Managing Director, SEO

Managing Director, SEO
Brainlabs is the media agency built to answer one question: what's actually driving profit? Founded in 2012 by Daniel Gilbert, we were built by engineers before we were a media agency. Today, 1,000+ Brainlabbers across five continents use our proprietary agents, built on 32 media tools and over 2,500 logged experiments, to help brands connect every channel they plan and buy to one thing: the bottom line.

Classification: Full-time Reporting to: Chief Product Officer Location: New York City, New York | Los Angeles, California | San Francisco, California | Dallas, Texas | Bloomington, Indiana | Boca Raton, Florida Compensation: We are open to hiring candidates in our various office locations across the United States. We also receive applications from, and hire, candidates with varying levels of experience for example those who have a few years experience in a role to those who are looking to make a step up. The salary ranges on our job postings are set so as to account for these variable factors with decisions on the salary to be offered only made once we know the experience and location of our new hire. Work Authorization: Must be legally entitled to work in the United States

What's the role
The Managing Director, SEO is responsible for driving the expansion of Brainlabs' SEO and AI Visibility efforts. The primary objective is to continue to grow the SEO practice profitably by building an approach that utilizes the best people, processes and technology to be able to deliver client results via organic and AI search.

What you do

Manage the P&L and grow revenue across the NAMER SEO practice

Align the organization around a single vision for delivering AI SEO visibility and organic traffic

Senior sponsorship of our largest SEO client relationships working with Brainlabs SEO teams to develop strategy and communicating SEO strategy to client side C-level stakeholders

Co-Lead GTM for AI Visibility efforts with the Chief Product Officer, lead new business SEO opportunities

Define the partners and tech to best serve Brainlabs' clients

Guide measurement strategy for SEO and AI Visibility

Deliver SEO thought leadership across social media, Brainlabs' blog and industry speaking engagements

Who you are

An SEO professional with 12+ years of SEO experience inclusive of leading SEO teams, developing and executing SEO strategy for enterprise clients and participation in sales processes

Have an opinion of how AI and LLMs have changed SEO and how brands need to adapt to drive increased AI visibility

Held in high regard by media partners and colleagues

Comfortable in a QBR, on stage or in a pitch closing media business

Understanding of SEO from a technical, content and strategic lens

Track record of hiring, developing and growing successful teams

Ideally have independent agency experience

Strong negotiation skills

Can build: processes, trainings and culture

How you succeed

You live our culture code every day!

Clearly define how we will show up in the marketplace, align the leadership team around it, and build the teams in markets in that image

Take a pragmatic, first principles approach

Balance quick wins versus long term tactics

Grow our SEO Practice revenue via both new business and new buying assignments from existing clients

Collaborate and share with other SEO leaders globally, as well as Medial & Data leaders in NAMER

Build strong relationships and work effectively with your peer group.

Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities.

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