SEO/ AEO Manager, Aiven
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AI-ready open source data platform
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AI-ready open source data platform
201-500 employees
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+ Equity plan
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help customers create outcomes and accelerate building applications.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years in technical search marketing: Proven experience in B2B Cloud, Data, or Infrastructure as bonus. You must be able to navigate the technical complexities of the modern tech stack
- You are an expert user of LLMs to automate SEO tasks (e.g., Python scripts for bulk metadata, AI-driven content audits, and intent mapping)
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce and advanced SEO suites. You know how to connect organic discovery data to actual revenue and pipeline in the CRM
- Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, and how modern web frameworks impact search bot crawling. You are comfortable collaborating with Web Engineering teams to deploy site-wide technical fixes
- You are a data-first marketer who can quantify the ROI of zero-click searches and AI citations to the executive leadership team
- You thrive in an environment where search rules change weekly. You don't wait for a playbook, you build the experiments that define the new standard
- Experience managing specialized external consultants to ensure high-velocity execution and technical accuracy
What the job involves
- As the SEO & AEO Specialist, you own Aiven’s discoverability in the age of generative AI. You are a modern search strategist who understands that search has evolved into a complex ecosystem of Generative AI, LLM citations and traditional search.
- Your mission is to ensure Aiven is the primary source of truth for both traditional search engines (Google/Bing) and AI answer engines (Germini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude).
- You are a high-velocity, technical marketer with a growth-hacker mindset who understands the mechanics of traditional search models as well as how LLMs and Search Generative Experiences (SGE) crawl, index and cite source material
- Generative AI & LLM Optimization (AEO): Execute specific technical strategies to ensure Aiven is cited as the primary authority in AI-generated answers. This includes managing llms.txt and robots.txt for AI crawlers and optimizing technical content for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows
- Technical Search Engine Optimization: Own the traditional SEO roadmap, focusing on site architecture, high-speed JavaScript rendering, and Core Web Vitals. You ensure Aiven ranks #1 for high-intent technical queries related to all product domains
- Schema & Structured Data Architecture: Implement and manage advanced JSON-LD and Schema.org markups. You will build the machine-readable "Knowledge Graph" that allows AI agents and search bots to explicitly understand Aiven’s product features, pricing, and technical benchmarks
- MarTech Analytics & Attribution: Utilize a modern stack (Ahrefs, SEMrush, Google Search Console, Scrunch) to analyze our global visibility. You will go beyond clicks to measure Share of Model Voice and AI Citation Frequency, proving how search drives qualified trial signups and enterprise leads
- Agile Growth Hacking: Monitor LLM and search algorithm updates daily. You must be able to rapidly pivot our technical strategy to take advantage of new AI search features (e.g., OpenAI Search or Google SGE) before competitors react
- Specialist Agency Management: If required, lead and direct boutique SEO/AEO agencies. You will define their technical deliverables, manage their output, and ensure their advanced tactics are integrated into our broader marketing engine at a high pace
Our take
The cloud infrastructure is booming as more businesses rely on open-source technologies to run their operations at scale. In this fast-growing space, Finnish company Aiven has carved out a strong reputation since founding in 2016. The company provides fully managed cloud services, helping organizations use open-source tools without the hassle of managing the technical details themselves.
The company works with a wide range of clients around the world, offering services that cover everything from databases to messaging systems and analytics tools. So, Aiven is helping businesses streamline their cloud operations and focus on growth instead of infrastructure headaches. Making complex technology accessible, reliable, and scalable for teams of all sizes.
Recently, Aiven his a major milestone of surpassing $100M in annual recurring revenue, a signal of its growing impact in the cloud space. To support this next phase of growth, it's opening a new hub in Cork, Ireland, creating a bunch of new jobs over three years.This expansions puts AIven in a prime position to scale internationally and bring its managed open-source solutions to more companies.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2022
$210m
SERIES D
Oct 2021
$60m
SERIES C
Total funding: $420m
Company benefits
- Stocks: Stock options for permanent employees
- Learning & growth: Get ahead with an individual learning budget, access to a web learning platform, coaching, and the ever-growing Aiven library.
- Work/life balance: Flexible, regular working hours, and hybrid work friendly.
- Health care: Private health and dental care.
- Work equipment: The tools you need to do your job.
- Cool, collaborative work spaces: with free drinks, treats and fruit.
Company HQ
Kamppi, Helsinki
Leadership
Oskari Saarenmaa
(Co-Founder CEO)Senior Software Engineer and Software Architect for F-Secure Corporation from 2002 to 2011.CEO and Software Architect of Ohmu Ltd. from 2010 to 2016.
Heikki Nousiainen
(Co-Founder & Field-CTO)Experience as Information Security Specialist for TietoEnator. Lead Software Architect for F-Secure Corporation from 2008 to 2015.
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