Strategic Engagement Manager

Our client, a fast-growing AI marketing software startup, is hiring a Strategic Engagement Manager to join their brand-new internal services function essentially a mini SEO/AEO agency embedded within the company. You'll work directly with enterprise customers to build and execute search strategies, while also partnering with sales to win new business.

This is a high-visibility, founding-team opportunity at a hyper-growth startup that 5x'd revenue last year. You'll have real ownership in shaping how this new services function operates as the company scales.

What You'll Do

• Embed with enterprise customers to build and deliver SEO and AEO roadmaps, content audits, keyword strategies, and content workflows end-to-end.
• Partner with Account Executives on pre-sales motions auditing prospect domains, preparing recommendations, and serving as the subject matter expert in strategic sales calls.
• Manage multiple client engagements simultaneously, running stakeholder calls and driving clear weekly outputs.
• Shape and build this new services function from the ground up defining processes, capacity models, and best practices as the team scales.
• Present findings and strategic recommendations to senior client stakeholders (up to CMO level) with credibility and polish.

What You Bring

Required:

• 5 12 years of experience in enterprise SEO strategy, delivering client-facing work at agencies or in-house.
• Deep, hands-on enterprise SEO experience able to independently run audits, build roadmaps, and set keyword strategy (not just advise on it).
• Owned client-facing deliverables end-to-end with enterprise marketing teams, shipping real outputs on timelines.
• Exceptional client-facing communication and presence comfortable presenting to senior leadership and managing enterprise stakeholders.
• Startup energy and self-starter mentality thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and goes above and beyond without heavy direction.
• Actively using modern SEO/AEO tools and data sources in everyday workflow; genuine enthusiasm for AEO and the AI search landscape.

Two Profiles We're Considering:

• Archetype A (Lead): Head of SEO/AEO at a high-growth startup or respected agency; built SEO strategy 0-to-1; 10+ years experience.
• Archetype B (Execution): Senior SEO strategist at an agency serving enterprise clients (marketplace, fintech/insurance verticals preferred); 5 8 years experience.

Preferred:

• Agency experience working with large enterprise accounts (in-house experience at a high-growth startup also works if you've built strategies from 0 to 1).
• Experience with AEO/GEO (AI Engine Optimization) programs.
• Ability to present credibly to CMO-level stakeholders while also collaborating hands-on with IC practitioners.

Why Join

Join a hyper-growth AI marketing startup backed by Greylock and Unusual Ventures, coming off 5x revenue growth at a pivotal moment as they build out an embedded services function from scratch. You'll have direct customer ownership, partner closely with sales, and help shape how the function scales as a founding team member.