🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R46,250 – R64,750 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

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Role: Client Strategy Manager

Priority Location: Latin America and South Africa

Working Hours: 10AM - 6PM (Mon - Fri) EST

Salary Range: $2500 - $3500 USD ($) per month

(The final offer is at the client’s discretion and depends on the candidate’s interview result, skills, and experience.)

Type of contract:Independent Contractor

Type of job:Remote

Role Overview:

You will act as the expertise hub: analyzing client goals, crafting SEO strategies (e.g., audits, keyword roadmaps), answering technical queries confidently, and briefing teams via SOPs. They escalate only edge cases, ensuring 80%+ client questions resolve without founder input.

Key Responsibilities:
* Lead strategy calls/RFPs: Putting together strategy plans for new clients (landing page targeting, blog article targeting)
* Handle SEO expertise: Respond to questions on rankings, backlinks, Core Web Vitals using tools like Ahrefs/SEMrush.
* Oversee coordinators: Guide reporting, inquiries, and cross-team handoffs for seamless ops.
* Drive retention/upsell: Spot opportunities from data, propose expansions.
* Experience with SaaS, or International based companies. We're not looking for candidates that primarily have local SEO experience, it’s not relevant to our clients.
* Coordinating and managing the workflow across various teams ( Keyword Research, Writing, Editing, Publishing & Backlink Building Teams) while maintaining clear communication and accountability to ensure deliverables are met on time
* Providing strategic guidance and feedback to clients
* Execute client strategy deliverables by utilizing internal tools to generate comprehensive page plans
* Share written SEO progress updates with clients
Qualifications & Skills:
* 3+ years experience in a similar role
* Experience working with SaaS or service-based companies, not just local businesses
* Strong strategic thinking and the ability to identify the right SEO actions to take
* Excellent coordination and management skills to oversee the various internal teams
* Good client communication skills, able to present ideas and provide feedback professionally
* Independent problem-solving and the ability to come up with solutions on their own
* Understanding and in-depth experience of core SEO concepts like keyword research, on-page optimization, link building, etc.and platforms such as Ahrefs, SpyFu, Google Search Console & Google Analytics 4
* Data analysis and reporting skills to track and communicate campaign performance
Impact of the Role:
* Handles 80% expertise + upsell
* Metrics: NPS 9+, churn <5%
* <3 hour response time to clients' inquiries
* All client deliverables on-time and in accordance with quality standards

Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R46,250/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,500/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 588 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →