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SEO Manager

Smile Doctors, LLC, Dallas, TX, United States


Posted Thursday, April 9, 20026 at 7:00 AM

The vision of Smile Doctors is our people-first culture which creates an environment of passionate, caring Team Members dedicated to providing fun and encouraging relationships with each other and our patients. Smile Doctors offers every Team Member the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. We focus on the importance of the individual and recognize that each person on our Team has something great to offer. We recognize talents and strengths and take care to nurture those abilities to help our Team Members grow into successful people in their careers, in our organization, and beyond.

Looking for a position that makes you smile?

We’re seeking an

SEO Manager

to join our growing team.

The SEO Manager is responsible for driving organic search growth and improving digital performance across Smile Doctors’ multi-brand, multi-location online ecosystem. This role drives the strategy and leads the execution and optimization of search engine optimization (SEO) initiatives and conversion rate optimization (CRO) efforts to increase visibility, qualified traffic, and patient acquisition across all digital properties.

How you’ll make us better:

Design and lead the enterprise SEO roadmap across hundreds of clinic websites and digital properties

Develop scalable local SEO strategies to win in competitive, same-zip-code markets

Align keyword strategy with high-intent, revenue-driving patient acquisition goals

Partner with Paid Media and CRM to ensure cohesive full-funnel performance

Own conversion rate performance for organic sessions (bookings, form submissions, calls)

Identify drop-off points across key patient journeys and prioritize optimization efforts

Partner with Web, UX, and Engineering teams to implement CRO tests and enhancements

Develop and manage an organic testing roadmap (e.g., landing pages, treatment pages, local pages)

Ensure SEO traffic growth translates into measurable booking and revenue increases

Monitor and optimize Core Web Vitals and UX signals that influence both rankings and conversions

Manage the SEO agency relationship and evaluate their performance

Develop agency KPIs and reporting tied to rankings, traffic quality, engagement, and conversion performance; ensuring prioritizations align with revenue impact

Oversee technical SEO audits and ensure remediation of critical issues

Partner with Web Operations and Engineering on site architecture, indexation, structured data, and page performance

Guide CMS optimization across DoctorLogic and other platforms

Mitigate SEO and conversion risk during launches, migrations, or template changes

Establish scalable content frameworks that balance brand differentiation with search authority

Prioritize high-intent treatment and location pages for performance improvement

Ensure content strategy is aligned to conversion intent and patient journey clarity

Collaborate with Creative and Content teams to improve messaging clarity, trust signals, and calls-to-action

Establish standardized SEO and CRO reporting across 200+ properties

Develop an organic performance scorecard inclusive of traffic growth, keyword rankings, engagement quality, conversion rate, and bookings and revenue contribution

Translate performance insights into executive-ready business impact summaries

Lead root-cause analysis and recovery strategies when performance decline

Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to engage with various stakeholders and manage multiple priorities

Ability to connect search performance metrics to revenue outcomes and patient acquisition efficiency

Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across Marketing, Web, IT, Creative, and Paid Media teams

Prerequisites for success:

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Analytics, or a related field required

Five (5) years of experience in SEO strategy, organic growth, or digital marketing performance required; healthcare, multi-location, or franchise environments preferred

Experience working on technical SEO implementations and site architecture improvements required

Experience managing external SEO agencies required

Advanced knowledge of SEO strategy, technical SEO, site architecture, and search performance optimization

Strong proficiency with SEO and analytics platforms such as Google Analytics (GA4), Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager, SEMrush, Ahrefs, or similar tools

Strong understanding of conversion rate optimization principles and testing methodologies

Basic knowledge of multi-location SEO and local search ranking factors

In exchange for the dynamic contribution you’ll bring to our team, we offer:

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

Short and long-term disability coverage

401(k) plan

3 weeks paid time off in your first year + paid holidays

Discounts on braces and clear aligners for you and your family members

Why Smile Doctors? As the nation’s leading Orthodontic Support Organization, Smile Doctors is shaping the future of orthodontics through strategic partnerships with top local doctors. We provide best-in-class support services so our partner orthodontists can focus on what they do best — driving extraordinary treatment outcomes and providing patients with an unmatched experience.

With hundreds of partnered practices across the nation, our synergistic approach has made us the fastest-growing organization in our industry and produced an ever-expanding need for top talent as we continue our unprecedented trajectory. To us, there’s no such thing as “top of our game.” We’re always climbing higher — together. And as our business grows, there’s plenty of room for our team to grow their careers, too.

Our dynamic support services team is comprised of world-class professionals whose diverse experiences drive innovation and development. Together, we are committed to passionately helping others achieve their best, most confident smiles.

This is the perfect opportunity to grow with an expanding organization! Apply today!

Smile Doctors and all our affiliating practices are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and welcome diversity in our organization. We do not discriminate against any team member or applicant for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

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