Senior SEO/AEO Manager - Remote

Venn; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity at Venn

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

NYSE company holidays

Job summary

Venn is hiring its first dedicated in-house SEO/AEO lead to own organic search end-to-end and build the strategy from the ground up. You’ll become Venn’s central owner for technical execution, content direction, AI search optimization, and revenue-linked organic performance.

You’ll report into marketing and collaborate with sales and BDRs, shaping keyword targeting, content strategy, and page messaging. This senior, largely self-directed role offers significant ownership and growth.

Qualifications

• 4-5+ years of hands-on SEO experience, in-house or agency, with clear results.
• Real WordPress experience; you fix issues directly in the CMS.
• Strong technical SEO fundamentals: crawling, indexing, CWV, structured data.
• Genuine curiosity about AI search and AEO with a point of view.
• Ability to own end-to-end function with a self-directed work style.
• Comfort collaborating cross-functionally with sales/BDRs and marketing.
• Clear ability to translate SEO into business terms.

Responsibilities

• Own technical SEO fixes directly in WordPress across indexing, crawlability, and schema.
• Lead audits, migrations, redesigns, and international SEO work as the footprint grows.
• Build SEO/AEO strategy from scratch: keyword architecture, content priorities, roadmap tied to pipeline.
• Track AI-driven search surfaces and adjust content, crawlability, and structured data for citations.
• Partner with sales/BDR to translate calls 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 that leadership and sales care about (pipeline influence).

Skills

SEO strategy

WordPress

Technical SEO

AI/AEO

Cross-functional collab

Communication

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!