Description

What You’ll Do:

The AI Search and SEO Strategy Manager drives organic growth across search engines (SEO) and AI-powered answer engines (AEO) to ensure the organization is discoverable and competitive in evolving search ecosystems. This role combines technical SEO expertise, content optimization, structured data management, and AI-focused strategy to maximize organic visibility, traffic, and conversion outcomes. Hybrid position 3 day remote 2 days in the office.

The position will be hands-on in execution while also setting long-term strategy for organic search and AI-driven results.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

• Strategy Development & Execution
• Build and maintain a comprehensive SEO roadmap addressing technical, content, and off-page initiatives.
• Develop an AEO-specific strategy focusing on emerging platforms (Google SGE, Bing AI, ChatGPT) and optimize for conversational and zero-click search formats.
• Technical SEO & Site Health
• Conduct quarterly technical audits (crawlability, indexation, site speed, Core Web Vitals).
• Oversee structured data/schema implementation to improve eligibility for rich snippets, knowledge panels, and voice search.
• Manage site architecture improvements to support SEO scalability and future AI indexing.
• Partner with developers to resolve technical errors and deploy SEO fixes.
• Manage Google Lighthouse scores and site improvements needed for speed improvements
• Content Optimization & Strategy
• Conduct search intent and keyword gap analyses to inform editorial calendar and content prioritization.
• Optimize all web content for SEO and AI discoverability, including FAQs, long-form content, and structured Q&A formats.
• Work with content teams to create “answer-first” content designed for AI-generated summaries and voice search.
• Test and iterate on content designed for featured snippets and conversational queries.
• Off-Page SEO & Authority Building
• Lead review reply for Google Business, Yelp and other critical review platforms
• Monitor and manage backlink profile health, addressing toxic links or disavows when necessary.
• Explore partnerships to gain citations in AI training datasets and high-authority domains.
• Analytics, Reporting & Insights
• Build monthly and quarterly organic performance dashboards (traffic, conversions, rankings, AI presence).
• Track KPIs for SEO and AEO separately (featured snippets, voice search impressions, AI summaries).
• Conduct competitive benchmarking against direct competitors and AI search trends.
• Translate insights into actionable next steps for leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

What You Have:

• Strong knowledge of search algorithms, ranking factors, and structured data (Schema.org, JSON-LD).
• Experience with SEO tools: Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Lighthouse, etc.
• Familiarity with conversational AI platforms and generative search features.
• Strong analytical skills; ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Your Education and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of experience in SEO; exposure to AEO or voice search optimization is a strong plus.

About Century Communities 

Our mission of A Home For Every Dream® is only possible with the best talent in the industry. If that’s you—if you’re a self-starter, changemaker, and thoughtful collaborator ready to take your career to the next level—then apply today!

As one of the nation's largest homebuilders and an industry leader in online home sales, we strive to create thriving, enduring neighborhoods with lasting livability, with a focus on building sustainable, affordably priced homes for our customers while reducing our carbon footprint. For team members, our goal is to provide the resources, opportunities, and benefits to build successful and rewarding careers. 

Compensation: 

Century Communities Inc. intends to offer the selected candidate an annual base salary in the range of $100,000 - $110,000 with bonus potential.  Actual offers will be based on a variety of factors, including experience. Employees will have access to paid time off, medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and the Company’s 401(k) plan.

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