SEO/AEO Lead

remote work; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovered Labs, an SEO and AEO agency, seeks a delivery lead to manage a team of about 6 analysts and strategists, ensuring client health and quarterly net revenue retention.

You will elevate delivery across SEO, AEO and off-site work, build repeatable playbooks, and coach the team weekly. This fully remote role requires strong English and GMT overlap.

Qualifications

• Experience formally managing SEOs with evidence of improved performance.
• Strong practical SEO judgement across content, technical and off-page work.
• Track record of improving client business outcomes through SEO decisions.
• Ability to define requirements and acceptance criteria for delivery improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal English and availability overlapping GMT.
• Experience leading teams, giving difficult feedback, and driving performance.

Responsibilities

• Line-manage a team of about 6 analysts and strategists
• Improve delivery methodology and create repeatable playbooks
• Set and maintain delivery standards, QA, and client communications
• Coach the team weekly and run structured performance reviews
• Own NRR and client health, spotting risks and planning save actions
• Build talent pipelines, run interviews, and improve onboarding

Skills

Team leadership

SEO strategy

Client outcomes

Requirements & acceptance criteria

English proficiency

Performance coaching

Job description

About the role

Discovered Labs is an SEO and AEO agency that works with global clients. This role leads a team and is responsible for client health, quarterly net revenue retention, and elevating the standard of delivery across SEO, AEO and off-site work.

What you'll do

• Line-manage a team of about 6 analysts and strategists
• Improve delivery methodology and create repeatable playbooks
• Set and maintain delivery standards, QA, and client communications
• Coach the team weekly and run structured performance reviews
• Own NRR and client health, spotting risks and planning save actions
• Build talent pipelines, run interviews, and improve onboarding

What they're looking for

• Experience formally managing SEOs with evidence of improved performance
• Strong practical SEO judgement across content, technical and off-page work
• Track record of improving client business outcomes through SEO decisions
• Ability to define requirements and acceptance criteria for delivery improvements
• Excellent written and verbal English and availability overlapping GMT
• Experience leading teams, giving difficult feedback, and driving performance

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states worldwide eligibility; no country-specific restrictions are noted beyond GMT overlap requirements
• Timezone requirement: fully remote with a preference for within +/-4 hours of GMT
• Employment type not specified; no explicit visa or local work-authorization notes provided
• Pay is listed as USD/EUR/GBP base salary; no local Nigerian currency pay detail is provided