Senior SEO & AEO Leader | Equity & Unlimited PTO

Venn®; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation & commission

Equity

Health benefits

FSA/HSA and commuter benefits

Unlimited PTO

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Venn is hiring its first dedicated in‑house SEO/AEO hire. You’ll own organic search end‑to‑end and shape the strategy from the ground up, becoming Venn's central owner for technical execution, content direction, AI search optimization, and the link between organic performance and revenue.

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.

Qualifications

• 4–5+ years hands-on SEO experience, in‑house, agency, or both.
• Real, hands‑on WordPress experience — fix issues directly.
• Strong technical SEO grounding — crawling, indexing, Core Web Vitals, structured data.
• Genuine curiosity about AI search and AEO, with a forward view.
• Comfort owning a function end‑to‑end, self‑directed workflow.

Responsibilities

• Own technical SEO fixes 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 the footprint grows.
• Build SEO and AEO strategy from scratch — keyword architecture, content priorities, and a roadmap tied to pipeline.
• Track appearances in AI Overviews and AI‑driven search surfaces, adjust content and data for citations.
• Partner with Sales/BDR to translate user feedback into keyword targets and page messaging.
• Own and manage SEO tool stack — Ahrefs or Semrush, GSC, GA4, Screaming Frog.
• Report on organic performance in terms leadership and pipeline impact.

Skills

Hands-on SEO

WordPress

Technical SEO

AI search / AEO

Self-directed

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

Tools

Ahrefs

Semrush

GSC

GA4

Screaming Frog

Job description

Venn is hiring its first dedicated in‑house SEO/AEO hire. You’ll own organic search end‑to‑end and shape the strategy from the ground up, becoming Venn's central owner for technical execution, content direction, AI search optimization, and the link between organic performance and revenue.

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.