Senior SEO/AEO Manager - NYC

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity at Venn

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Healthcare FSA/HSA & commuter benefits

Unlimited PTO & birthday off

Job summary

Venn in New York is seeking a senior SEO/AEO lead to own organic search end-to-end, building the strategy from the ground up. You’ll be the central owner for technical execution, content direction, AI search optimization, and the link between organic performance and revenue.

You’ll report into marketing but collaborate closely with sales and the BDR team, turning customer calls into keyword targets and messaging. This is a senior, largely self-directed role with broad impact.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Technical SEO

WordPress

AI search

Keyword strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics

Tools

Ahrefs

Semrush

GSC

GA4

Screaming Frog

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

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

We operate with Trust, Humility, Relationships, Innovation, Vigor, and Empowerment and we look for teammates who do the same!