Senior SEO Specialist
Lead search strategy and own the rankings for a portfolio of Kenyan and East African clients. You are the expert in the room — the person clients trust and the team looks to for direction.
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About the Role
We have built SEO into one of Drivon's most relied-upon services — and we have proven it works in the Kenyan market. iClear Kenya went from near-invisible to #1 in their category in 6 months. Elexia Pharma ranks on page 1 for competitive pharmaceutical keywords across Kenya. The strategy works. Now we need someone to own and expand it.
This is not a junior role where you follow a template. You will make real decisions, manage client relationships directly and have the authority to implement what you know works. You will also help shape how we approach SEO as a service — processes, tools, content strategy and reporting.
If you are an SEO professional who is tired of being one small cog in a corporate machine and wants to be the person who owns the results, this is the role for you.
What You Will Do
- Lead full SEO audits for new and existing clients — technical, on-page and off-page
- Develop and own keyword strategies across multiple client accounts, covering Nairobi, Kenya-wide and East Africa searches
- Oversee and guide content production — briefs, editorial calendar, optimisation and performance review
- Build and manage link acquisition campaigns that actually move rankings, not just add numbers
- Set up and maintain GA4 and Google Search Console for all client accounts with monthly reporting
- Communicate directly with clients — present monthly reports, explain strategy decisions and manage expectations with confidence
- Monitor algorithm updates and translate them into clear actions for the team and clients
- Mentor junior team members on SEO fundamentals and best practices
- Contribute to Drivon's own SEO strategy — you practice what you preach
What We Are Looking For
Must Have
- 3+ years of hands-on SEO experience, with at least 1 year in a lead or client-facing role
- Demonstrated ability to move rankings — you can show us campaigns where you made a measurable difference
- Strong technical SEO knowledge — Core Web Vitals, crawl budgets, schema, structured data, canonical issues, redirect chains
- Fluency with at least one major SEO tool — Ahrefs, SEMrush or Moz — and comfortable with Screaming Frog for audits
- Solid GA4 and Google Search Console setup and reporting experience
- Clear, confident written and verbal communication — you will present to clients
- A genuine interest in the Kenyan digital landscape — you understand local search behaviour
Nice to Have
- Experience with Django or any CMS-based SEO implementation
- Understanding of Google Ads and how paid and organic search interact
- Content marketing experience — writing, editing or managing writers
- Familiarity with Python or Google Sheets scripting for data analysis
- Experience ranking for Nairobi or Kenya-specific keywords
What You Get
The Team You'll Join
I joined Drivon as a junior and was leading my own client accounts within eight months. The learning curve is steep — in the best way. Nobody micromanages and nobody takes credit for your work.
You will work directly with our SEO lead and report to the CEO. The team is small enough that your voice is heard in every strategic decision — and large enough to have real colleagues to learn from.