Senior SEO Manager - Search-Everywhere Strategist

Description Retain and grow client accounts by delivering search‑everywhere strategies that increase qualified leads and customer revenue - while keeping client CSAT ≥ 8/10 and monthly churn ≤ 2 %. We’re scaling Single Grain, Karrot.ai, ClickFlow, and future ventures into a tech‑enabled growth engine - and we need proactive, decisive, results‑driven leaders to fuel that momentum. If you’re relentless about client success, retention, and turning SEO into revenue in an AI‑first world, keep reading. Put “SEO is cool” as the first line of your cover letter or subject line, or your application won’t be reviewed. About Single Grain LLCSingle Grain is a fast-moving, AI-driven, award-winning digital marketing agency that has been helping top brands like Amazon, Uber, and Salesforce grow since 2009. We specialize in Paid Media, Performance Creative, SEO, Content Marketing, and more — and we practice what we preach: our blog attracts over 200,000 monthly visitors, our podcast has 100+ million downloads, and 140,000+ marketers subscribe to our YouTube channel. Beyond client work, we also build and scale our own ventures, including ClickFlow (SEO experimentation platform) and Karrot.ai (AI-powered marketing automation). We move fast, set high expectations, and leverage AI aggressively across paid media, creative, strategy, and execution. Our lean, elite team is focused on delivering smart, impactful work without bloated processes or hierarchy. If you’re self-directed, collaborative, and relentless about your craft, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are You’ve mastered classical SEO and evolved into Search‑Everywhere Optimization—winning traffic, leads, and customers across Google, YouTube, AI answer surfaces, and whatever emerges next. You eat technical audits for breakfast, craft content strategies by lunch, and present client‑ready roadmaps by happy hour.* Speak both client and code – brief C‑suites and debug schema in the same day. Own retention – you measure success by satisfied clients, MRR expansion, and churn kept* Think AI‑first – you’ve tested AI overviews, AIO snippets, and prompt‑engineered content workflows.

• Balance tech & content – site health, topical authority, and modern link/PR all get your equal love.
• Lead from the front – set strategy, mentor analysts, and push the team to the bleeding edge. Mission Retain and grow client accounts by delivering search‑everywhere strategies that increase qualified leads and customer revenue—while keeping client CSAT ≥ 8/10 and monthly churn ≤ 2 %. Problem to Be Solved Clients need an SEO partner who can thrive beyond “10 blue links,” leverage AI surfaces, and drive measurable pipeline—while holding churn and satisfaction targets. Core Responsibilities

• Client strategy & retention – Own 6‑10 key accounts; set quarterly OKRs; run QBRs tied to pipeline.
• Technical & content leadership – Lead audits, migrations, redesigns, content gap analyses, and authority building.
• AI & SERP innovation – Deploy tactics for AI Overviews, YouTube search, Reddit answer boxes, and whatever else might be relevant.
• Cross‑functional enablement – Inject SEO insights into Paid Media, CRO, and creative roadmaps.
• Tool‑stack excellence – Master Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Surfer, ClickFlow, and any AI copilots you introduce.
• Reporting & analytics – Weekly KPI Looms; monthly retention & CSAT dashboards for SEO Leader & COO.

Requirements

• 5+ yrs agency or multi‑brand SEO ownership with direct client management.
• Record of ≤ 25 % annual churn and ≥ 20 % YoY qualified‑lead growth across accounts.
• Wins on non‑Google surfaces (YouTube, Reddit, AI answer cards, etc.).
• Technical chops (indexation, CWV, structured data, log‑file analysis) & content expertise.
• Expert in Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Surfer, GA4, GSC
• Comfortable prompt‑engineering and leveraging AI for research, outlines, internal linking, QA.
• Clear communicator who simplifies complexity for C‑level and mentors junior talent.

Behavioral Competencies

• Relentless learner
• Proactive ownership
• Resilient problem‑solver
• Long-term focused

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.
• Flexible PTO: Take the time you need to recharge and stay at your best.
• Home Office Stipend: Set up your workspace just the way you like it.
• Top-Notch Equipment: MacBook provided to ensure you have the tools to excel.
• Learn from the Best: Collaborate with industry-leading experts who will keep you forward-thinking and ahead of the AI curve.
• AI Tools: Tool budget for best‑in‑class SEO & AI software (including ClickFlow).
• Remote First: U.S. time‑zone overlap ≥ 4 hrs.
• Direct Mentorship: Direct mentorship from Head of SEO; collaborate with Paid Media, CRO, and AI teams.