Director, SEO
Stamford, CTAll locationsStamford, CTLondonEgham Hybrid
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About the role
Global Marketing is seeking an experienced and highly analytical Director, SEO & AEO to lead the execution, performance, and continued evolution of Gartner’s search strategy. This role owns end-to-end SEO performance across Gartner’s digital ecosystem, leading a team of SEO associates focused on execution while setting strategy, scaling analytics, and driving measurable business impact. The Director will also establish and advance Gartner’s Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) capabilities, ensuring visibility across both traditional search engines and emerging AI-driven discovery platforms. This is a leadership role requiring strong operational rigor, technical depth, and the ability to connect SEO/AEO performance to enterprise business outcomes and executive priorities. Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location.
What you'll bring
- 10+ years of SEO experience, with ownership of strategy, execution, and performance in enterprise environments
- 5+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing SEO or digital marketing teams
- Proven success driving measurable organic growth tied to business outcomes (e.g., traffic, conversion, pipeline, revenue)
- Deep expertise in technical SEO, search algorithms, and modern SERP and AI-driven search features
- Experience with AEO/GEO concepts, including optimizing for AI-generated answers, conversational search, and entity-based discovery
- Advanced analytical capabilities, with experience building measurement frameworks and delivering executive-level insights
- Proficiency with SEO and analytics platforms (e.g., BrightEdge, Ahrefs, STAT, Google Search Console, GA4)
- Familiarity with HTML/CSS and technical SEO fundamentals, including site architecture and structured data
- Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment across senior stakeholders