AI Search Manager

About the role

As an AI Search Manager, you will be responsible for the AI visibility of a client portfolio, ensuring brands are cited as sources in LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. You will translate your SEO expertise into the new field of AI search by analyzing data, conducting experiments, and building internal tools to optimize content performance. Your success is measured by the tangible conversion results achieved through AI search visibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage AI visibility for a client portfolio from kickoff to ongoing operations.
• Build transactional prompt sets and measure citations, brand mentions, sentiment, and rankings.
• Analyze LLM citation patterns to derive content clusters, briefings, and priorities.
• Audit crawler access, rendering, and structured data, and support CMS or CDN integration.
• Develop internal tools, audits, and data evaluations using Claude Code or Codex.
• Present weekly performance reports to clients, including clicks, CTR, and AI search citations.
• Conduct experiments to test AI search performance and collaborate with product and engineering teams.

Required skills

• SEO
• Technical SEO
• Content SEO
• Claude Code
• Codex
• Google Search Console
• Sistrix
• Ahrefs
• Screaming Frog

Nice to have

• Python
• SQL
• AEO
• GEO
• Prompt Tracking

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of professional experience as an SEO Manager in a leading SEO or digital agency
• Experience managing client projects
• Fluent in German (C2 level) and very good English
• Valid work permit for Germany

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Ownership of client results
• Flat hierarchies
• Research partnership with TUM
• Regular team events
• Dinner after 20:00
• Urban Sports Club membership
• Drinks, snacks, and coffee
• Uber after 22:00

About the Company

scaile - AI Visibility for Enterprise - is the GEO Execution Layer that researches, writes, publishes, and optimizes content to ensure brands are found and cited in AI search engines. Supported by TUM Venture Labs and NCA VC, the company is in a rapid growth phase and works with enterprise clients including UniCredit, Axel Springer, and Beurer.