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Head of SEO & AEO

Asana
Hybrid - San Francisco or Vancouver, 3 days/week (Mon, Tue, Thu)Updated 8d ago
Base salary
$218k–$256k
Published base salary range · Top quartile for Marketing (124 listings)
Location
Hybrid - San Francisco or Vancouver, 3 days/week (Mon, Tue, Thu)
Remote eligibility
Employment
Full-time
Director+
Role family
Marketing
B2B SaaS
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About the job

Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration, used by millions of teams worldwide. We are looking for a data-driven Head of Global SEO/AEO to own our worldwide organic growth strategy and execution, scaling SEO and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) into high-performing acquisition channels that drive trial starts, MQLs, and pipeline.

Responsibilities

  • Set the global organic strategy and roadmap, owning SEO/AEO as growth channels feeding PLG & SLG GTM motions, accountable for trial starts and MQLs/pipeline targets.
  • Build the business case for investment, owning channel forecast, budget, and reporting cadence for executive leadership.
  • Own and evolve end-to-end AEO strategy, building measurement for brand visibility and citation in AI answer engines.
  • Direct SEO content roadmap and agent-led content strategies, recommending content that matches search/prompt intent and converts traffic.
  • Partner with Marketing Ops and Analytics to build attribution and measurement infrastructure.
  • Lead technical SEO strategy (site architecture, structured data, Core Web Vitals, international/multi-region SEO) and direct content/link-building strategy.
  • Build, hire, and lead a high-performing SEO/AEO team, making resource decisions around agency partners and agent vs. human deployment.
  • Serve as executive-facing SME on SEO/AEO, presenting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in SEO with senior team leadership experience in B2B SaaS, scaling organic into a major revenue-generating channel across global regions.
  • Demonstrated experience owning organic across both PLG and SLG motions, with accountability for trial starts, MQLs, and pipeline.
  • Hands-on experience building AEO strategy, running experiments, establishing measurement, and driving results in AI answer engines.
  • Deep technical SEO fluency across site architecture, structured data/schema, Core Web Vitals, and international SEO.
  • Rigorous, data-driven operating style with experience building models, running experiments, and applying SQL skills.
  • Proven team leadership experience hiring, coaching, and developing talent across multiple regions and time zones.
  • Executive presence with the ability to influence Product, Engineering, and Marketing leadership.

Compensation & Benefits

Estimated base salary range: $218,000 - $256,000. Additional components may include equity, sales incentive pay, and benefits. Benefits include mental health, wellness & fitness benefits, career coaching & support, inclusive family building benefits, long-term savings or retirement plans, and in-office culinary options.

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