Experience: 4 to 5 years minimum | Reports to: SEO Manager

About Dare Network, a growth marketing agency working with D2C and B2B clients across India, the GCC, the UK, and the US. We run performance marketing, SEO, web development, and content. ~28 people across Kochi and Bengaluru.

About the role: You’ll own a portfolio of 4 to 6 client accounts end-to-end. For each account, you are the owner: strategy, execution, client conversations, reporting, outcomes. Not an executor waiting for briefs. Not a junior who needs a manager reviewing every deliverable. You already know what positive SEO looks like and can run it without supervision.

If you need a senior to tell you whether to prioritise a technical fix or a content gap, this role isn’t for you.

What you’ll own

Strategy and planning

- Build 3, 6, and 12-month SEO roadmaps per account
- Define keyword strategy, content priorities, technical priorities, link-building approach
- Set realistic KPIs and timelines (no inflated promises to clients)

Execution

- Technical audits using Screaming Frog, GSC, Ahrefs or SEMrush
- On-page optimisation, internal linking, schema implementation
- Brief content writers and QA before publish
- Coordinate with the dev team on technical fixes (WordPress, Shopify, Webflow)
- Plan link-building or digital PR
- Set up tracking: GA4, GSC, Looker Studio dashboards

Client communication

- Lead monthly performance reviews and quarterly strategy reviews
- Respond to client queries within agreed SLAs
- Manage expectations honestly when results lag or scope shifts
- Handle escalations without pulling in the founder for routine issues

Reporting

- Monthly performance reports per account, no fluff
- Quarterly business reviews with clear next steps
- Internal weekly status updates

Must-haves

- 4 to 5 years of SEO experience, ideally agency-side
- Hands-on across technical SEO, on-page, content SEO, and off-page.



You can’t outsource your understanding of any of these.
- Proven multi-industry experience. You’ve worked on D2C and B2B at minimum, and can adapt to a new industry quickly.
- Strong with Ahrefs or SEMrush, GSC, GA4, Screaming Frog, Looker Studio
- Comfortable with WordPress SEO; bonus for Shopify and Webflow
- Case studies or anonymised proof of work: rankings, traffic, lead/revenue impact. We need to see that you’ve done the work, not just described it on a CV.
- Strong written English. You’ll write client emails, reports, and content briefs for founders and CMOs.
- Comfortable on client calls. Most of our clients are founders or CMOs and they’ll know within 10 minutes if you’re winging it.

Nice-to-haves

- International SEO experience across GCC, UK, or US markets
- B2B manufacturing or SaaS SEO experience
- Working knowledge of GEO/AEO (optimisation for LLM and AI search)
- Experience with HARO, digital PR, or link-building partners
- Has mentored junior SEOs before

What success looks like

First 30 days

- Onboarded on all assigned accounts
- Audited the current state of each, flagged the real gaps
- Met every client and led at least one strategy call

60 days

- Roadmaps in place per account
- Execution running on a weekly cadence
- Reporting templates standardised and delivered on time

90 days

- Visible movement on at least 2 accounts (rankings, traffic, or conversions)
- Clients confident in your ownership. Founder no longer involved in day-to-day calls for your accounts.

Non-negotiables

- You own the account. If anything slips, please let us know first, not the client.
- Reports tell the truth. No hiding behind impressions or vanity rankings.
- You bring the thinking. You don’t escalate basics to the founder.

Compensation based on experience. We offer competitive pay for senior operators who can run accounts without supervision. Discussed in the interview.

📌 Senior SEO Executive (Bengaluru)
🏢 Dare Network
📍 Bengaluru