SEO Director - AI-Driven Growth Leader

IDX™; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days PTO

Hybrid working (Tue/Wed/Thu in office)

Dog friendly office

Health care options incl. medical, dnt

Vision benefits

Mental Health support (EAP)

Flexible parental leave

Volunteer days

401k with company match

Employee discount program

Culture Committee

Job summary

IDX is seeking an SEO Director to lead innovative SEO and AI search strategies for major clients, driving visibility across Google and AI answer engines. You will collaborate with Strategy, Content, and Paid teams to translate ideas into measurable impact and evolve our SEO offering.

Join a passionate, collaborative team and help grow our Fortune 500 client portfolio with data-driven, strategic leadership and hands-on execution.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience developing successful organic search strategies.
• Proven SEO veteran with experience developing and executing a winning strategy.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Leadership experience and passion for mentoring and developing a team.
• Ability to implement a data-driven strategy but flexible enough to pivot when needed.
• An SEO leader with experience directing a team, planning and implementing SEO/AEO/GEO strategies for Fortune 500 clients.
• Demonstrated knowledge to thrive in complex client environments.
• Ability to provide subject-matter expertise across internal departments and sales/client services.

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day delivery of SEO and AEO work for large clients.
• Developing and maintaining annual 12-month strategic roadmaps for key clients.
• Managing crawlability, indexation, and Knowledge Graph visibility with structured data and E-E-A-T alignment.
• Collaborating with Strategy, Paid, Content, and other teams for integrated SEO initiatives.
• Working with VP of SEO to advance service line offering, templates and SOPs.
• Running tests to grow mentions and AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude).
• Coaching and mentoring Phoenix team to strengthen capabilities.

Skills

SEO strategy

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Data-driven

Agency experience

Job description

IDX is seeking an SEO Director to lead innovative SEO and AI search strategies for major clients, driving visibility across Google and AI answer engines. You will collaborate with Strategy, Content, and Paid teams to translate ideas into measurable impact and evolve our SEO offering.

Join a passionate, collaborative team and help grow our Fortune 500 client portfolio with data-driven, strategic leadership and hands-on execution.