Director of AI Search + SEO

Hi were Search Atlas! Were a rapidly growing SEO software company and full-service digital agency that helps websites improve their Google performance. From Fortune 500 companies to Silicon Valley startups our clients trust us to drive results.

If youre smart ambitious and passionate about working at the forefront of AI and search we want to hear from you.

Requirements

Were looking for a senior SEO leader who runs agentic workflows every day to do real SEO and marketing work. Not someone who occasionally pastes prompts into a chat window. We need a Claude Code expert who is already shipping automations that the rest of the team can use. Old-school SEO playbooks wont cut it here.

Non-Negotiables

• You build and run AI agents to do the work: research audits content internal linking reporting outreach competitive intel you name it.

• You can show real examples of agentic workflows youve built and the results they drove.

• Youre a Claude Code expert. That means daily hands-on use including subagents MCP servers hooks slash commands and custom skills. If youve only heard of Claude Code this isnt the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Execution

• Build and run advanced SEO strategies with a heavy focus on AI search.

• Use agentic workflows to react to algorithm updates faster than the competition can read about them.

• Own strategy and execution for high-value enterprise accounts.

• Build competitive analysis frameworks powered by agents not spreadsheets.

AI Search Leadership

• Develop strategies for Google AI Overviews AI Mode and LLM-driven discovery (ChatGPT Claude Perplexity Gemini).

• Use Claude Code (and similar tools) to automate SEO workflows from data pull to deliverable. This is required not a nice-to-have.

• Maintain a library of agents MCP integrations and skills the team uses every day.

• Lead entity SEO knowledge graph optimization and semantic search work.

• Stay ahead of whats happening in AI search and get new approaches into client work in days not quarters.

Client Leadership

• Join client calls with the Customer Success team to walk through strategy and performance.

• Help C-suite executives understand what agentic AI actually changes about search and marketing.

• Build trust in an agent-first approach by delivering results.

People Leadership

• Manage mentor and grow a team of 35 SEOs.

• Train the team to think and work agentically. Not just use ChatGPT but design and supervise agents that ship real work.

• Set the bar for Claude Code adoption across the team and retire outdated tactics.

Thought Leadership

• Contribute to internal and external thought leadership on agentic AI in search and marketing.

• Help evolve our methodologies as the space changes (which is constantly).

Required Skills & Experience

SEO & Technical Expertise

• Expert-level technical SEO: crawling indexing Core Web Vitals structured data log file analysis.

• Daily demonstrable experience building agentic workflows with Claude Code.

• Strong grasp of how modern AI search actually works (LLMs agents MCP vector databases RAG semantic search).

• Proven enterprise SEO experience at scale.

AI Tools & Platforms (Required)

• Claude Code: subagents MCP servers hooks slash commands skills headless mode and the Agent SDK.

• Agentic AI: real experience designing multi-step tool-using agents that complete work end-to-end.

• Comfortable using Claude ChatGPT and similar tools to think through hard problems.

• Able to ship Python or JavaScript with the help of agentic coding tools.

• Analytics: GA4 GSC API BigQuery. Bonus points if youve automated reporting with agents.

Leadership & Communication

• Experience managing SEO teams of 35.

• Strong client-facing presentation skills.

• Able to explain complex AI and agentic concepts so a non-technical exec gets it.

• Comfortable in front of executive stakeholders.

Benefits

*subject to location

• Fully covered health vision and dental insurance

• Unlimited PTO

• Paid parental leave

• Personal development budget

• Lasik eye surgery benefit

• Pet health insurance

• 401k plan

Salary

• Competitive salary depending on experience and location

Our Recruitment Process

• Step 1: Initial screening call with our recruitment team

• Step 2: Assessment to showcase your skills (if applicable)

• Step 3: Interview with our Hiring Manager

• Step 4: Final interview with our CTO

• Step 5: Offer extended

Life at Search Atlas Group

We care about work-life balance innovation and a collaborative culture no matter where you work. We host monthly virtual game days and events and our team has the flexibility to contribute to charity initiatives they care about. Remote work doesnt mean disconnected work and we make sure of it.

Our core values:

1. Collaborative & Engaged: Were a tight-knit team that supports each other and shares knowledge.

2. Excellence Driven: We aim for the highest standards and keep raising the bar.

3. Self-Starter Mentality: We take initiative and solve problems on our own.

4. Innovative: We embrace change experiment and think outside the box.

5. Student Mentality: We learn from our mistakes and keep evolving.

Why Join Us

Were proud of the recognition weve earned along the way:

• Nevadas Top Workplaces #1 Small Business Best New Ideas

• Best Start-Up Agency (U.S. Search Awards)

• Top B2B Companies (Clutch)

• Incs On The Rise and Best Places to Work (Inc. Magazine)

• Great Place to Work Certified (Great Place to Work)