SEO Manager

About the Role

This is the in-house SEO lead role at a fast-growing AI-powered business communication SaaS company, sitting within the Marketing team and working closely with website and engineering. You will own SEO strategy and execution end-to-end, starting with DACH and expanding internationally, with the goal of ranking at the top of both traditional search and AI-generated results.

What You'll Do

• Build and execute a full SEO strategy across multiple markets, beginning with DACH and scaling internationally.

• Guide website and engineering teams on page structure, site architecture, crawlability, and technical SEO implementation.

• Lead keyword research and competitive analysis across traditional search engines and AI search tools such as ChatGPT and Perplexity.

• Write and commission SEO-optimized content to target and rank for priority queries.

• Manage a monthly SEO budget of approximately 20,000 to 30,000 EUR, including oversight of external agencies while retaining strategic ownership.

What We're Looking For

• 5 or more years of full-time SEO ownership, with measurable ranking improvements and organic traffic growth at scale; not SEO