Senior SEO Executive

Experience: 4 to 5 years minimum | Reports to: SEO Manager
About Dare Network, a growth marketing agency working with D2C and B2B clients across India, the GCC, the UK, and the US. We run performance marketing, SEO, web development, and content. ~28 people across Kochi and Bengaluru.
About the role: You’ll own a portfolio of 4 to 6 client accounts end-to-end. For each account, you are the owner: strategy, execution, client conversations, reporting, outcomes. Not an executor waiting for briefs. Not a junior who needs a manager reviewing every deliverable. You already know what good SEO looks like and can run it without supervision.
If you need a senior to tell you whether to prioritise a technical fix or a content gap, this role isn’t for you.
What you’ll own
Strategy and planning
Build 3, 6, and 12-month SEO roadmaps per account
Define keyword strategy, content priorities, technical priorities, link-building approach
Set realistic KPIs and timelines (no inflated promises to clients)
Execution
Technical audits using Screaming Frog, GSC, Ahrefs or SEMrush
On-page optimisation, internal linking, schema implementation
Brief content writers and QA before publish
Coordinate with the dev team on technical fixes (WordPress, Shopify, Webflow)
Plan link-building or digital PR
Set up tracking: GA4, GSC, Looker Studio dashboards
Client communication
Lead monthly performance reviews and quarterly strategy reviews
Respond to client queries within agreed SLAs
Manage expectations honestly when results lag or scope shifts
Handle escalations without pulling in the founder for routine issues
Reporting
Monthly performance reports per account, no fluff
Quarterly business reviews with clear next steps
Internal weekly status updates
Must-haves
4 to 5 years of SEO experience, ideally agency-side
Hands-on across technical SEO, on-page, content SEO, and off-page. You can’t outsource your understanding of any of these.
Proven multi-industry experience. You’ve worked on D2C and B2B at minimum, and can adapt to a new industry quickly.
Strong with Ahrefs or SEMrush, GSC, GA4, Screaming Frog, Looker Studio
Comfortable with WordPress SEO; bonus for Shopify and Webflow
Case studies or anonymised proof of work: rankings, traffic, lead/revenue impact. We need to see that you’ve done the work, not just described it on a CV.
Strong written English. You’ll write client emails, reports, and content briefs for founders and CMOs.
Comfortable on client calls. Most of our clients are founders or CMOs and they’ll know within 10 minutes if you’re winging it.
Nice-to-haves
International SEO experience across GCC, UK, or US markets
B2B manufacturing or SaaS SEO experience
Working knowledge of GEO/AEO (optimisation for LLM and AI search)
Experience with HARO, digital PR, or link-building partners
Has mentored junior SEOs before
What success looks like
First 30 days
Onboarded on all assigned accounts
Audited the current state of each, flagged the real gaps
Met every client and led at least one strategy call
60 days
Roadmaps in place per account
Execution running on a weekly cadence
Reporting templates standardised and delivered on time
90 days
Visible movement on at least 2 accounts (rankings, traffic, or conversions)
Clients confident in your ownership. Founder no longer involved in day-to-day calls for your accounts.
Non-negotiables
You own the account. If anything slips, please let us know first, not the client.
Reports tell the truth. No hiding behind impressions or vanity rankings.
You bring the thinking. You don’t escalate basics to the founder.
Compensation based on experience. We offer competitive pay for senior operators who can run accounts without supervision. Discussed in the interview.

Work arrangement
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