Senior SEO/AEO Manager - NYC
About The Position
Venn is seeking its first dedicated in-house SEO/AEO hire. This role will own organic search end-to-end, building the strategy from the ground up. The successful candidate will become Venn's central point of ownership for all things SEO, including technical execution, content direction, AI search optimization, and the connection between organic performance and revenue. This is a senior, largely self-directed role reporting into marketing, but with close collaboration with sales and the BDR team. Customer calls and feedback will be used to refine keyword targeting and content strategy.
Requirements
- 4-5+ years of hands-on SEO experience, in-house, agency, or both.
- Real, hands-on WordPress experience, with the ability to fix technical issues directly.
- Strong technical SEO grounding, including crawling, indexing, Core Web Vitals, structured data, and site architecture.
- Genuine curiosity about AI search and AEO, with a point of view on its future.
- Comfort owning a function end-to-end with a self-directed work style.
- Confidence working cross-functionally with sales and BDRs.
- Ability to dig through customer calls for insight.
- Clear communication skills, with the ability to translate SEO logic into business terms.
Responsibilities
- Own technical SEO fixes directly in WordPress, including indexing, crawlability, site architecture, Core Web Vitals, structured data, and schema.
- Run technical audits and lead migrations, redesigns, or international SEO work as Venn's footprint grows.
- Build Venn's SEO and AEO strategy from scratch, encompassing keyword architecture, content priorities, and a roadmap tied to pipeline.
- Track performance in AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and other AI-driven search surfaces, and adjust content, crawlability, and structured data to earn citations.
- Partner with the BDR team and sales to translate customer calls and feedback into keyword targets, content angles, and page-level messaging.
- Own and manage Venn's SEO tool stack, including Ahrefs or Semrush, GSC, GA4, and Screaming Frog.
- Report on organic performance in terms of pipeline influence, not just rankings and traffic.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and commission opportunities
- Equity at Venn
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Healthcare FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits
- Unlimited paid time off
- Paid sick time
- NYSE company holidays
- A paid birthday off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
