Description
We are seeking a Managing Director, SEO to drive the expansion of our SEO and AI Visibility efforts. The primary objective is to continue to grow the SEO practice profitably by building an approach that utilizes the best people, processes and technology to deliver client results via organic and AI search.
As a Managing Director, SEO, you will be responsible for managing the P&L and growing revenue across the NAMER SEO practice. You will align the organization around a single vision for delivering AI SEO visibility and organic traffic. You will also senior sponsor our largest SEO client relationships, working with Brainlabs SEO teams to develop strategy and communicating SEO strategy to client-side C-level stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the P&L and growing revenue across the NAMER SEO practice
- Aligning the organization around a single vision for delivering AI SEO visibility and organic traffic
- Senior sponsoring our largest SEO client relationships, working with Brainlabs SEO teams to develop strategy and communicating SEO strategy to client-side C-level stakeholders
- Co-leading GTM for AI Visibility efforts with the Chief Product Officer, leading new business SEO opportunities
- Defining the partners and tech to best serve Brainlabs' clients
- Guiding measurement strategy for SEO and AI Visibility
- Delivering SEO thought leadership across social media, Brainlabs' blog and industry speaking engagements
The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of SEO experience, including leading SEO teams, developing and executing SEO strategy for enterprise clients, and participating in sales processes. They will have an opinion on how AI and LLMs have changed SEO and how brands need to adapt to drive increased AI visibility. They will be held in high regard by media partners and colleagues, comfortable in a QBR, on stage or in a pitch closing media business, and have a track record of hiring, developing and growing successful teams.
We are looking for someone who lives our culture code every day, can take a pragmatic, first-principles approach, balance quick wins versus long-term tactics, and grow our SEO Practice revenue via both new business and new buying assignments from existing clients.