Director of SEO, Huntress
$195-205k
+ Bonus + Equity
Managed cyber security platform
Be an early applicant
Managed cyber security platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$195-205k
+ Bonus + Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To shatter the barriers to enterprise-level security.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in SEO, with demonstrated progression into senior or director-level leadership roles
- Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary SEO teams, including technical SEO, content SEO, and strategy
- Deep expertise in:
- Modern SEO strategy and execution
- AEO, GEO, entity optimization, and AI-driven search trends
- Technical SEO foundations and site architecture
- Strong familiarity with tools, including (but not limited to):
- SEOClarity, Google Search Console, GA4
- Ahrefs, SEMrush, Screaming Frog
- AI / LLM visibility platforms such as Profound (or equivalents)
- Exceptional ability to translate complex performance data into clear business narratives and executive communication
- Experience in B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, or complex technical products strongly preferred
- Demonstrated success in influencing cross-functional partners without direct authority
- Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, performance management, and organizational design
What the job involves
- Reports to: Senior Director, Web
- As organic search evolves toward answer engines, AI-driven discovery, and entity-based visibility, the scope and complexity of SEO at Huntress has expanded. We are hiring a Director of SEO & AEO to own performance, direction, and team leadership for this increasingly critical and volatile channel
- This role is responsible for transforming organic visibility into measurable business impact, while establishing the operating structure, advocacy, and talent development necessary to scale SEO and AEO sustainably
- The Director will lead a growing team across technical SEO, content SEO, and AI / LLM optimization, and will serve as the primary owner of SEO performance narratives across the business
- This leader will balance near-term results with long-term authority building, applying both offensive growth strategies and defensive mitigation as the SERP, AI Overviews, and generative search experiences continue to change
- Own day-to-day and long-range SEO / AEO performance management, including forecasting, analysis, and opportunity identification, leveraging multiple platforms, including SEOClarity, Google Search Console, and internal reporting tools
- Proactively surface risks and emerging opportunities, rather than reactive analysis
- Lead deep-dive investigations into performance shifts, as needed
- Connect SEO performance to brand awareness, paid search outcomes, and downstream pipeline influence across channels
- Translate performance data into clear executive-ready insights, recommendations, and trade-off discussions that protect the channel from misinterpretation
- Own the SEO and AEO strategy across modern search and AI-powered discovery experiences
- Define how content clustering, entity optimization, backlinking, and technical foundations work together to drive brand authority, visibility, and conversions
- Partner closely with Content, Brand, Product Marketing, Demand Gen, Web, and Data teams to ensure organic visibility aligns with broader business goals
- Serve as an internal educator and advocate on areas such as evolving SERP, the AI search landscape, organic visibility influence on pipeline, and channel value - helping to reframe expectations on channel performance, as needed
- Directly manage the existing SEO team members, which includes career development and coachingwhile ensuring the team is scaling sustainably
- Establish a scalable operating model for the SEO team, including:
- Sprint cycles and planning cadence
- Workflow intake and prioritization
- Clear ownership across technical SEO, content SEO, AEO experiments, backlinking, and site hygiene
- Monday.com (or equivalent) organization and visibility
- Act as a strong voice, advocating for things such as data and analytics support, tooling, platforms, and technical investments
Our take
In a world of increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats, many organizations lack the resources and expertise to defend themselves effectively. Huntress has stepped in to address this gap, delivering robust cybersecurity solutions to protect a wide range of businesses and institutions across the US business landscape.
The company offers a managed security platform, which third party resellers leverage to protect their clients from attacks. Launched in 2015, Huntress has grown well over the years, attracting plenty of investment and expanding its headcount into the hundreds.
More recently, Huntress has turned its eye to acquisitions and new product launches, as well as major international expansion. A considerable influx of funding will support these initiatives, as well as allow the company to maintain sales momentum by expanding its go-to-market efforts.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2024
$150m
SERIES D
May 2023
$60m
SERIES C
Total funding: $289.8m
Company benefits
- 100% Remote: We’ve been a remote team from day one – and we’ve got the tools, systems and processes to be successful outside of a corporate office or HQ.
- PTO & Other Leave: We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave, along with vacation, sick time, bereavement leave, and floating holidays.
- Growth Opportunities: We’re committed to teammate development, both within and outside of Huntress – including education assistance programs like LifeLabs, hands-on training, coaching through BetterUp, and more.
- Stock Options: All full-time teammates receive stock options and benefit from the continued growth and success of the company.
- Digital Monthly Reimbursements: We offer a monthly digital reimbursement for your internet and phone – plus a new starter home office reimbursement.
- 401K Match: We offer a 5% contribution to your 401k – even if you’re not paying into it yourself.
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, pet insurance, and other benefits you’d expect from a company that cares about its team members.
Company HQ
Columbia, MD
Leadership
Kyle Hanslovan
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Huntress in 2015, Kyle spent 9 years at the Air National Guard as a Cyber Warfare Operator.
Chris Bisnett
(Co-Founder & CTO)Chris is US Navy Veteran, serving for five years as a Vulnerability Analyst focused on the Department of Defense network. He then operated in a number of Senior Security Engineering roles after leaving the Navy.
John Ferrell
(Co-Founder)John spent 5 years as a Security Engineer and CNO Analyst over two spells at ManTech International, with 1 year as a Linux Systems Engineer at SPARTA in the interim. He was also a CNO Developer at StrategicIO before co-founding Huntress.
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