Account Director SEO - F/H - CDI

The role

Lead SEO strategy and delivery on complex key client accounts, including e-commerce, international and multi-market accounts. Act as senior advisor to client stakeholders and coach SEO consultants on these accounts.

What you will do

• Take strategic and operational responsibility for key SEO accounts (e-commerce, international, multi-market).
• Structure and run SEO roadmaps with a long-term view aligned to client business goals.
• Be the agency's main contact for clients: ensure deliverable quality, commitments and measurable performance gains.
• Lead strategic committees with clients as a senior advisor.
• Identify growth opportunities such as upsell, new SEO/GEO topics and Search synergies.
• Explain technical recommendations clearly to non-expert stakeholders.
• Coach and develop SEO consultants on assigned accounts.
• Help formalise the team's methodologies and best practices.
• Take part in innovation topics such as GEO/LLM and AI applied to SEO.
• Work with SEA, Data and Analytics teams on integrated Search strategies.

Required qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of SEO experience, with a significant part in an agency on enterprise-size accounts.
• Solid SEO fundamentals: technical (crawling, indexing, Core Web Vitals), semantic and performance.
• Comfortable with standard tools (Screaming Frog, Semrush, Ahrefs, GSC, GA4) without necessarily being a developer.
• Strong client focus: able to handle senior client-side stakeholders with ease and conviction.
• Natural leadership on own accounts, without needing validation at every step.
• Teaching ability: makes complex recommendations understandable to non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative spirit with internal teams (SEA, data, product).
• Professional English, fluent written and spoken.

Nice to have

• Early exposure to GEO/LLM topics and the evolution of SERPs (AI Overviews, Search Generative Experience).
• Experience in multi-market or multi-brand environments.
• Ability to take part in pre-sales and contribute to pitches.
• Genuine interest in Search transformation (AI, LLM, integrated Search).

Benefits

• Remote work: up to 2 days per week.
• 2 full weeks of remote work to take in two parts per year.
• Two additional rest days, including Whit Monday.
• Additional leave days added in steps every 5 years of seniority.
• 5 additional remote work days per month for employees with endometriosis.
• Disability policy: 3 paid days of authorised absence per year, access to Chèques Emploi Service Universel, and specific support for employees with RQTH status.
• Possible volunteer missions through the We care and we act programme.
• Privileged access to WPP Media and WPP international networks.
• Access to varied company resources and team recognition events.

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship, citizenship and clearance rules are not stated in the posting.
• The hiring process includes a phone or video interview with the recruitment team, an operational interview, and a case study with a presentation of results.
• Only candidates selected for an interview are contacted.

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. It works through the WPP Open platform.