[Hiring] SEO Strategist/Growth SEO Lead @Retell AI

Role Description

We’re hiring an SEO Strategist to own organic growth end-to-end — from strategy to execution. You will be responsible for building a compounding growth engine across:

• Google search
• AI-native surfaces (ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.)
• Programmatic and product-driven SEO

This is a high-ownership role. You won’t just optimize pages — you’ll design systems, build content moats, and create leverage.

Key Responsibilities

• Own SEO strategy end-to-end
• Define how Retell wins across search and AI discovery channels
• Build content as “source of truth”
• Create and maintain core content pillars that dominate key topics
• Ensure consistency across docs, blog, landing pages, and product
• Design scalable growth systems
• Build programmatic SEO and repeatable content loops
• Turn one idea into hundreds or thousands of high-quality pages
• Leverage AI deeply
• Use AI to generate, maintain, and evolve content
• Build workflows that keep content fresh and accurate over time
• Own technical SEO and on-page optimization
• Improve site architecture, indexing, crawlability, and performance
• Continuously optimize pages for both ranking and conversion
• Partner with product and engineering
• Embed SEO into product surfaces and user workflows
• Influence how the product itself generates organic growth
• Experiment aggressively
• Test unconventional ideas
• Move fast, learn fast, and double down on what works

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in SEO or growth roles
• Proven track record of driving 10x+ growth through SEO
• Strong experience with technical SEO and on-page optimization
• Hands-on execution — you don’t just plan, you ship
• Experience using AI tools to scale content and workflows

Requirements

• Experience with programmatic SEO
• Experience optimizing for AI-native search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.)
• Background in SaaS, developer tools, or technical products
• Startup experience or working in fast-moving environments

Job Details

• Cash: 120k-160k per year
• Equity: Equity Provided
• Location: Redwood City, CA, US
• US Visas: Retell AI is open to sponsoring work authorization for qualified candidates, including H1B/H-1B, TN, L-1, E-3, F-1 (OPT/CPT), and O-1 visas.
• If Remote: the position will be contract with an hourly rate of: $55-$75 hourly with no equity

Benefits

• 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• $70/day DoorDash credit for unlimited breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
• $200/month wellness reimbursement (gym, fitness classes, etc.)
• $300/month commuter reimbursement (gas, Caltrain, etc.)
• $75/month phone bill reimbursement
• $50/month internet reimbursement

Compensation Philosophy

• Best Offer Upfront: Choose from three cash-equity balance options; no negotiation needed.
• Top 1% Talent: Above-market pay (top 5 percentile) to attract exceptional builders.
• High Ownership: Small teams, >$1M revenue/employee, and significant equity.
• Performance-Based: Offers tied to interview performance, not experience or past salaries.

Interview Process

• Resume Screening (15 min): Look for real growth metrics (not vanity work) and evidence of 10x outcomes
• SEO Deep Dive (45 min): Walk through past projects, what worked, what didn’t, why, and identify true ownership vs surface-level involvement
• Onsite (2–3 hours): Live Strategy Exercise - “How would you grow Retell from X → Y using SEO?” Evaluate thinking in systems, prioritization, creativity