Director – Technical SEO

Trigent Software Private Limited

Job Location:

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Milestone

Milestone Inc. is a leading Digital Experience Software and Services company dedicated to providing comprehensive solutions across all touchpoints that enhance customer engagement and drive business growth. Milestones mission is to pioneer the distribution and visibility of content with an innovative platform that drives discovery personalized experiences and conversions powered by data and AI. We pride ourselves on our collaborative culture and commitment to excellence - and are a certified Great Place to Work.

About the Role

We are seeking a Director of Technical SEO who can architect and lead enterprise-scale technical search strategies that drive measurable organic growth AI visibility and platform performance for Milestones diverse client portfolio. This is not a traditional SEO role. This leader will operate at the intersection of engineering data and digital strategy - building scalable technical frameworks driving automation and transitioning the SEO function from reactive auditing to proactive AI-native technical excellence. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise strong cross-functional influence and a systems-thinking mindset to deliver outcomes that matter: rankings AI presence site performance and revenue impact.

Core Responsibilities

1. Technical SEO Architecture & Strategy

Design and own enterprise-scale technical SEO frameworks across Milestones client base

Build repeatable technical architecture models for crawlability indexability site speed Core Web Vitals and structured data

Lead technical SEO roadmaps aligned to client business goals and search engine evolution

Define and enforce technical SEO standards across CMS platforms page templates and site infrastructure

Stay ahead of algorithm updates AI search shifts (SGE/AIO) and Core Web Vitals changes

2. AI & Structured Data Leadership

Build entity-based SEO frameworks integrating schema markup knowledge graph optimization and semantic SEO

Drive AI presence optimization - ensuring client content surfaces in AI Overviews SGE ChatGPT Perplexity and other AI-native engines

Partner with the Content and GEO teams to build retrieval-aware page architecture

Develop scalable schema deployment systems integrated into CMS and site infrastructure

Own the technical layer of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) initiatives

3. Performance & Measurement

Define North Star KPIs for technical SEO: crawl efficiency Core Web Vitals scores indexation rates AI Presence Rate organic traffic lift

Redesign reporting from technical activity metrics to business value metrics

Build dashboards integrating Google Search Console Screaming Frog Lighthouse and internal data systems

Conduct regular site health audits and translate findings into prioritized business-impact-ranked roadmaps

4. Automation & Tooling

Identify and implement automation across site auditing log file analysis rank tracking and reporting

Build AI-assisted workflows for technical SEO diagnostics fix validation and QA

Develop reusable technical SEO playbooks templates and audit frameworks

Integrate with company infrastructure - CMS Entity Graph Schema layer and CDN configurations

5. Team Leadership & Capability Building

Lead mentor and grow a team of technical SEO specialists in India

Define competency frameworks and career paths for technical SEO team members

Upskill the team from SEO specialists to Technical SEO Engineers - fluent in Python data analysis structured data and AI search

Run weekly operations meetings tied to team OKRs and client priorities

Build a culture of continuous learning and engineering-first thinking

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Content Schema GEO Product Engineering UX and Client Success teams

Translate client technical challenges into structured actionable SEO solutions

Align technical SEO roadmaps with CMS product releases and platform capabilities

Support Sales and CS teams with technical SEO scoping pitches and RFP responses

Be a technical SEO SME for enterprise client engagements and executive presentations

6. Customer Communication

Serve as the senior technical SEO authority in client engagements; translate complex technical findings into clear executive-ready roadmaps and ROI narratives

Present performance outcomes to client stakeholders; and partner with Client Success to ensure delivery alignment reduce escalations and strengthen retention.

Required Experience & Qualifications

10 14 years of progressive Technical SEO experience with 3 years in a senior leadership or director-level role

Experience defining building or managing SEO-focused products or platform features ideally within a SaaS martech or digital experience company; able to think in systems write product requirements and collaborate directly with engineering teams to ship SEO capabilities at scale.

Deep expertise in: crawl optimization indexation Core Web Vitals JavaScript SEO site architecture and international SEO

Strong hands-on proficiency with tools: Screaming Frog Google Search Console Ahrefs SEMrush DeepCrawl Lumar Sitebulb Lighthouse PageSpeed Insights

Proficiency in Python or JavaScript for SEO automation data extraction and analysis

Solid understanding of schema markup JSON-LD Entity SEO and Knowledge Graph optimization

Demonstrated success with AI search readiness - SGE AIO GEO or AI Presence optimization

Proven ability to build lead and grow high-performing technical SEO teams

Strong analytical mindset - comfortable translating complex data into executive-level narratives

Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to engage C-level stakeholders and enterprise clients

Experience in verticals such as hospitality healthcare retail financial services or SaaS is a plus

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Marketing or related field; advanced SEO certifications preferred

About Milestone Milestone Inc. is a leading Digital Experience Software and Services company dedicated to providing comprehensive solutions across all touchpoints that enhance customer engagement and drive business growth. Milestones mission is to pioneer the distribution and visibility of conten...