Technical SEO Specialist - Marketing Activation

WHAT YOU WILL DO​ As part of our global SEO team, you will:  Drive optimisation across all areas related to technical SEO.  Identify and prioritize technical SEO improvements by running technical audits across our ecommerce sites and translate findings into actionable recommendations and clear implementation plans for development.  Drive page performance improvement initiatives and support technical efforts that improve crawlability, indexation, site health, and user experience.  Support redirect strategies, migrations, and other critical technical changes to help protect and strengthen organic performance during implementation.  Lead or contribute to technical SEO tests, pilots, and scalable improvement initiatives across global markets.  Work closely with Product managers, developers, and cross-functional agile teams to ensure product development supports SEO best practices and creates business value. Advise product and development teams on SEO best practices, and share knowledge through training or stakeholder enablement where needed.  As part of the SEO Operations team, you will work closely with the SEO Manager, SEO Strategist and fellow SEO Specialists to deliver results.  WHO YOU ARE ​ We’re looking for someone who is:  Highly analytical, methodical and organized, with strong attention to detail.  Experienced in turning technical complexity into clear, actionable insights for different stakeholder groups.  Curious and proactive, with a strong interest in continuous improvement and developing smarter ways of working, and a passion for solving technical challenges.  Comfortable navigating both strategic discussions and hands-on technical analysis in a fast-paced environment.  A strong communicator and collaborator who builds trust and works effectively across technical and non-technical teams.  Comfortable taking initiative, owning complex workstreams, and driving progress in a global organization.  Passionate about technical SEO and emerging web technologies, with a keen interest in keeping H&M up to date with the latest industry developments.  We’d love to meet someone who has:  5+ years in a dedicated SEO role, with strong hands-on experience in technical SEO, ideally within a large-scale international ecommerce environment.  Deep understanding of how search engines and LLMs crawl, render, index, and rank content, and how technical site changes can be used to create strategic business value and increase site visibility in search and AI search platforms.  Experience conducting technical SEO audits and working with recommendations related to XML Sitemaps, robots.txt, canonical tags, redirects, migrations, internal linking, hreflang, JavaScript SEO, and structured data.  Solid understanding of web development fundamentals, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, content management systems, and how frontend or platform decisions impact SEO performance.  Hands-on experience with Google Search Console, GA4, site analytics, and technical SEO tools such as Screaming Frog, Lumar, Semrush, Ahrefs, and other similar tools.  experience with managing Akamai redirect policies  Experience working closely with developers or product teams, and confidence writing clear technical requirements, tickets, or recommendations.  Experience in creating data-backed business cases to secure technical SEO implementation, and in follow-up analysis to measure impact.  Strong understanding of website performance, page speed, and Core Web Vitals, and how these impact both SEO and customer experience.  Excellent communication skills verbally, in writing, and in presentations.  Fluent in English, both spoken and written.  Experience working with Jira or similar task management platforms.  Experience with SQL, Python, log file analysis, SEO A/B testing, automation (including agents) would be a plus.  Experience working with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), enterprise CMS platforms, or complex frontend frameworks would be a plus.    WHO WE ARE   H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.   We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.     WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE   At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits and extensive development opportunities across the globe. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where your ideas matter.​   JOIN US   Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.   This is a full-time permanent position based at our Head Office in Stockholm . Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through our career page.   We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.   As many of us are currently on summer holiday, we will begin reviewing applications