
SEO Specialist
Caterpillar Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Peoria • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $95,640 - $143,520 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AEMBigQueryJavaScriptTableau
About the role
- Partner with web development, UX, and business partners to integrate SEO into site builds, migrations, maintenance, redesigns and retirement.
- Work with a variety of business partners to identify and explain SEO & GEO strategies, execute keyword research and competitive analysis, execute content initiatives and deliver actionable insights.
- Manage and optimize Google My Business listings and other local business directories for Caterpillar locations worldwide.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for local SEO / GEO, manage the local SEO playbook and educate the enterprise and dealers on local SEO best practices.
- Provide best practices and requirements for website localization on both a local (city/state) level and at a global level (optimizing for country & language), including content, technical and local-specific tactics.
- Analyze local search performance metrics and adjust strategies accordingly.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement comprehensive local SEO strategies.
- Create process and framework for localizing content globally working with agency partners, translations team and other global business partners.
- Leverage SEO tools (e.g., BrightEdge, Oncrawl, Siteimprove, Google My Business) and analytics platforms (Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, Tableau, Looker Studio, etc.) for insights and monitoring.
- Monitor local & global site coverage via Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
- Create dashboards and reports to communicate performance and opportunities to team and stakeholders.
- Consult and provide requirements and recommendations for site architecture, internal linking, URL structures, tagging and hreflang implementation to optimize for local and global audiences.
- Troubleshoot technical SEO issues, identify solutions and provide impact reports, sometimes at a quick pace.
- Develop and enforce SEO governance, standards, and documentation.
- Provide SEO & GEO training & education to applicable audiences.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Marketing, IT, Data Analysis or related field
- Experience in SEO, preferably in a large enterprise and/or global environment across a highly matrixed organization with cross-functional teams.
- Deep understanding and experience with local SEO, Google My Business and local SEO platforms and directories
- Experience with international SEO, hreflang implementation, and multilingual site structures.
- Experience leading through influence across different levels of the organization
- Ability to simplify and explain complex topics to non-SEO / GEO audiences
- Comfortable communicating and partnering with global business partners and cultures
- Excellent analytical, problem solving, communication, and project management skills.
- Proficiency in enterprise-level analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics 4 (GA4)), Google Search Console, Tableau, Looker Studio, APIs, Big Query, etc.
- Proficiency in SEO tools (e.g., Oncrawl, BrightEdge, Siteimprove, SEMrush).
- Proven experience with Google My Business, other online directories and local SEO tools
- Experience with HTML and CMS platforms (e.g., Adobe Experience Manager, eCommerce, Product Information Management (PIM)).
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
SEOlocal SEOinternational SEOkeyword researchcompetitive analysishreflang implementationHTMLproject managementdata analysiscontent localization
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem solvingcommunicationcollaborationinfluenceeducationsimplifying complex topicspartnering with global teamsleadershiptraining