Search Engine Optimization Team Lead

ABOUT THE ORG:

WeMakeScholars is a Fintech startup funded and supported by the Ministry of IT, Government of India under the 'Digital India' Campaign. We are the Largest Education Finance PLatform in India assisting students with scholarships and education loans. The entire funding process is made smoother & hassle-free for the student. We are the official Digital partners for some of the biggest banks in India like SBI, Axis, ICICI and so on (14+ lenders, including public/private banks & NBFCs to be specific). 

We are the market leader in the education finance segment. Last academic year, we disbursed around 5,000Cr, and this year, it will touch 10,000 Cr. Our team size has more than doubled in one year, from 70 to 180 members. Overall, we have seen tremendous growth year-on-year, in every aspect since our inception 7 years ago. 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We connect with students digitally and strongly believe in technology to make the process seamless for the user. We currently get around 0.5 million unique visitors a month. And since our website is the face of our company, it's crucial for us to have a strong, organically top-ranking website on google to survive & grow in the long term. Since SEO plays an integral part in this, we have decided to invest more time & resources into it which is why we are building a core SEO Team. 

You'll be working as the SEO Team Lead with the assistance of our tech team & content team. Under the supervision of our CEO & Co-founder, Damini Mahajan, you will be directly reporting to our Chief Growth Officer who's got more than a decade of experience with SEO. 

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

- 1 to 4 yrs+ experience in SEO (preferably in any of the BFSI segments)

- Very high attention to detail, obsessed with the details & spotting opportunities to optimise

- Excellent communication (written and verbal) & interpersonal skills and a very high sense of ownership and integrity.

- Most importantly, we prefer people who think long term because, our core belief is: Building great products & companies takes time & patience. And SEO is more like a marathon than a sprint. 

PACKAGE:

Depends on your SEO expertise & overall experience.