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Sr. SEO Program Manager

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Job Description

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

Elastic is seeking a Senior SEO program manager to join our Global Content and SEO Team, specifically to support technical site content. 

You are a subject matter authority in search engine optimization and an excellent communicator who is excited to evangelize and drive adoption of SEO best practices. You understand the nuances of SEO content and are able to use SEO reporting tools to formulate data-driven insights and share your findings with marketing and non-marketing peers to continuously improve organic content.

Do you value teamwork and take an inclusive approach to collaboration? You might be the next Elastician!

What is The Role

The SEO strategist will help implement our annual SEO program, with a focus and passion for growing Elastic’s non-brand and brand search visibility, growing our website traffic and conversions, and driving continuous SEO improvements across Elastic.co.

What You Will Be Doing

  • SEO strategy and planning
    • As a member of the Content & SEO Team, you will co-create an Elastic SEO center of excellence with consistent SEO principles, standard processes, and experimentation to guide continuous search visibility and web traffic growth
    • Lead the development of SEO strategy for technical Elastic.co properties (i.e., Elk stack/platform content, Docs, Labs)
    • Collaborate to build annual goals and metrics with Elastic marketing analytics, technical site owners, and our external SEO agency
    • Serve as the SEO authority for new web migrations, web refreshes, redesigns, or other website improvements
  • SEO research and execution
    • Guide our external agency to produce in-depth keyword research and competitive analysis, search intent/behavior research, and recommendations for new technical content (topics, formats, etc.)
    • Establish and scale on-page SEO standards and compliance, including but not limited to, on-page narrative refreshes/rewrites, metadata improvements, copy optimizations, schema markup improvements, meta tags enhancements, cross-linking, etc.
    • Provide SEO training and best practices to cross-functional teams to improve search visibility for technical site content
  • Measurement and reporting
    • In collaboration with our Technical SEO specialist, conduct comprehensive technical SEO audits using our SEO tool, Botify, to identify and resolve technical issues impacting SEO such as crawl errors, improper canonicalization, page indexation issues, slow page speed, etc.
    • Monitor search performance metrics, using Elastic dashboards and/or reports, and host monthly syncs to review and assist stakeholders optimize webpage content, improve user engagement, and identify new organic content opportunities

What You Will Bring

  • 8+ years of hands-on SEO experience as an SEO strategist (or similar role) in high-tech, B2B software sales, agency, and/or PLG business model
  • Experience with SEO tools like SEMrush, Botify, Screaming Frog, and Google Search Console (GSC)
  • Strong analytical skills and experience building and integrating SEO reporting/dashboards in Looker, Google Analytics (GA4), and Botify (or similar tool)
  • Project management experience driving SEO improvements (bonus points for experience using project management tools like Github, and Adobe Workfront!)
  • Comfortable working on a fully distributed team around the world
  • Bonus: Botify certified

 

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Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary.  This role does not have a variable compensation component.  

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.  In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below. 

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.  

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program.  Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:
$128,200—$202,900 USD
The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:
$153,800—$243,300 USD

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

  • Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
  • Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
  • Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
  • Generous number of vacation days each year
  • Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
  • Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
  • Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

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