Head of SEO

About Lendable

Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money.We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start:

One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people

Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK

Profitable since 2017

Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs

Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot)

So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days.

We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.

Join us if you want to

• Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1
• Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo
• Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting

About the role

We’re entering a once-in-a-company moment: a major step-change in our D2C marketing investment, a full rebrand of the company and product under the Zable brand, and a marketing function being built out at pace under a newly-appointed CMO. This is one of the most exciting marketing builds in UK fintech right now, with the financial strength, customer base, and product depth to back it up.

SEO is going to be one of our biggest growth levers, and we’re hiring our first dedicated SEO leader to build the function from the ground up. We’re looking for a Head of SEO to own our entire SEO strategy — content, technical, off-page and AI search. You’ll be both architect and operator: setting the strategy, building the team, and shipping the work. It’s a rare chance to build SEO from scratch at a UK fintech with the brand pull, content engine and product depth to actually rank.

What we're looking for:

Essential:

7+ years in SEO, with at least 2–3 years leading the function for a consumer brand

Track record of growing organic traffic and revenue at scale, with demonstrable commercial impact

Strong across all three pillars: content, technical and off-page

Experience shaping content strategy and partnering with editorial, brand and product

Sharp point of view on AI search (LLM visibility, AI Overviews, GEO) and how it’s reshaping the discipline

Strong commercial communicator — can earn the trust of finance, product and engineering

Demonstrable use of AI in your SEO workflow

Desirable:

Experience in financial services, regulated, or YMYL categories

Experience building an SEO function from scratch

Experience hiring and managing technical SEO and content specialists

Programmatic SEO experience

You’re a good fit if you’re:

A first-principles thinker — you can argue from data, not just from received wisdom

Hands-on but strategic — you run the team and roll up your sleeves

Commercially driven — you measure success in revenue, not impressions

Curious about how AI is changing search and confident navigating the shift

Calm and credible with finance, product and engineering stakeholders

What you'll be doing

Strategy & Roadmap:

Own the SEO strategy across Zable, Lendable and Autolend

Set ambitious targets for organic traffic, revenue and visibility — and own delivery

Define the content strategy in partnership with editorial, brand and product

Lead our approach to AI search and LLM visibility

Team & Function:

Hire, manage and develop the SEO team (starting with a Technical SEO Specialist)

Build the operating model — what’s in-house, what’s agency, what’s automated

Set the SEO bar and embed SEO thinking across marketing and product

Execution:

Own the technical SEO foundations — site architecture, schema, site speed, crawl

Drive editorial and content output — briefs, optimisation, distribution

Build and execute the link-building and digital PR strategy

Track and report on SEO performance

AI & Process:

Apply AI across keyword research, content production, optimisation and reporting

Build the workflows and automations that let a small team punch above its weight

Life at Lendable

Winning team: the opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies

Flexible working: flexible approach tailored to each role. Hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular opportunities for in-person connection through socials and off-sites

Socials & connection: opportunities and events to come together, socialise, and get to know each other beyond the office walls

Health coverage: support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover

Retirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans

Employee referral programme: earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team members

Office meals & snacks: enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations

Sustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations

Please note: The availability and details of specific benefits vary by location and role. For more information, please speak to your Talent Partner.

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