Responsibilities

• Lead search strategy across SEO, AEO, and enterprise-level search and optimization engagements
• Translate client business goals and brand positioning into actionable SEO/AEO/GEO strategy, and lead projects that include this type of work.
• Define content opportunities, surface authority gaps, identify competitive positioning, and connect it all to outcomes clients care about.
• Lead visibility audits and discovery that shapes the overall digital direction of an engagement.
• Manage and mentor EA's unified search team, and raise the bar on how we think about and execute on both traditional and emerging search: what questions we ask, what insights we surface, and what recommendations we make.
• Help move SEO from reactive and tactical to proactive and business-aligned and integrate it with AEO/GEO.
• Partner with our AEO team to align traditional search and AI-driven discovery into an integrated approach to visibility and authority.
• Collaborate with our VP of Brand Strategy to ensure search and optimization strategy reflects brand narrative and market reality.
• Lead enterprise-level projects in a client-facing role
• Lead discovery sessions with clients.
• Turn conversations into insight and deliver recommendations that connect search performance to business outcomes.
• Help with pitches where search strategy is a primary value driver.
• Bring a distinct POV on where search is going, what it means for our clients, and how we work.
• Help evolve EA's search and optimization offerings in the context of AEO, AI-driven discovery, and modern buyer behavior.
• Contribute to new business where it's relevant.

Requirements

• 8-10+ years in SEO, search strategy, or digital strategy; agency experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects at an enterprise level and connect strategy to business outcomes. Bring receipts.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior team members
• Strong foundation in technical SEO and content strategy for search (or an equivalent field with a focus on strategic output, not just report generation)
• Comfort in client-facing settings: discovery, presentations, and difficult conversations
• A working understanding of AEO and AI-driven search, and a clear POV on how SEO and answer engine optimization are converging
• Familiarity or experience in CRO is a bonus
• Ability to work at a minimum, a four-hour overlap with the Eastern time zone. (GMT-5) This is a fully remote position.

Nice to have

• Familiarity or experience in CRO is a bonus
• AEO and AI-driven search knowledge with clear POV on convergence with SEO
• Ability to work overlap with Eastern time zone (GMT-5) is a requirement noted in requirements so not here

Benefits

• Fully remote and flexible.
• Human-centered culture.
• Opportunity to grow your Webflow expertise and shape how we build.
• A diverse portfolio of work for purpose-driven clients.
• Competitive compensation and team support.