Senior SEO/AEO Manager - NYC

Venn

$110K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-5+ years of hands-on SEO experience with a proven track record of accountable results.
  • Hands-on experience with WordPress for technical fixes and changes.
  • Strong grounding in technical SEO elements including crawling, indexing, and site architecture.
  • Genuine interest in AI search and AEO with strategic insights.
  • Self-directed ownership of function, emphasized on outcome-driven performance.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with sales and BDR teams for insight-driven SEO.
  • Excellent communication skills, translating SEO concepts into business terms.

Responsibilities

  • Own and implement technical SEO fixes within WordPress.
  • Conduct technical audits and oversee migrations and redesigns as needed.
  • Develop and establish Venn's SEO and AEO strategy from the ground up.
  • Track and optimize Venn's presence in AI-driven search results and platforms.
  • Collaborate with sales and BDR teams to derive keyword and content strategies from customer feedback.
  • Manage and optimize the company's SEO tool stack effectively.
  • Report on organic performance metrics that align with revenue influence rather than just traffic statistics.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and commission opportunities.
  • Equity in the company.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA) and commuter benefits.
  • Unlimited paid time off along with additional sick leave and paid holidays.
  • Participation in a collaborative, high-impact startup environment with opportunities for growth and promotion.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity
Venn is hiring its first dedicated in-house SEO/AEO hire. You'll own organic search end-to-end and build the strategy from the ground up, becoming Venn's central point of ownership for everything SEO: technical execution, content direction, AI search optimization, and the link between organic performance and revenue. Nobody else at Venn owns this today, which means the roadmap, the priorities, and the results are yours to define. You'll report into marketing but work closely with sales and the BDR team, using customer calls and feedback to sharpen how Venn's ideal customer profile shows up in keyword targeting and content strategy. This is a senior, largely self-directed role.

What You'll Do

  • Own technical SEO fixes directly in WordPress - 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 - keyword architecture, content priorities, and a roadmap tied to pipeline, not just traffic
  • Track how Venn shows up in AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and other AI-driven search surfaces, and adjust content, crawlability, and structured data to earn citations there
  • Partner with the BDR team and sales to turn customer calls and feedback into keyword targets, content angles, and page-level messaging
  • Own and manage Venn's SEO tool stack - Ahrefs or Semrush, GSC, GA4, Screaming Frog
  • Report on organic performance in terms leadership and sales actually care about - pipeline influence, not just rankings and traffic

What You Bring

  • 4-5+ years of hands-on SEO experience, in-house, agency, or both - you've been accountable for results, not just recommendations
  • Real, hands-on WordPress experience - you can go in and fix a technical issue yourself rather than describing it to someone else
  • Strong technical SEO grounding - crawling, indexing, Core Web Vitals, structured data, and site architecture
  • Genuine curiosity about AI search and AEO, with a point of view on where it's going, not just familiarity with the term
  • Comfort owning a function end-to-end, with a self-directed way of working - Venn runs on outcomes, not oversight
  • Confidence working cross-functionally with sales and BDRs, and comfort digging through customer calls for insight
  • Clear communication skills - you can translate SEO logic into business terms

How to Apply

Apply on our careers website and send over an email to [email protected] with an example of a technical SEO fix you shipped yourself, and if you have one, a case study where you built an SEO strategy or function from zero.

Why You'll Love Working Here

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our team's health, well-being, and work-life balance, including:

  • 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, and a paid birthday off
  • The opportunity to be part of a fast-growing startup with a collaborative, high-impact team where every voice is valued and there are clear paths for growth and promotion

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