Senior Manager of SEO & Generative Engine Optimization

Quincy, MA (Unknown)

$127K/yr – $165K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 7 months ago

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Job Summary

Build and govern the enterprise SEO + GEO program, aligning technical strategy with product roadmaps, AI-enabled search experiences, and brand authority, while leading cross-functional execution and vendor management.

  • Own end-to-end GEO and entity-based SEO for traditional and AI search surfaces.
  • Lead collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Legal to drive roadmap decisions and compliant content.
  • Pilot AI-driven workflows and scalable governance for content, data, and tooling.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the enterprise SEO + GEO roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals, product strategy, and the changing AI-driven search ecosystem.
  • Develop strategies for ranking in both traditional search and generative search interfaces, including AI answer engines.
  • Drive entity-based SEO, structured data expansion, and E-E-A-T optimization to strengthen brand authority in generative engines.
  • Identify and pilot AI-driven SEO workflows (content augmentation, clustering, topical mapping, prompt engineering, automation, QA).
  • Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to influence roadmap priorities, advocate for SEO needs, and support major site redesigns or migrations.
  • Work closely with Legal/Compliance on content and claims approvals, ensuring compliance does not hinder organic growth.
  • Oversee technical SEO audits and prioritization of fixes, working with engineering teams to ensure timely delivery.
  • Guide structured data, schema strategies, indexation optimization, internal linking enhancements, and page-speed improvements.
  • Maintain oversight of local SEO operations, including listings accuracy and local authority-building strategies (executed through team members or vendors).
  • Participate in the content operations process to ensure adherence to SEO and GEO best practices (e.g. editorial planning, content briefs, calendar ownership, and governance). Ensure all content is optimized for both traditional SEO and emerging GEO requirements (answer-first formatting, entity optimization, structured content).

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in enterprise SEO, preferably within a direct-to-consumer eCommerce or retail fashion vertical.
  • Deep expertise in technical SEO, content strategy, local SEO, and entity-based optimization.
  • Strong understanding of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and emerging AI-driven search experiences.
  • Experience influencing product and engineering teams at the roadmap level.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage vendors, marketing budgets, and complex program operations.
  • Exceptional communication skills, including executive-level storytelling and data visualization.
  • Hands-on experience with tools including Google Search Console, Conductor, GA4, Contentful, Workfront or Jira, and SEO intelligence platforms.
  • Familiarity with AI-driven content workflows, LLM-based research, or prompt engineering.
  • Experience with website migrations or large-scale redesigns.
  • Sedentary work, prolonged periods of time working at a desk and on a computer.

Benefits

  • Bonus eligible and flexible hybrid work arrangements.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary match and tuition reimbursement.
  • Medical, dental, vision, company paid LTD/STD, and generous amount of paid time off.
  • Office includes amenities such as a café, fitness center, free parking and Red Line shuttle.
  • Generous associate discount; group discounts on auto, pet and homeowner insurance.
  • Discount Marketplace for travel, consumer products, food, auto buying, etc.
  • Associate resource groups.