About Scribd
At Scribd (pronounced โscribbedโ), our mission is to spark human curiosity. Join our team as we create a world of stories and knowledge, democratize the exchange of ideas and information, and empower collective expertise through our three products: Everand, Scribd, and Slideshare. We support a culture where our employees can be real and be bold; where we debate and commit as we embrace plot twists; and where every employee is empowered to take action as we prioritize the customer. Our flexible work benefit - Scribd Flex - enables employees, in partnership with their manager, to choose the daily work-style that best suits their individual needs. As an organization, we prioritize collaboration and intentional in-person moments to build culture and connection. For this reason, occasional in-person attendance is required for all Scribd employees, regardless of their location.Job Overview
We seek a results-driven Senior Product Manager specializing in Technical SEO to join our team. This role will focus on optimizing organic search performance and managing websites with over 50 million URLs.Responsibilities
- Own the SEO product roadmap, balancing technical improvements with content opportunities.
- Oversee and manage the technical aspects of our SEO strategy, including but not limited to website architecture, link-building strategies, metadata, structured data, XML sitemaps and website speed optimization.
- Partner with SEO engineering to implement scalable, high-impact SEO solutions.
- Perform regular SEO audits to identify areas of improvement and strategize on feasible solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product, engineering, and data analysis to implement SEO best practices throughout product development.
- Utilize data-driven insights to recommend and implement innovative SEO techniques that will increase organic traffic, improve ranking positions, and drive user acquisition.
- Educate internal stakeholders on the importance of SEO, sharing updates on algorithm changes, industry trends, and competitor strategies.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on SEO KPIs (e.g., crawl errors, site performance, rankings, traffic, and conversions).
Qualifications
- 5+ years of proven experience as a Product Manager or a similar role with at least 3 focused on technical SEO for a platform with substantial web content (50 million+ URLs).
- Experience with taking a customer-centric approach to SEO โ improving quality for users while achieving business goals.
- Strong knowledge of Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, and other industry SEO and analytics tools.
- Deep understanding of SEO guidelines, algorithms, ranking signals, and search engine updates.
- Strong technical understanding of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and server-side factors.
- Hands-on knowledge of complex crawl & log file analysis, site information / URL architecture optimization, core web vitals, site speed optimization, and advanced structured data implementation.
- Experience with SEO crawling software (e.g. Botify, Deepcrawl) and rank tracking (e.g. Conductor, Brightedge)
- Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
- Knowledge of international SEO and managing multi-language or multi-region sites.
- Hands-on experience with site migrations.
- Familiarity with the tech subscription market for ebooks, audiobooks, and other media is a plus.
