August 23, 24A Kharkiv, UA 61000

SEO Specialist / Team Lead

Location

Ukraine, Cherkasy, Lviv Remote

Description

As an SEO Specialist / Team Lead, you will shape and drive the overall SEO strategy for two service-based IT companies: QArea & TestFort — ensuring sustainable growth in organic visibility, traffic, and lead quality across the US and UK markets. This role has a strong strategic impact on the companies’ growth, strengthening their competitiveness and supporting continuous adaptation to the rapidly evolving search landscape.

You will work closely with the marketing, content, and development teams, leveraging analytics and modern approaches — including AI-driven SEO, process automation, and innovative tools — to make data-informed decisions and achieve consistent organic growth.

Requirements:

  • 5 years of SEO experience, including 2+ years in a Lead/Head role
  • Experience in B2B/Tech SEO and US/UK markets
  • Strong analytical skills: GA4, GSC, GTM, Looker Studio, Clarity
  • Proficiency with Ahrefs, SpySerp and other SEO tools as well as Google Spreadsheets
  • Experience managing SEO specialists and link builders
  • Understanding of performance marketing (Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads)
  • Experience with AI/LLM-oriented SEO and GEO targeting

Nice to have:

  • Experience with IT service/outsourcing companies
  • Automation/AI tools and basic scripting
  • A/B testing and basic HTML/CSS
  • Understanding of CRO, UX, and user journeys
  • Strong leadership and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Build and execute the SEO strategy across two IT service companies
  • Set and track key SEO KPIs (traffic, conversions, qualified leads)
  • Lead technical, on-page, and off-page optimization efforts
  • Manage link-building processes and ensure quality control
  • Oversee SEO-driven content processes: topics, briefs, optimization, performance analysis
  • Conducting SEO research, market analysis, competitor analysis, and semantic core development
  • Collaborate with development and marketing teams on improvements
  • Analyze data via GA4, GSC, and Clarity; manage tracking through GTM
  • Adapt strategy to search algorithm updates and AI-driven search (AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity)
  • Identify new growth opportunities and support conversion rate improvements.

Why people want to work with us

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Endless career
growth

We provide lots of career growth opportunities to our employees, which is reflected both financially and reputably.

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Mentorship &
learning

We support peer assistance in the workplace and hold mentorship programs like IT Talks and in-house courses for various positions.

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Career change
option

No need to look for a new job if you want to master new technology or another position. We’ll help you with your transition within QArea.

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Cross-domain
experience

Our projects belong to a wide variety of industries, which will make your professional background more diverse.

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Cozy & fun
offices

We have four spacious R&D offices that have everything necessary for a comfortable work environment: a gym, yoga mats, sweets, foosball, VR set, etc.

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Friendly
atmosphere

We never turn hierarchy against our employees. People are the most valuable asset of QArea which is reflected in how we treat our team.

Our Hiring Process

We respect our candidates and value their personal time, which i s reflected in how we optimized our recruiting and hiring processes over time.

Send your CV

Apply for a job by sending us your CV or a link to your LinkedIn profile.

Initial screening

Our recruiter will get back to you if your resume meets our requirements in order to introduce you to the role.

Job interview

You will meet a few of your potential colleagues to talk about your skills, background, and expectations in detail.

Test task

We’ll negotiate a small test task with you, if necessary.  Depending on the project and position, this may be followed by an interview with our client.

You’re hired!

By deciding we are a good match for each other, we’ll agree the terms of you starting your career at QArea.

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