Senior SEO Specialist for AI Search Visibility

We're hiring a Senior SEO Specialist to own the technical and analytical delivery of our AI Visibility Audit — the diagnostic that shows clients how their brand performs in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google AI Overviews, and what to do about it.
 

This is a senior technical SEO role with a clear specialization track into GEO/AEO. The DACH market in 2026 treats AI search visibility as a must-have, but providers with a real methodology are scarce — we have one. If you've already run citation tracking in production, great. If you're a strong technical SEO ready to go deep on AI search, we'll ramp you on our methodology and tooling.

You'll work directly with the founding team and clients — no intermediary layers, no account management layer. 3–4 concurrent audits at different stages is the expected pace. Fully remote and async. No probation period — the first audit serves as the screen.
 

Key responsibilities

• Run citation testing across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google AI Overviews — 40–60 queries × 5 platforms per audit
• Branded vs. non-branded query testing; competitor visibility benchmarking (3–5 competitors per audit)
• Entity recognition checks: Wikipedia, Wikidata, knowledge graph, Crunchbase, G2
• Technical AI-readiness audit: schema markup, structured data, FAQ blocks, llms.txt, robots.txt for AI crawlers, content structure for passage-level retrieval
• Content gap analysis — which intent categories competitors own, which are still open
• Build a 90-day GEO/AEO roadmap with prioritization and effort estimates per client
• Cover the SEO layer within the Digital Infrastructure component of the Revenue Architecture Diagnostic
• Support the Lead Consultant during AI Visibility final client presentations
   

What we're looking for (must-have)

• 3–5 years in SEO with strong technical and analytical delivery
• Advanced technical SEO: Screaming Frog, Google Search Console, Ahrefs or Semrush
• Schema.org and structured data — own implementation, not just coordination with developers
• Can produce analytical technical visualizations (citation heatmaps, gap maps), not just checklists
• A strong SEO foundation plus a genuine drive to specialize in AI search — whether you've already done GEO/AEO or are ready to own it now
• English B2+
• Ready to work as a contractor from day one (no full-time from the start)
• Can share real SEO audit examples (anonymized / blurred body is fine)
   

GEO/AEO — experience welcome, willingness essential You'll work with these concepts daily; prior hands-on experience is a strong plus, and we teach the rest on our methodology:

• llms.txt and AI crawler robots.txt directives
• Passage-level optimization, query fan-out, entity recognition as real practices
• Citation tracking and AI visibility monitoring in production
   

Nice to have

• Hands-on GEO/AEO experience in 2025–2026 (production citation tracking / AI visibility monitoring)
• AI visibility tooling: Profound, Otterly, Conductor AEO, AthenaHQ
• German B1+ — for client work with DACH SMB clients
• B2B / SaaS experience in DACH markets
• Basic Python or JavaScript for automating citation testing
• Multilingual SEO expertise: DE / AT / CH markets
• Content strategy beyond auditing — actionable recommendations, not just gap identification
   

Tech stack: Ahrefs or Semrush, Screaming Frog, Google Search Console, Schema.org / Structured Data, Notion, GA4, GTM, Profound, Otterly, AthenaHQ.
 

Recruitment process: 1) Recruiter screening → 2) HM tech/case interview → 3) Reference check → 4) Offer