Head of SEO & AEO

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$218K/yr – $256K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

You will own the global organic strategy and lead SEO and AI-enabled discovery as growth channels for both product-led and sales-led go-to-market motions, directly driving trial starts and pipeline while building a data-driven, executive-facing mandate. You will also build attribution, lead a technical and content-driven SEO program, and grow a high-performing team to execute a measurable, AI-conscious strategy.

  • Own and evolve end-to-end AEO strategy and measurement for AI answer engines
  • Build attribution infrastructure tying organic activity to conversions
  • Lead a high-performing SEO/AEO team and executive-facing strategy

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Set the global organic strategy and roadmap, owning SEO/AEO as growth channels feeding our PLG & SLG GTM motions, directly accountable for hitting trial starts (PLG) and MQLs/pipeline (SLG) targets.
  • Build the business case for investment in SEO/AEO, owning the channel forecast, budget, and reporting cadence for executive leadership.
  • Own and evolve our end-to-end AEO strategy by bringing proven frameworks, building measurement for brand visibility and citation in AI answer engines, and setting the standard for AI-mediated discovery.
  • Direct our SEO content roadmap and agent-led content strategies, recommending content that matches search/prompt intent, wins against competitors, and converts traffic.
  • Partner with Marketing Ops and Analytics to build attribution and measurement infrastructure tying organic activity directly to PLG and SLG conversion to prioritize roadmap decisions.
  • Lead technical SEO strategy (site architecture, structured data, Core Web Vitals, international/multi-region SEO) and direct content/link-building strategy.
  • Build, hire, and lead a high-performing SEO/AEO team, making critical resource decisions around agency partners and agent vs. human deployment.
  • Serve as the executive-facing SME on SEO/AEO, regularly presenting strategy, performance, and market shifts to senior leadership.

Requirements

  • 10+ years in SEO with senior team leadership experience in B2B SaaS, including a proven track record of scaling organic into a major revenue-generating acquisition channel across global regions.
  • Demonstrated experience owning organic across both PLG and SLG motions, with accountability for trial starts, MQLs, and pipeline.
  • Hands-on experience building an AEO strategy, running experiments, establishing measurement, and driving results in AI answer engines.
  • Deep technical SEO fluency across site architecture, structured data/schema, Core Web Vitals, and international SEO, with credibility working alongside engineering teams.
  • Rigorous, data-driven operating style with experience building models, running experiments, making evidence-based prioritization calls, and applying SQL skills.
  • Proven team leadership experience hiring, coaching, and developing talent across multiple regions and time zones.
  • Executive presence with the ability to influence Product, Engineering, and Marketing leadership, representing the channel confidently to senior stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
  • Career coaching & support
  • Inclusive family building benefits
  • Long-term savings or retirement plans
  • In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences
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Asana is the work management platform for human + AI collaboration. We help organizations bring people, processes, and AI together to plan, track, and deliver work with clarity and speed.Powered by the Work Graph®, Asana gives teams the context and control they need to stay aligned, keep work moving, and scale impact. AI handles the busywork while humans stay in the loop to guide decisions and drive the business forward.More than 170,000 organizations — including Accenture, Amazon, Anthropic, Morningstar, and Suzuki — run their most critical work on Asana.For more information, visit www.asana.com.

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San Francisco, California, USA
4.2K employees (322 in marketing)
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$218K/yr – $256K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$453.2M
Last Raise
$200M
Undisclosed, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Aug 2020
    Undisclosed
  • Jun 2020
    Debt Financing • $200M
  • Apr 2020
    Debt Financing • $40M

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Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.9M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
20.1%
Direct
76.1%
Referral
3.1%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.2%

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Head of SEO & AEO

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