eCommerce Placement specializes in placing SEO, AEO, and GEO talent at eCommerce brands, retailers, and agencies across the US, Canada, and UK. Contingency-based. No placement, no fee.
The Role
SEO in eCommerce is a technically demanding and rapidly evolving discipline. As search shifts from traditional Google results to AI-generated answers, the best eCommerce SEO candidates understand not just classic organic search but Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization. Finding talent at this intersection requires a recruiter who understands the modern search landscape.
Our Approach
We work on contingency, meaning you pay our fee only when we successfully place a candidate. No retainer. No upfront cost. Our fee is 20% of the placed candidate's first-year base salary, invoiced on their start date.
Every placement includes a replacement guarantee. If a hire does not work out within the guarantee period, we conduct a new search at no additional cost.
Start a Search →Why Specialize
eCommerce SEO is distinct from content or B2B SEO. The technical complexity, the scale, and the evolving role of AI in search require a specific kind of candidate.
eCommerce sites have unique SEO challenges: faceted navigation, duplicate content, large crawl budgets, schema markup, and site speed across thousands of product pages. We screen for technical SEO depth relevant to eCommerce environments specifically.
The best eCommerce SEO candidates in 2026 understand how to optimize for traditional search, AI Overviews, and generative engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. We screen for candidates who are ahead of this curve.
Strong eCommerce SEO candidates understand how to align content strategy with commercial intent, category pages, and product discovery. We screen for the ability to connect SEO work directly to revenue impact.
What We Fill
Organic search strategy and execution for eCommerce sites including technical SEO and content optimization.
Senior individual contributor with broader scope across technical, content, and off-page SEO.
Senior SEO leadership owning organic search strategy, team, and channel performance.
Modern search specialist with fluency in traditional SEO, answer engine optimization, and generative engine optimization.
Specialist focused on site architecture, crawlability, indexation, and Core Web Vitals.
Content strategy and SEO specialist owning category pages, blog, and commercial content.
Our Process
Most eCommerce SEO searches deliver an initial shortlist in 1 to 2 weeks and a placed candidate in 3 to 6 weeks.
FAQ
Our eCommerce SEO candidates have experience across Semrush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Google Search Console, Google Analytics 4, Sitebulb, Lumar, BrightEdge, and Conductor. We align tool requirements with your existing stack during the intake process.
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) focuses on ranking in traditional search results. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) focuses on appearing in AI-generated answer boxes and featured snippets. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) focuses on being cited by AI systems like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. The strongest eCommerce SEO candidates in 2026 understand all three.
SEO Manager compensation at eCommerce brands typically ranges from $75,000 to $110,000 in base salary. Senior SEO Managers run $100,000 to $135,000. Director of SEO roles typically earn $130,000 to $170,000. Our 2026 eCommerce Salary Guide includes detailed benchmarks.
Yes. We recruit SEO talent for agencies providing organic search services to eCommerce clients, as well as brand-side roles. Agency SEO roles require client management and multi-account experience in addition to technical expertise.
AI Overviews, generative search, and answer engines have fundamentally changed how eCommerce brands approach organic search. The best candidates now need to optimize for structured data, E-E-A-T signals, and AI citation potential in addition to traditional ranking factors. We screen specifically for candidates who understand and are actively working in this evolved landscape.
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