Nectiv

SEO Manager

Remote (US)RemoteFull-timeStrategy$70k - $85k

Nectiv is an organic growth consultancy focused on technical SEO, content strategy, information architecture, and optimization for AI answer engines (AEO/GEO). We work with SaaS companies, marketplaces, and enterprise brands to solve complex organic search challenges , from site architecture and crawl optimization to structured content systems and AI search visibility.

We prefer systemic fixes over one-off edits, prioritize by business impact rather than vanity metrics, and ship in stages with validated outcomes before expanding.

The Role

You'll serve as the primary point of contact on small to mid-sized accounts, develop organic search strategies that address both traditional SEO and AI search visibility, and run day-to-day technical implementation. You're taking increasing ownership of account performance , diagnosing issues, delivering insights, and communicating directly with clients.

This role is about building toward full strategic autonomy. You'll manage your own accounts, contribute to competitive analysis, design content architecture, and work confidently with AI visibility metrics , all while growing toward the senior manager level.

What You'll Do

Organic Search Strategy

  • Deliver strategies addressing both traditional rankings and AI citation/visibility (AEO/GEO)

  • Develop keyword and topic mapping across page types and site hierarchy

  • Create prioritized recommendations using impact, confidence, effort, and dependencies

  • Design content architecture for both crawlability and AI extraction

  • Contribute to competitive search landscape and AI citation analysis

Technical SEO

  • Run day-to-day technical SEO implementation on client sites

  • Monitor website performance and identify areas for improvement

  • Communicate technical and AI-readiness updates and findings to clients

  • Begin coordinating across teams to align on technical priorities

Client Relationships

  • Serve as primary point of contact on small to mid-sized accounts for organic search

  • Set and manage expectations around KPIs , including AI visibility metrics, which operate on different timelines than traditional SEO

  • Maintain and grow client relationships through consistent delivery and clear communication

  • Support senior team members on larger accounts in a secondary capacity

Reporting & Analysis

  • Own reporting and insights on accounts where you're the lead

  • Contextualize AI search performance for clients , zero-click value, citation impact, brand visibility in AI responses

  • Support senior team members in preparing reports for the largest portfolios

  • Work confidently with AI visibility metrics (citation frequency, brand mention share, AI-sourced traffic) within the Nectiv tool stack

Requirements

  • 3+ years of hands-on SEO experience (agency or in-house)

  • Solid technical SEO foundation (crawl, indexation, rendering, site architecture)

  • Experience managing client relationships , comfortable as primary POC on small to mid-sized accounts

  • Experience with mid-sized websites (10K+ indexable URLs)

  • Multi-platform experience beyond WordPress

  • Comfortable with end-to-end client reporting on organic search performance

  • Understanding of how content strategy serves both traditional search and AI discovery surfaces

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Clear written and verbal communication

Preferred Experience

  • Experience with AEO/GEO or AI search optimization

  • JavaScript SEO and rendering validation

  • Schema and structured data implementation experience

  • SEO automation tools (AirOps, n8n, or similar)

  • Scripting or data analysis (Python, SQL, or similar)

  • Experience using AI tools in SEO workflows

How We Work

  • Remote-first environment

  • High ownership and trust

  • Systemic thinking over one-off fixes

  • Strong emphasis on technical quality, continuous learning, and AI integration

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