SEO Specialist & Writer (German Speaker) m/w/d

Location: Mannheim, Germany; hybrid working with three days per week in the office and remote flexibility on remaining days

Company

hirify.global provides mission-critical, industry-specific software, including ERP, supply chain management, and compliance solutions for specialized organizations worldwide.

What you will do

• Own the organic search plan for German-language websites, aligned with SEO strategy and business goals.
• Conduct German-language keyword, competitor, and content gap research for the DACH B2B market and turn findings into content plans.
• Write, refresh, localise, and transcreate German blogs, articles, landing pages, and other web content for search visibility and conversion.
• Optimise page titles, meta descriptions, headings, internal linking, and other on-page SEO elements.
• Monitor German search results and AI-generated answers, while tracking rankings, organic traffic, and conversions.
• Identify technical SEO issues, including hreflang and multilingual setup, collaborate with the WordPress Developer on fixes, and work with marketing and the local JobRouter business.

Requirements

• German proficiency at C1 level or higher, preferably C2, with excellent written German.
• Professional English proficiency.
• Proven experience delivering organic growth for German-language websites, ideally in B2B or software.
• Ability to write clear, engaging German content for business and technical audiences and provide published examples.
• Strong keyword research, competitor analysis, and content planning skills.
• Understanding of technical SEO, including multilingual and hreflang setup, with the ability to brief developers clearly.
• Ability to adapt content naturally for a DACH audience rather than translating directly.
• Experience with Google Search Console, GA4, and a major SEO platform such as Semrush.
• Awareness of how AI search is changing organic visibility, plus an independent and proactive approach to managing plans from research through publication.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with three office days per week and remote flexibility on the remaining days.
• 30 days of annual leave and a company pension scheme.
• Jobrad bicycle leasing on a long-term basis.
• Opportunity to contribute to the growth of an international software company within a global digital marketing team.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the company culture.