Senior SEO & AI Search Manager (Remote)

Modern SEO covering SEO, GEO and AEO

Marketing. Automated.

www.digitalheroes.global

Search is changing faster than it has in twenty years. We are looking for someone who wants to lead that change, not just keep up with it.

At Digital Heroes, modern SEO is no longer only about rankings on Google. It is about being found everywhere your customers now search: in classic search results, in Google AI Overviews, and inside AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity.

That is why this role combines classic SEO with the two disciplines shaping the future of search. GEO, or Generative Engine Optimisation, makes your clients visible inside AI-generated answers. AEO, or Answer Engine Optimisation, makes them the trusted answer to a question. Together with strong technical SEO, this is how brands stay visible as search evolves.

We are looking for an SEO and AI Search Manager who can bring together technical SEO, strategy, client communication, proactive project management and AI-assisted operations to drive measurable business growth.

This is not a traditional SEO execution role. You will work directly with international clients, own SEO and AI-search growth roadmaps, coordinate execution, improve our systems, and help clients win in both classic and AI-driven search, responsibly.

If you enjoy combining strategy, execution, automation, communication and customer success in a modern, 100% remote agency, this could be exactly what you are looking for.

About Digital Heroes

Digital Heroes is a 100% remote online marketing agency. We help businesses grow through SEO, Google Ads, Meta Ads, Analytics, CRO, Dashboards, Marketing Automation and AI-assisted workflows. We are a one-stop shop online marketing team focused on measurable business growth.

We work with international clients and we care about transparency, ownership, quality execution, proactive communication and long-term partnerships. We are not a slow corporate agency with layers of management and endless meetings. We build lean, modern, AI-assisted systems that help clients grow faster while keeping quality high. Our promise is simple: we say what we do, and we do what we say.

About the Role

As our Senior SEO and AI Search Manager, you take ownership of SEO and AI search from strategy to execution, across both classic search and AI search. You focus on the SEO and AI search work itself, while our Customer Success Manager leads the day to day client communication. You act as our SEO strategist, AI search specialist and SEO project lead.

You also help build the foundation of this part of the business. That means setting up our new SEO and AI Search tech stack, defining new ways of working, and creating AI-powered automated workflows that we use for our current and future clients.

You manage SEO delivery across our service packages and growth roadmaps, making sure quality is high and the business impact is measurable. You think strategically while staying hands-on. You are not just executing tasks, you are helping clients grow.

Why This Role Is Different

Most SEO roles focus only on rankings and execution. This one goes much further. You connect SEO to real business growth, manage client relationships and expectations, improve workflows and systems, and combine SEO with AI, automation, GEO and AEO to find growth before clients have to ask for it.

We actively invest in modern, AI-driven SEO systems and workflows, including platforms and agents such as Search Atlas and OTTO SEO, AI-assisted automation, and tools for LLM visibility and AI search optimisation.

We believe the future of search belongs to people who can combine AI efficiency with human expertise, strategic thinking, commercial understanding and quality control. AI is not replacing SEO experts. It helps great SEO people work faster and smarter. We are not looking for someone who blindly automates SEO, but for someone who uses AI to improve quality and scale while keeping critical thinking and human oversight.

Your Responsibilities

SEO Strategy and Growth

Develop SEO strategies focused on measurable business growth
Improve organic visibility, qualified traffic, leads and conversions
Run technical SEO audits and turn them into clear recommendations
Execute and optimise on-page SEO improvements
Conduct keyword research and competitor analysis
Develop internal linking and topical authority strategies
Guide SEO content optimisation
Translate SEO data into actionable business insights

Building Our SEO and AI Search Engine

Build and own our new SEO and AI Search tech stack
Define new ways of working for SEO and AI search delivery
Design AI-powered, automated workflows we can reuse for current and future clients
Document everything so the team can scale it with consistent quality

AI Search, GEO and AEO

Build and improve client visibility in AI search and AI assistants such as Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity
Apply GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) so clients appear inside AI-generated answers
Apply AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) so clients become the trusted answer, using structured data, schema, FAQs and clear, citable content
Develop entity-based and topical authority strategies that AI systems can understand and trust
Monitor how and where clients are mentioned and cited across AI answers, and improve it over time
Stay ahead of how AI search and LLMs find, rank and surface information

Client Success and Communication

Our Customer Success Manager leads the day to day client communication and calls. Your job is to make them successful by giving them the SEO and AI search input they need.

Feed the Customer Success Manager with clear updates, insights and input for client communication and planning
Provide the SEO and AI search detail behind roadmaps, results and recommendations
Join client conversations when things go into more detail, for example bi-monthly review meetings or annual reporting meetings
Explain SEO and AI search clearly and transparently when you are in the room
Help make sure clients understand both the strategy and the results

Project Management and Operations

This is teamwork. You work closely with the Customer Success Manager, and with a Developer where needed, to keep delivery on track.

Plan and manage SEO roadmaps, deliverables and priorities based on business impact, together with the Customer Success Manager
Work with a Developer where required for technical SEO and implementation
Coordinate freelancers, content people and specialists
Keep projects moving and spot blockers early
Improve operational workflows and efficiency

AI-Driven SEO and Automation

Use AI tools to improve SEO workflows and scalability, for audits, keyword clustering, content briefs, schema, internal linking and reporting
Evaluate and monitor AI-generated output before it goes live, and keep strong human quality control
Identify repetitive processes that can be automated responsibly
Stay updated with Google algorithm updates, AI SEO developments, LLM and AI search trends, and emerging SEO technologies

AI, Systems and Operational Excellence

We are in the middle of building this part of Digital Heroes, and this is exactly where we need your support. You will help design our SEO and AI Search tech stack, our ways of working, and the AI-powered automated workflows we use for current and future clients. A few examples of the AI-driven workflows we are building and use:

AI-assisted SEO audits and optimisation suggestions
Keyword clustering and topical mapping
Schema generation and internal linking automation
SEO content brief generation and AI-assisted reporting
AI search and LLM visibility optimisation (GEO and AEO)
Search Atlas and OTTO SEO workflows

You should be comfortable working with AI-assisted SEO systems while keeping strategic oversight and final quality control.

Tools We Value Experience With

We do not expect experience with every tool. We value people who actively explore modern SEO workflows, AI-assisted operations and automation.

Core SEO Platforms

Ahrefs, Semrush, Surfer SEO
Screaming Frog, Sitebulb
Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, Looker Studio
AgencyAnalytics, AccuRanker, SEOTesting
Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity

AI Search, GEO and AEO

Search Atlas and OTTO SEO (AI SEO agent)
LLM visibility and AI search optimisation tools
AI Overviews and AI-answer tracking
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity as search surfaces
Schema and structured data tools

AI and Automation

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
Zapier, Make.com, n8n
Airtable, Notion AI

Project Management and Collaboration

Hubstaff Tasks, Basecamp, Kanbanize, Trello or similar project management tools
Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp (only for urgent and important situations)
Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel) and Google Workspace

Required Skills and Experience

Strong, proven experience in SEO strategy and execution. We see senior as 10 or more years of relevant working experience
Experience managing SEO clients independently and as part of a team
Good understanding of technical SEO
Strong analytical and reporting skills, with experience running SEO audits
Strong understanding of modern AI-assisted SEO workflows
Understanding of AI search, LLM visibility and evolving search behaviour, including GEO and AEO, is a strong advantage
Curiosity and willingness to experiment with emerging AI search technologies
Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated recommendations before using them
Strong organisation and prioritisation skills
Excellent written and spoken English, and comfortable having client conversations together with the Customer Success Manager
Commercial understanding of marketing performance
Comfortable working remotely and independently
Able to work during European office hours when required

Soft Skills and Personality

Takes ownership
Communicates proactively
Highly organised
Thinks commercially, not only technically
Simplifies complex SEO topics
Balances speed with quality
Solution-oriented
Understands customer success
Spots opportunities and risks early
Enjoys improving systems and workflows, and wants to grow together with the agency

Nice to Have

Experience within an online marketing agency
Experience with international SEO campaigns
Experience with CRO, analytics and SEO dashboards or reporting automation
Experience with marketing automation
Experience building AI-assisted workflows
Hands-on experience with AI search, GEO and generative search optimisation
Experience supporting multi-service marketing clients

What Success Looks Like

Clients trust your expertise and stay long term
Projects are delivered proactively and professionally
SEO contributes to measurable business growth
Clients are visible and cited in both classic and AI search
Communication is transparent and clear
Workflows become smarter and more scalable
AI is used responsibly and effectively, with human review where it matters
You help shape the future of AI-driven SEO inside Digital Heroes

What We Offer

For full-time working team members

A fully remote, flexible way of working
International clients and genuinely interesting work
High ownership and autonomy
Modern AI-driven systems and workflows
Room to grow with us over the long term
Support for your learning and development
A workstation budget for an ergonomic home office
Health insurance
A yearly sports gift or budget to keep you active

For long-term freelance and part-time specialists

If you work with us long term, you gradually get access to the same kind of benefits and growth, based on your performance and consistency. That means a workstation budget after 3 months, one year of health insurance after 6 months, and a small yearly sports gift, which we usually send around December or January to give your new year a healthy start.

Suggested KPIs

Organic visibility, qualified traffic, leads and conversions
Visibility and citations in AI search (AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity)
Keyword and topical authority growth
Client satisfaction measured by NPS, and client retention
On-time, proactive delivery
Workflow efficiency and responsible use of AI

Ready to Apply?

If you are excited about the future of search, AI-driven workflows, GEO and AEO, client growth and modern remote collaboration, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply with:

Your CV
Your answers to the screening questions
A few examples of SEO or AI search results you have driven
Your LinkedIn profile

We are looking for people who combine AI efficiency with real strategic thinking, ownership, communication and quality.

Digital Heroes | Marketing. Automated. | www.digitalheroes.global