Director, SEO

Westlake Village, CA (On-site)

$175K/yr – $195K/yrDirector/Executive5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the SEO strategy and leadership for a large e-commerce site, driving growth through end-to-end optimization, content governance, and cross-functional execution across on-page, off-page, and technical SEO.

  • Own and drive the SEO roadmap, aligning content, technical fixes, and local SEO to increase organic traffic and revenue.
  • Lead the SEO content team to produce PDP/PLP content and buying guides aligned to keyword intent and user needs.
  • Collaborate with product and marketing to stay ahead of search engine updates and industry trends, ensuring scalable SEO practices.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive SEO strategy, including a roadmap of initiatives to drive growth
  • Supervise a team of SEO specialists and oversee the implementation of on-site and off-site SEO strategies
  • Recommend changes to website architecture to improve SEO performance and pass Core Web Vitals
  • Develop strategies to improve the quality and relevance of website content for both users and search engines.
  • Ensure SEO team stays on top of SEO industry changes, social trends and search engine updates
  • Drive Local SEO excellence by using 3 rd party tools for location aggregation across platforms
  • Lead and scale an SEO Content team responsible for developing and optimizing content across product detail pages (PDPs), product listing pages (PLPs), buying guides, and other key site sections to drive organic traffic and revenue
  • Define the SEO content strategy, including keyword targeting, content prioritization, and production roadmap aligned to business goals
  • Establish content standards and governance to ensure consistency, quality, and SEO best practices across all ecommerce content.
  • Overseeing technical aspects of SEO and recommending fixes, including site structure, crawlability, indexing, internal linking, metadata and core web vitals
  • Conduct market and keyword research to develop content plans
  • Optimize website content and landing pages using data collected from SEO analysis and research
  • Lead and mentor the SEO content team and broader copy organization on writing for both users and search engines
  • Direct off-page optimization projects (g. link-building)
  • Keeping abreast of search engine algorithm updates, industry trends, and emerging SEO techniques to adapt strategies accordingly.
  • Oversee the creation and optimization of SEO-driven content for PDPs, PLPs, and category pages, ensuring alignment with keyword strategy and user intent
  • Own content briefs, workflows, and performance feedback loops for the SEO content team
  • Set SEO performance goals and measure them using KPIs such as organic traffic, search rankings, search engine visibility, and click-through rate
  • Monitor and analyze ongoing SEO campaigns to identify problem areas and suggest ways to improve
  • Create robust reports and insights on SEO performance to be shared with key stakeholders

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
  • Proven experience (5+ years) in a leadership role overseeing SEO strategies for large-scale e-commerce platforms.
  • Experience in using most popular website crawlers (ScreamFrog, DeepCrawl, and Moz), SEO Analysis tools (Ahrefs, Semrush, and SEOptimer)
  • In-depth knowledge of SEO best practices, search engine algorithms, and the latest trends in digital marketing.
  • Proven history of SEO copywriting with an understanding of how to write for both users and search engines at once
  • Strong analytical skills and proficiency in using analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Omniture, Google Search Console, and other relevant platforms.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.

Benefits

  • robust benefits and perks, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K plus company match, mental health support, paid sick/holiday/vacation time, employee discount program, and tuition reimbursement options.
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Founded in 2001
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2.2K employees (101 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
535.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$528.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.9%
Direct
65.6%
Referral
4.4%
Social
0.3%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
83 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
12.5 years
Median Tenure
5.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
40