Senior Technical SEO Manager

Proton seeks a Senior SEO Manager in Zürich to lead technical SEO strategy for its organic growth team, driving traffic and revenue through data-driven engineering and product collaboration.

The Organic Growth team at Proton manages the company's SEO strategy across all products and markets, treating it as a high-leverage acquisition channel. This role operates at the intersection of engineering, product, and marketing, focusing on shipping technical changes rather than just providing recommendations. SEO is prioritized as a technical discipline first, ensuring that search optimization is integrated deeply into the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete SEO roadmap, including opportunity identification, initiative prioritization, and impact measurement.
• Lead technical SEO efforts covering crawling, indexation, site architecture, Core Web Vitals, rendering, and JavaScript optimization.
• Analyze organic performance metrics using tools like Google Search Console, Ahrefs, Oncrawl, and Screaming Frog.
• Utilize large datasets to discover growth opportunities that go beyond standard reporting capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to implement technical improvements that drive measurable results.
• Develop and execute international SEO strategies, including hreflang implementation and scalable site architecture.
• Work with content teams to define search intent and prioritize high-impact content opportunities.
• Support authority growth through digital PR and strategic link acquisition campaigns.
• Create reporting frameworks that connect SEO performance directly to traffic, revenue, and business growth.
• Design, run, and evaluate SEO experiments to continuously improve overall performance.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success in growing organic traffic through SEO strategies.
• Strong understanding of technical SEO and the mechanics of modern websites.
• Proficiency with SEO platforms such as Google Search Console, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, or SEMrush.
• Ability to work with data to transform complex problems into clear, actionable insights.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, product, or development teams.

Nice to have

• Experience working on large-scale websites such as ecommerce, SaaS, marketplaces, or publisher platforms.
• Proficiency in SQL and/or BigQuery.
• Deep expertise in site architecture, crawl optimization, and JavaScript SEO.
• Experience with BI tools such as Looker Studio, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Familiarity with SEO testing or experimentation frameworks.

What the company offers

• Real ownership of SEO strategy without needing to advocate for its importance.
• Complex technical challenges that extend beyond content optimization.
• Access to necessary tools, data, and engineering support to execute effectively.
• Close collaboration with product, engineering, and marketing teams.
• Direct visibility into how work impacts measurable business outcomes.
• Strong health coverage, retirement options, generous leave, and wellness support.
• Stock options provided from day one.
• Investment in professional growth and career acceleration.
• Provision of right hardware and software for optimal performance.
• Daily lunch and snacks provided in the office.
• Coverage for public transport, bike allowances, or parking.
• Flexible working arrangements allowing employees to manage their own schedules.

About the company

Proton serves millions of users who trust the company with their privacy. The organization answers only to its users, not to advertisers, investors, or governments. The team is diverse, collaborative, and tight-knit, with members from top universities. Employees are curious, analytical, and enjoy digging into complex problems. The culture values impact over activity and challenges assumptions with data.

• Millions of people trust Proton with their privacy.
• The company answers only to users, not advertisers, investors, or governments.
• The team is diverse, collaborative, and tight-knit.
• Employees are curious, analytical, and enjoy digging into complex problems.
• The culture values impact over activity and challenges assumptions with data.