Growth Lead (SEO)
daydreamNote: This role requires candidates to be hybrid in-person 3 days a week at our Hayes Valley office in San Francisco.
⭐ About daydream
daydream automates programmatic SEO, end-to-end.
We believe the future of SEO lies in automation, which is why daydream leverages a combination of AI-enabled services and software to execute SEO growth playbooks. Our platform helps businesses identify search patterns, create high-quality content at scale, and continuously optimize it automatically—empowering companies like Clay, Beacons, and dozens more to rapidly scale their growth.
We've raised $6.2M from leading investors like First Round Capital, Basis Set Ventures, WndrCo, SOMA Capital, current and former Heads of Growth from Notion, Airtable, Webflow, and Dropbox, and notable angels such as Lenny Rachitsky and Eli Schwartz.
🔧 The problem we’re trying to solve
Growth marketing — acquiring customers through scalable, repeatable marketing channels — is critical for any startup. But it’s broken today.
Hiring in-house growth experts is hard (true world-class talent is extremely rare).
Agencies are slow, expensive, and often deliver mediocre results.
Great execution requires a combination of strategy, content, data, and technical skills that most companies struggle to assemble internally.
As a result, executing growth marketing well is often out of reach for all but the very best-funded companies.
🧑💻 How we’re solving this problem
Today, daydream combines software and services to automate SEO growth for some of the fastest-growing companies.
Our software identifies scalable search opportunities, produces high-quality content at scale, and continuously improves performance.
Our services add human expertise where it matters most — strategy design, quality assurance, and customer collaboration — to maximize results.
While today we’re focused exclusively on SEO, our long-term vision is to expand across the entire growth marketing stack — delivering the same level of automation, scale, and performance in every major customer acquisition channel.
Our goal: Make world-class growth execution accessible to every company — faster, better, and more affordable than ever before.
👨🏻💻 Who you’ll be working with
Hi there! 👋🏻 I'm Nicolás Cerdeira, Head of Growth at daydream.
Here’s a bit about me:
Before daydream, I built Failory, a community and newsletter for startup founders that grew to 40K+ subscribers, bootstrapped entirely through content and SEO.
I specialize in Programmatic SEO, scaling content across thousands of pages while maintaining quality and impact.
I’ve worked with dozens of top venture-backed startups on SEO and growth marketing.
I’m passionate about building efficient growth engines, delivering real outcomes and helping companies scale in smarter ways.
You’ll also work closely with Thenuka Karunaratne:
CEO and co-founder of daydream.
Previously founded Flixed.io, scaled purely via programmatic SEO to 2M+ in revenue.
Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Hustle Fund.
Prev. Chief of Staff at $100M+ cybersecurity company Pango.
👷🏻♀️ What you’ll be doing
As Growth Lead (SEO), your time will be spent across three key areas:
Formulating programmatic SEO strategies (30%): You’ll own strategy creation for companies like Clay, Rho, and others—identifying scalable SEO opportunities and structuring playbooks for execution.
Creating and optimizing content using daydream (40%): You’ll become an expert in our AI-powered platform, using prompt engineering and automation tools to produce 90th percentile quality SEO content at scale.
Performance monitoring and reporting (30%): You’ll monitor customer performance, create actionable reports, and iterate on strategies to maximize growth.
🤓 What you’ll gain
Mastery of scalable SEO and growth marketing: You’ll operate at the frontier of how growth marketing is evolving.
A portfolio of high-impact customer growth stories: Work directly with some of the best founders and growth leaders on scaling their organic traffic.
An opportunity to grow with daydream as we expand beyond SEO: You’ll build deep expertise in SEO first, while positioning yourself to lead projects across the broader growth marketing stack as the company evolves.
✅ You’ll be an excellent fit if you
Have a growth mindset and strong understanding of SEO strategy and execution.
Are constantly exploring new AI tools, workflows, and shortcuts to move faster and work smarter.
Have a sharp eye for what makes content effective — not just rankings, but driving real conversions.
Are a fast learner who can quickly ramp up in new industries, tools, and client contexts.
Are highly organized, detail-oriented, and autonomous in driving projects forward.
Communicate clearly and professionally with customers.
Love thinking about how to scale things, whether websites, audiences, or businesses.
❌ This role won't be a good fit if you
Prefer working in highly structured, slow-moving environments.
Struggle to independently navigate ambiguity or changing priorities.
Are not excited about building something from 0 → 1.
👤 Ideal background
SEO specialists with 3-6 years of experience who want to go beyond traditional playbooks and operate at the frontier of AI-driven growth marketing.
Growth marketers with strong SEO foundations who are excited about building scalable acquisition engines using AI tools and software.
Resourceful growth operators who are always looking for new ways to drive traffic and conversions, love experimenting with emerging tools, and thrive in fast-paced startup environments.
🏦 Compensation
Total compensation range: $100K–$140K/year plus equity and $20K/year variable performance bonus.
Generous equity ownership in daydream.
Full coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance.