holding company for a diverse lineup of tech-enabled business services operating companies. MCI organically grows, acquires, and operates companies that have synergistic products and services portfolios, including but not limited to Automated Contact Center Solutions (ACCS), customer contact management, IT Services (IT Schedule 70), and Temporary and Administrative Professional Staffing (TAPS Schedule 736), Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Claims Processing, Collections, Customer Experience Provider (CXP), Customer Service, Digital Experience Provider (DXP), Account Receivables Management (ARM), Application Software Development, Managed Services, and Technology Services, to mid-market, Federal & enterprise partners. MCI now employs 10,000+ talented individuals with 150+ diverse North American client partners across the following MCI brands: MCI BPO, MCI BPOaaS, MarketForce,  GravisApps, Gravis Marketing, MarchEast, Mass Markets, MCI Federal Services (MFS), OnBrand24, The Sydney Call Center, Valor Intelligent Processing (VIP), BYC Aqua,  EastWest BPO, TeleTechnology, and Vinculum.

POSITION OVERVIEW

At MCI we are committed to fostering an environment where professionals can build meaningful careers, access continuous learning and development opportunities and contribute to the success of a globally expanding, industry-leading organization.  

 

 

We are seeking an Experienced SEO Manager to take ownership of our organic search strategy and deliver significant gains in visibility, traffic, and conversion performance. This role is ideal for a seasoned SEO professional with advanced technical expertise, strategic leadership experience, and a strong track record of delivering measurable results.

 

To be considered for this role, you must complete a full application on our company careers page, including all screening questions and a brief pre-employment test.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and lead a comprehensive SEO strategy aligned with business objectives.
  • Oversee all technical, on‑page, and off‑page SEO initiatives across multiple digital properties.
  • Conduct deep technical audits to improve crawlability, site speed, UX, and overall performance.
  • Guide content creation through keyword strategy, content briefs, and topical authority frameworks.
  • Manage link‑building strategies and authority‑building initiatives.
  • Build dashboards, analyze data, and present insights to leadership.
  • Collaborate with developers, content creators, designers, and cross-functional teams.
  • Mentor and oversee the SEO Marketing Specialist and support their career development.
  • Stay ahead of algorithm updates, emerging tools, and SEO industry innovations.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

WONDER IF YOU ARE A GOOD FIT FOR THIS POSITION?

All positive, and driven applicants are encouraged to apply. The Ideal candidates for this position are highly motivated and dedicated and should possess the below qualities:

 

Qualifications:

  • Associate degree, certification, or equivalent experience in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of progressive SEO experience with proven results.
  • Expert-level knowledge of search engine algorithms, ranking factors, and technical SEO.
  • Proficiency with advanced SEO tools (SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Moz, GSC, GA4).
  • Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Exceptional analytical, reporting, and strategic planning abilities.

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience managing multi-site, global, or multilingual SEO programs.
  • Familiarity with structured data, schema markup, and advanced technical SEO fixes.
  • Knowledge of CRO (conversion rate optimization) or A/B testing tools.
  • Experience with marketing automation platforms (HubSpot, Marketo).
  • Exposure to paid search, social media strategy, or integrated digital marketing campaigns.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

All MCI Locations

  • Must be authorized to work in the country where the job is based.

Subject to the program and location of the position

  • Must be willing to submit up to a LEVEL II background and/or security investigation with a fingerprint.  Job offers are contingent on background/security investigation results.
  • Must be willing to submit to drug screening.  Job offers are contingent on drug screening results.

COMPENSATION DETAILS

WANT AN EMPLOYER THAT VALUES YOUR CONTRIBUTION?

At MCI, we believe that your hard work deserves recognition and reward. Our compensation and benefits packages are designed to be competitive and to grow with you over time. Starting compensation is based on experience, and we offer a variety of benefits and incentives to support and reward our team members.

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