Director Search Engine Optimization at Korn Ferry | Bedford Hills, NY | $150K/yr – $200K/yr

Director Search Engine Optimization

Bedford Hills, NY (Hybrid)

$150K/yr – $200K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 6 months ago

Job Summary

Lead end-to-end technical SEO strategy and execution for large-scale ecommerce to drive organic traffic, revenue, and site health.

Own end-to-end technical SEO strategy and execution for large ecommerce sites.
Must-have: 8+ years of hands-on technical SEO and direct CPG/DTC ecommerce experience.
Standout: Proven ability to grow organic traffic and revenue across 1,000+ SKUs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

End-to-end technical SEO strategy and execution
Organic traffic, conversion rate, and revenue performance
SEO architecture for large-scale ecommerce sites
Technical SEO for PDPs, PLPs, faceted navigation, filters, pagination, and internal linking
Crawl efficiency, indexation, and site health
SEO inputs for launches, migrations, and platform changes
Build and maintain a prioritized technical SEO roadmap aligned with growth goals
Lead deep technical audits and turn insights into action
Partner with engineering and product to ship SEO improvements
Define SEO requirements for new features, templates, and releases
Identify and resolve crawl, duplication, rendering, canonical, and performance issues
Own Core Web Vitals and site speed optimization
Monitor performance, troubleshoot volatility, and uncover upside
Report clearly on outcomes—connecting SEO work to revenue and business KPIs

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on technical SEO experience
Direct experience in CPG and/or DTC ecommerce (required)
Proven track record growing organic traffic and revenue
Experience owning SEO for sites with 1,000+ SKUs
Deep understanding of ecommerce SEO mechanics
Ability to own strategy, prioritization, and execution independently

Preferred

Shopify Plus, headless commerce, or custom ecommerce platforms
SEO leadership during migrations or replatforming
International and multi-market SEO experience

Korn Ferry

3.4 Glassdoor

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business—synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us—for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.

Founded in 1969

Los Angeles, California, USA

20K employees (484 in marketing)

www.kornferry.com

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