Product Manager, SEO and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

We are seeking a highly analytical product manager to join the Discovery team. At Rover, the Discovery team is focused on driving scalable and diversified product-led growth across channels by increasing new bookings through optimized visibility and conversion. This role leads Rover-wide AEO and SEO growth as a product surface, combining analysis, reporting, prioritization, stakeholder management, along with direct ownership and autonomous launch of new landing pages that grow organic and answer-engine visibility and new bookings. You will be tasked with discovering emerging AEO/SEO opportunities and focus areas for the team, evaluating those against other business priorities, and working with the development, content, design, analytics, and international teams to execute those projects. The ability to research ideas, formulate concrete proposals, set up and execute tests, measure test results, and collaborate with content and development teams is critical to success. Cross-functional engagement is essential. You will also build and use AI-assisted workflows to move faster and cover more ground, for example opportunity discovery, answer-engine visibility tracking, analysis and reporting, page QA, and test design. You own the accuracy, quality, and outcome of everything you ship, whether or not AI helped produce it. Your Experience: 35+ years of SEO experience spanning technical, content, international, and multi-brand optimizations as well as experience with, or a demonstrated point of view on, answer-engine optimization7 2+ years of product management or project management experience7 Experience partnering with UX and engineering to bring features to life7 Experience driving and navigating cross-functional collaboration to move forward outcomes7 Experience with testing, funnel analysis, and data analytics7 Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills7 Comfort with SQL and using spreadsheets to model opportunities (Excel/Google Sheets)7 Experience in growth product and familiarity with marketing technology and tracking tools7 Hands-on experience using LLMs or other AI tools to improve your own work (for example SQL, research synthesis, content or page QA, or automation), and sound judgment about what needs human verification7 Your Qualifications: BS in Marketing, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience7 Your curiosity and enthusiasm for growing Rover's business7 Your desire to explore new ideas and opportunities leveraging hypothesis-driven thinking, research, and experimentation7 Your ability to partner with content and engineering to set a long-term vision for your product growth investment, then break it down into smaller investments to learn quickly7 Your passion for understanding our customers and their needs, on both sides of the marketplace7 Your creativity in exploring new potential growth tactics across multiple channels and leveraging the power of our pet-loving community7 You can get the data you need, derive insights, and leverage it to make decisions and drive growth7 You build repeatable AI-assisted workflows, document them so the team can reuse them, and verify outputs before they drive decisions or go live7 You learn your market and competition better than anyone and you integrate this information into your strategies7 You are biased toward action, a great collaborator, and a master disambiguator/simplifier7 You never stop pushing toward clarity and delivery7 You never hesitate to roll up your sleeves and tackle something hands-on; you persevere when others fall away7 You have a true passion for Rover's mission and values7 Benefits of Working at Rover.com Competitive compensation7 401k match7 Long-term incentive plan with a company performance-based cash payout7 Flexible PTO7 Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance7 Commuter benefits7 Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)7 Pet benefits, including $1000 toward adopting your first dog or cat7 Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats (for humans and dogs) and free catered lunches monthly 7 Regular team activities performed in-person and virtually7 Compensation In the greater Seattle area the first-year salary range is $108,694-135,867. Additionally, Rover offers benefits to full-time employees.7 The cash compensation offered for this role will be dependent on the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and abilities as demonstrated in the interview and hiring process.7