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We help the world run better.
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
The Content Marketing organization within Global Marketing is seeking a Sr. Director, Head of SEO to define and lead the next evolution of our global organic growth strategy. This leader will operate as a senior member of the leadership team, with a mandate to rebuild, scale, and modernize the SEO function in alignment with a rapidly shifting search landscape shaped by AI and LLM-driven experiences.
This role is designed for a strategic people leader who can scale both impact and organizational capability. As a Sr. Director-level manager, you will set the vision for the SEO function, align resources to the highest-value opportunities, and ensure your team delivers measurable business outcomes. You will operate with strong enterprise perspective and sound business judgment while empowering your team to execute with clarity and accountability. Success in this role requires building a high-performing organization, influencing senior stakeholders, and positioning SEO as a core, forward-looking growth engine, expanding beyond traditional search into AI-mediated discovery, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).
You will directly manage and develop a team of SEO professionals at various career stages. Success in this role will require strong leadership presence, organizational transformation expertise, and a deep understanding of where search is headed—not just where it has been.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Do
Set Vision and Strategy & Drive Business Impact
- Define and own the global organic growth strategy, spanning traditional SEO and emerging paradigms including AEO, GEO, and AI-mediated search ecosystems.
- Establish a forward-looking roadmap that positions the company to win across search engines, generative AI platforms, and answer-driven interfaces.
- Ensure the team is focused on the highest-impact opportunities and delivering measurable results.
- Anticipate industry shifts and ensure the organization is ahead of changes in search behavior.
- Act as an executive voice of SEO in leadership forums, influencing company-wide decisions and long-term investment.
Lead, Build & Develop the Team
- Directly manage, coach, and grow a high-performing SEO team.
- Set clear goals, performance expectations, and development plans for team members.
- Hire, develop, and retain top-tier talent to scale the function as business needs evolve.
- Foster an inclusive, accountable, and high-ownership team culture, with clear expectations and consistent delivery.
- Operate as a hands-on, decisive leader who can step in where needed while empowering the team to execute independently.
Drive Cross-Functional Alignment
- Serve as the senior SEO leader across content, digital, web, analytics, and agency partners.
- Influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment on priorities, trade-offs, and resourcing.
- Ensure SEO and AI-search considerations are embedded early in strategic marketing planning and decision-making processes.
- Navigate complex stakeholder environments with confidence, clarity, and strong business judgment.
- Advocate for the evolution of the SEO function, securing resources and organizational alignment at executive levels.
Ensure Operational Excellence & Accountability
- Establish clear operating rhythms, governance models, and performance management systems across the function.
- Hold teams, partners, and vendors accountable to high standards of execution and business outcomes.
- Oversee agency and vendor performance to ensure strong ROI.
- Use data and insights to continuously refine strategy and team focus.
- Drive a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
What Success Looks Like
- SEO is established as a strategic, future-facing growth engine, inclusive of AI-driven search and discovery.
- The team is high-performing, well-structured, and consistently delivering measurable business impact.
- The company is competitively positioned in traditional search, generative AI platforms, and answer engines.
- Senior leadership views SEO as a critical, trusted driver of growth and innovation.
- The team demonstrates strong engagement, retention, and leadership bench strength.
- You are recognized as a key leader on the leadership team, shaping strategy beyond your function.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What You Bring
- 10+ years of progressive SEO and digital marketing experience, including enterprise or global environments.
- 3–5+ years of direct people management experience leading high-performing SEO or digital teams.
- Demonstrated ability to build, develop, and retain strong teams.
- Deep expertise in SEO strategy, technical SEO, content SEO, and AI-influenced search trends.
- Proven track record of influencing stakeholders and representing a function at senior levels.
- Experience leading vendor relationships and managing high-impact RFP processes.
- Strong business acumen and ability to translate strategy into operational execution.
- Experience with workforce planning, capacity modeling, and budget management.
- Clear, confident communicator who closes the loop and adapts style to audience.
- Growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred location: Bellevue and Newtown Square.
COMPENSATION RANGE
Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted annual combined range for this position is 142500-327100 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance.
EEO STATEMENT
SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
AI USAGE IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process. Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.
Requisition ID: 452404 | Work Area: Marketing | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
INTRODUCTION
We help the world run better.
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
The Content Marketing organization within Global Marketing is seeking a Sr. Director, Head of SEO to define and lead the next evolution of our global organic growth strategy. This leader will operate as a senior member of the leadership team, with a mandate to rebuild, scale, and modernize the SEO function in alignment with a rapidly shifting search landscape shaped by AI and LLM-driven experiences.
This role is designed for a strategic people leader who can scale both impact and organizational capability. As a Sr. Director-level manager, you will set the vision for the SEO function, align resources to the highest-value opportunities, and ensure your team delivers measurable business outcomes. You will operate with strong enterprise perspective and sound business judgment while empowering your team to execute with clarity and accountability. Success in this role requires building a high-performing organization, influencing senior stakeholders, and positioning SEO as a core, forward-looking growth engine, expanding beyond traditional search into AI-mediated discovery, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).
You will directly manage and develop a team of SEO professionals at various career stages. Success in this role will require strong leadership presence, organizational transformation expertise, and a deep understanding of where search is headed—not just where it has been.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Do
Set Vision and Strategy & Drive Business Impact
- Define and own the global organic growth strategy, spanning traditional SEO and emerging paradigms including AEO, GEO, and AI-mediated search ecosystems.
- Establish a forward-looking roadmap that positions the company to win across search engines, generative AI platforms, and answer-driven interfaces.
- Ensure the team is focused on the highest-impact opportunities and delivering measurable results.
- Anticipate industry shifts and ensure the organization is ahead of changes in search behavior.
- Act as an executive voice of SEO in leadership forums, influencing company-wide decisions and long-term investment.
Lead, Build & Develop the Team
- Directly manage, coach, and grow a high-performing SEO team.
- Set clear goals, performance expectations, and development plans for team members.
- Hire, develop, and retain top-tier talent to scale the function as business needs evolve.
- Foster an inclusive, accountable, and high-ownership team culture, with clear expectations and consistent delivery.
- Operate as a hands-on, decisive leader who can step in where needed while empowering the team to execute independently.
Drive Cross-Functional Alignment
- Serve as the senior SEO leader across content, digital, web, analytics, and agency partners.
- Influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment on priorities, trade-offs, and resourcing.
- Ensure SEO and AI-search considerations are embedded early in strategic marketing planning and decision-making processes.
- Navigate complex stakeholder environments with confidence, clarity, and strong business judgment.
- Advocate for the evolution of the SEO function, securing resources and organizational alignment at executive levels.
Ensure Operational Excellence & Accountability
- Establish clear operating rhythms, governance models, and performance management systems across the function.
- Hold teams, partners, and vendors accountable to high standards of execution and business outcomes.
- Oversee agency and vendor performance to ensure strong ROI.
- Use data and insights to continuously refine strategy and team focus.
- Drive a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
What Success Looks Like
- SEO is established as a strategic, future-facing growth engine, inclusive of AI-driven search and discovery.
- The team is high-performing, well-structured, and consistently delivering measurable business impact.
- The company is competitively positioned in traditional search, generative AI platforms, and answer engines.
- Senior leadership views SEO as a critical, trusted driver of growth and innovation.
- The team demonstrates strong engagement, retention, and leadership bench strength.
- You are recognized as a key leader on the leadership team, shaping strategy beyond your function.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What You Bring
- 10+ years of progressive SEO and digital marketing experience, including enterprise or global environments.
- 3–5+ years of direct people management experience leading high-performing SEO or digital teams.
- Demonstrated ability to build, develop, and retain strong teams.
- Deep expertise in SEO strategy, technical SEO, content SEO, and AI-influenced search trends.
- Proven track record of influencing stakeholders and representing a function at senior levels.
- Experience leading vendor relationships and managing high-impact RFP processes.
- Strong business acumen and ability to translate strategy into operational execution.
- Experience with workforce planning, capacity modeling, and budget management.
- Clear, confident communicator who closes the loop and adapts style to audience.
- Growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred location: Bellevue and Newtown Square.
COMPENSATION RANGE
Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted annual combined range for this position is 142500-327100 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance.
EEO STATEMENT
SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
AI USAGE IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process. Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.
Requisition ID: 452404 | Work Area: Marketing | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
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Map your degree to the role
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to the Director or Head of role, not just leadership broadly. Document how your academic background underpins the specialized function you'll oversee, not just your years of management experience.
Target employers with cap-exempt status
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated organizations are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B can be filed any time without entering the lottery. Director-level roles at these organizations often carry faster timelines and no April registration window.
Verify the LCA wage level before negotiating
Director and Head of positions typically fall at DOL wage Level III or IV. Use OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your occupation code and metro area before you enter salary discussions so you know the H-1B floor your employer must meet.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsoring employers
Filter by Director or Head of job titles on Migrate Mate to see which employers have active LCA filings for senior leadership roles. This lets you target companies with a documented history of H-1B sponsorship at the director level, not just general hiring activity.
Request premium processing before your offer deadline
USCIS premium processing guarantees a 15-business-day adjudication window. For Director hires, where start-date commitments are often tied to board approvals or fiscal calendars, asking your employer to file Form I-907 prevents months of uncertainty after the lottery.
Prepare for a specialty occupation RFE at the director level
USCIS sometimes issues Requests for Evidence questioning whether a Director role genuinely requires a specific bachelor's degree rather than general business acumen. Your employer should include the job description, organizational chart, and O*NET occupation profile in the initial petition to reduce that risk.
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Do Director and Head of roles qualify as H-1B specialty occupations?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field directly related to the duties. Senior leadership titles alone don't guarantee qualification. USCIS looks at whether the functional work, not just the seniority, demands specialized theoretical knowledge. Roles overseeing engineering, finance, product, legal, or technical teams typically qualify more cleanly than general management positions.
How do I find employers who sponsor H-1B visas for Director-level roles?
Migrate Mate lets you filter by job title and displays verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing history for each employer. This tells you whether a company has actually sponsored H-1B holders at the director level before, which is a stronger signal than whether they list sponsorship as a benefit in a job posting.
Can my employer file my H-1B after I start in the Director role on another status?
Yes, if you're currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a different status, such as OPT or an L-1, your employer can file a concurrent or change-of-status H-1B petition. The timing matters because your existing authorization must remain valid through the H-1B approval or the October 1 start date, whichever applies to your case.
What wage level should my employer use for an H-1B Director position?
Most Director and Head of roles fall under DOL wage Level III or Level IV, which represent experienced and fully competent workers with supervisory responsibility. Your employer determines the level using OFLC Wage Search based on your occupation code, geographic location, and the actual duties in the job description. Filing at an artificially low level is a common audit trigger.
Does H-1B sponsorship get harder if I move into a broader Head of role mid-visa?
A material change in duties, title, or worksite requires your employer to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS before or when the change occurs. Moving from a functional director role to a broader Head of organization position can trigger the amendment requirement, especially if the occupation code or wage level changes alongside the expanded scope.
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