Senior Manager SEO (Growth)

Were looking for a high-ownership Senior Manager – SEO who can truly shape the next wave of organic growth. This is not a routine optimization role — it demands someone who can identify high-impact growth opportunities, build strong POVs backed by deep research, and drive execution across teams. The role comes with high visibility and involves working closely with the SEO Head, tech, product, and senior leadership.

You’ll be accountable for both traditional SEO and the emerging frontier of GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), while orchestrating projects across teams to deliver measurable growth.

What You’ll Own

• Growth Strategy & POV Development:

  Proactively identify growth opportunities, untapped SEO avenues, and emerging trends. Build well-researched POVs and business cases to drive strategic decisions.

• End-to-End Project Leadership:

  Lead growth projects from ideation to execution by collaborating with content, tech, and product teams — ensuring impact, velocity, and alignment with business goals.

• GEO (Generative Engine Optimization):

  Drive Simplilearn’s GEO strategy, experimenting with GenAI-driven search ecosystems and optimizing visibility across AI-powered search interfaces.

• Technical SEO & Architecture:

  Perform periodic technical audits on the Simplilearn website/pages, making short and long term technical SEO strategy recommendations and implementing the same

• International & Structural SEO:

  Build and manage strategies for global markets, including localized content frameworks, hreflang implementation, and geo-targeted architecture.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:

  Partner closely with tech and product teams for redesigns, new launches, or platform improvements, ensuring SEO is prioritized by design.

• Trendspotting & Competitive Intelligence:

  Stay ahead of algorithm shifts, AI-driven search changes, and category innovations to future-proof Simplilearn's organic footprint.

• Data-Driven Impact:

  Monitor performance across categories, blogs, and product pages — using insights to continuously refine strategy and drive outcomes.

What success looks like:

• You are the go-to person for identifying what’s next in search-led growth
• Your PoVs influence leadership decisions and unlock new growth levers
• Projects you lead deliver measurable impact
• Tech and product teams see you as a strategic partner
• GEO becomes a competitive advantage under your ownership

Who you are:

• 5+ years of experience in SEO
• Proven success in increasing organic traffic and conversions
• Strategic thinker with strong research depth — you can spot opportunities others miss, build a clear POV, and back it with data and market intelligence.
• Proven expertise in technical SEO — site architecture, audits, page speed, schema, crawl management, and scalable implementation
• Experience working with tech and product teams to deliver technical SEO initiatives, fix structural issues, and influence roadmaps.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics as they relate to SEO
• Solid comprehension of search engine ranking factors, algorithms, site architectures and strategies
• Expert in tools like Google Search Console, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Tableau, and many more