SEO Manager

About the Role

The Manager of SEO will oversee the SEO team's client work, personnel, quality control, strategy, training, and cross-department communication. The position also handles complex client issues, sales demonstrations, and technical audits while helping develop SEO services across competitive industries.

Responsibilities

• Guide SEO tactics and strategy across the client portfolio while overseeing SEO Consultants.
• Maintain quality control for optimizations, link building, review responses, content, reports, and other client deliverables.
• Hire, manage, and, when necessary, terminate department employees.
• Lead monthly audits of work performed by the SEO team.
• Conduct sales demonstrations and audit websites for clients without SEO services.
• Handle major client issues and manage communication between departments.
• Support projects tied to departmental OKRs, roadmaps, and churn initiatives.
• Partner with the Training team on SEO education and skill development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry-specific experience.
• At least four years of SEO experience and five years of management experience.
• Advanced Local SEO experience.
• Experience with SEO and website auditing tools, including Screaming Frog.
• Proficiency with Google Analytics, data analysis, Excel, and Word.
• Strong written and verbal communication, content writing, and editing abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced HTML and CSS knowledge, multi-vertical SEO experience, PR/outreach experience, or experience managing a large SEO consulting team is preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: $69,800-$102,600 USD per year.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-matched 401(k) plan.
• Flexible PTO, sick leave, and eight paid national holidays.
• Six weeks of paid parental leave.
• Company-paid basic life insurance, with voluntary supplemental life insurance.
• Voluntary long-term and short-term disability insurance and pet insurance.
• Optional healthcare and dependent-care FSA accounts.