Interim Head of SEO & AI Discoverability

Interim Head of SEO & AI Discoverability - 6 Month Contract

About Conductor:

Conductor is the leading enterprise AEO platform. Today’s top enterprise brands use Conductor to grow authority and visibility in both AI and traditional search engines. From tracking visibility in LLMs to real‑time monitoring of technical site health and scaled AI content creation, Conductor provides a single source of truth that fuels digital growth—all from one platform.

Conductor is a mission‑driven company with a commitment to innovation, customer success, and culture. For Conductor, success is improving the lives of everyone in our orbit—our customers, our customers' customers, our employee‑owners, and our communities.

Role coverage:

ASAP – December (with overlap for handover)

Reporting into:
Global Head of Paid Media & SEO at our Customers HQ

This is a 6 month contract role paid at an hourly rate of $150-$170 based in NYC. The role requires being onsite 4x a week with Fridays being remote.

This is a Director‑level interim leadership role, intended for a leader with strong experience in search, digital marketing, and preferably financial services. The role exists to maintain momentum and ensure continuity across Search, SEO, GEO, LLM visibility, and AI‑powered discoverability during the Global Head of Search’s maternity leave.

The role will operate in close partnership with the Global Head of Paid Media and a Steer Co of cross‑functional partners across Digital & Content as well as partnerships with Marketing, Analytics, Engineering, and external vendors. This individual is not expected to operate independently or rebuild strategy, but to steward, advance, and execute work already underway.

• Maintain momentum on Search, LLM visibility, and AI‑powered discoverability across AMRS and global markets, while providing consistent team leadership and clear executive‑level communication. Ensure priorities remain aligned, execution continues smoothly, and senior stakeholders have confidence in direction and progress.

• Ensure strong executive alignment, continuity of leadership, and authoritative guidance on Search and LLM visibility

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Search, SEO, GEO, and LLM visibility for senior leadership
• Communicate regularly with the Global CMO, providing:
  • Clear updates on performance, risks, and opportunities
  • High‑level insights on how Search and LLM discovery are evolving
  • Concise narratives that translate complex data into business impact
• Engage with senior stakeholders across Marketing, Digital, Analytics, Content, and Engineering to:
  • Align priorities
  • Socialize progress
  • Escalate issues when needed

• Act as the global SME for SEO, GEO, and LLM‑driven search and discovery
• Search strategy and best practices
• LLM visibility and AI‑ready content structures
• Technical readiness for search and generative AI platforms
• Ensure consistency in how Search and LLM visibility are understood and applied across:
  • AMRS
  • Global teams (EMEA, APAC, Aladdin as needed)
  • Represent the Search & LLM visibility function confidently in executive forums, working sessions, and leadership discussions

• Own day‑to‑day SEO, GEO, and LLM visibility workflows across AMRS, EMEA, APAC and partnering close with our Aladdin business
• Work with AMRS Associate to turn insights into clear, prioritized recommendations for:
  • Advise on dashboard creation for key campaigns

• Act as the primary search + LLM visibility contact for Black Rock
• Join recurring meetings to:
  • Provide updates
  • Flag risks or blockers early

• Oversee priority topic areas already in motion (e.g. crypto, income, dividends, investing basics)
• Review content briefs and page templates (page groups, keywords, topics)
• Ensure content is:
  • Structurally sound (headings, schema, internal linking)

• Partner with the technical SEO/GEO lead and Digital teams to:
  • Monitor crawlability and indexing
  • Ensure…