Our mission at Nylas is to turn communication into inspiration and insight. We empower over 100,000 developers and over 900 companies all over the world to access, parse, and gain insights from communications data to provide better experiences for their customers and users, all while providing top tier security and compliance. To achieve this vision, we've raised over $175M from Tiger Global, 8VC, ScaleUp, Spark Capital, Slack, and more.
We have a huge market (every company that builds software) and a massive opportunity (the world runs on communication and data). By continuing to hire exceptional people from all different backgrounds and perspectives, we have the opportunity to make Nylas one of the biggest, most successful and equitable technology companies in the world.
Why Nylas
Nylas is an advocate for the well-being of our employees. We trust our employees and give them the autonomy to achieve their goals without focusing on when, where, and how they get there. We are a flexibility first workplace, but if Nylanauts want to work from an office, we have hubs in San Francisco, Denver, New York City, Toronto, and London.
We are also strong supporters of internal and cross-team mobility and growth. We want Nylas to be a place where anyone can be supported to grow, learn, and become the best at what they do. We've been named a top Startup for career growth and development by Forbes , Great Places to Work, and Comparably !
From our CTO + Co-Founder, Christine Spang:
"We have a number of folks on the team who started as an individual contributor and became staff level or leaders in their area. I personally love seeing people reach their full potential and become successful at Nylas."
The Role
Nylas is currently searching for a SEO Manager to work closely with cross-company teams and create a strategy to increase Nylas's online visibility and presence. Our ideal candidate has experience owning SEO strategy for a B2B SaaS company. This is a strategic role with many opportunities for growth and achievement! In this role, you will be a sole-contributor who is responsible for owning and implementing the SEO strategy that reflects business needs and drives strong direct response traffic increase.
In this role, you will work closely with content producers, internal stakeholders such as the brand management, product marketing, developer relations, social and demand generation teams, international teams, and vendors to expand Nylas's digital footprint across organic search platforms.
What You'll Do

• Grow Nylas's organic traffic and rankings
• Optimize organic traffic conversion rates.
• Manage and execute an end-to-end SEO strategy, including goals, objectives, strategies, and a clear roadmap
• Provide detailed competitive analysis and ensure Nylas is maintaining authority across key business units and keyword themes
• Perform keyword research in coordination with business objectives to optimize existing content and uncover new opportunities, and gain SERP
• Work closely with the marketing team, and other stakeholders to align on the company strategies and plans.
• Work with Product Marketing, Product Management, Web Development and other teams to ensure correct implementation of SEO recommendations, both technically and content-wise.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest tools, trends and changes with SEO and major search engines.
• Monitor and evaluate search results and search performance across the major search engines and markets. Partner with the RevOps team to create and deliver SEO performance reports, and provide actionable insights to other marketing channels and internal stakeholders
• Stay abreast on top trends, best practices, and algorithms to continually develop winning strategies

What You'll Bring

• 4+ years of experience in strategizing and implementing SEO campaigns, ideally with a B2B SaaS company
• The ideal candidate is highly analytical and excels in a results driven environment
• Comes with a deep understanding of SEO best practices and industry standards to ensure content (value prop, landing and product pages) are optimized to increase organic acquisition and search rankings
• Proven experience in planning and implementing a successful SEO strategy
• Ability to achieve concrete results, develop processes that improve outcomes or streamline overhead costs
• Experience developing and delivering best practices in media execution across paid search (SEM), paid social and programmatic

Perks/Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO): we take this very seriously as we care about the well-being of our employees
• Healthcare: 90% of medical, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Retirement Plan: 401k & RRSP with a company match (super rare for a startup)
• Holidays: 14 paid annual holidays (New Year's Day, Family Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Indigenous People's Day, etc)
• Education Grant: annual learning & development benefit
• Paid Parental Leave: 12 weeks parental leave (maternity & paternity)
• Voting/Election PTO: 4 hours of paid time off to vote in person or volunteer at a polling place

Nylas is registered as an employer in many, but not all, states. If you are not located in or able to work from a state where Nylas is registered, you will not be eligible for employment. Visa sponsorship may not be available in certain remote locations.
Nylas is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also EEO is the Law .
Not sure if this is you?
We want a diverse, global team, with a broad range of experience and perspectives. If this job sounds great, but you're not sure if you qualify, apply anyway! We carefully consider every application and will either move forward with your application, find another team that might be better suited to your skills, keep in touch for future opportunities, or thank you for your time.