Know Your SEO? Let's Put Your Skills in the Spotlight!
With millions of diners, 70,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.
Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.
🌍 About the Role
Love data? Passionate about organic growth? Enjoy seeing your SEO strategies deliver real results? 📈
We're looking for a Marketing Manager, SEO to help shape and grow OpenTable's organic search presence across 10+ international domains. If you enjoy identifying opportunities, developing strategies and turning insights into measurable impact, we'd love to hear from you!
🎯 What You'll Be Doing
- Own our organic growth strategy. Develop and deliver scalable SEO initiatives across our global domains, driving visibility, traffic and revenue growth.
- Turn data into action. Analyse performance, monitor competitors and identify opportunities to improve rankings, engagement and conversion through continuous testing and optimisation.
- Make every page count. Optimise website content, landing page templates, internal linking and link-building strategies to strengthen our organic presence across international markets.
- Collaborate to make things happen. Partner with Product, Engineering, Content and local Market teams to resolve technical SEO challenges and deliver impactful projects.
- Measure what matters. Own project planning, tracking and reporting, using insights to demonstrate results, refine strategies and identify new growth opportunities.
🌟 What We're Looking For
- Strong SEO experience. Proven experience in marketing, with hands-on SEO expertise within consumer technology, ideally in an in-house environment, and a proven track record of delivering measurable growth.
- Technical SEO knowledge. A solid understanding of on-page and off-page SEO, link-building, HTML, CSS and search engine algorithms, including experience working across international websites.
- An analytical mindset. Confident working with data, using tools like Google Sheets to identify opportunities, measure performance and turn insights into actionable strategies.
- A proactive, independent approach. Comfortable owning projects from strategy through to delivery, managing competing priorities and adapting in a fast-paced environment.
- Great communication and collaboration skills. Able to work effectively with cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders and communicate clearly in English. A degree in Marketing, Analytics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, is required.
✨ Bonus Points If You Have...
- Fluency in another European language, particularly German.
- Experience beyond SEO in areas such as product management, digital marketing, data analytics or software engineering.
- Experience with landing page prototyping tools.
- A background in building or rebuilding SEO systems from the ground up.
- A genuine interest in how search behaviour, technology and online booking experiences are evolving.
What we can offer you...
- 5 weeks paid vacation
- Private health & dental insurance
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Focus on mental health and well-being:
- Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Company-paid subscription to Headspace
- Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
- Paid parental leave
- Time off for your birthday
- Paid volunteer time
- Focus on your career growth:
- Development Dollars
- Leadership development
- Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
- Travel Discounts
- Employee Resource Groups
- Income protection and life assurance
- Employee Assistance Program - including 24/7 GP & free legal advice
- Pension plan contributions
- Discounted gym membership
- Bike2Work
- Season ticket loan
- Social events & Thursday happy hours
- Free lunch 2 days per week
Work Environment & Flexibility
At OpenTable, we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment. As a team member with us, you will benefit from a schedule tailored to accommodate a global workforce operating across multiple time zones. While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours, there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls, Slack messages, or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues, respond to restaurant partners, and/or address urgent matters. OpenTable will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations.
Inclusion
We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we're building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve—and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.
If you need any reasonable adjustments during the application/interview process, or on the job, we’re here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.
Skills Required
- Proven marketing experience with hands-on SEO expertise, preferably in consumer technology or an in-house environment
- Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable organic growth
- Understanding of on-page SEO, off-page SEO, link building, HTML, CSS, and search engine algorithms
- Experience working across international websites or domains
- Ability to analyze data and use tools such as Google Sheets
- Project ownership, prioritization, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Fluency in English
- Degree in Marketing, Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Fluency in another European language, particularly German
- Experience in product management, digital marketing, data analytics, or software engineering
- Experience with landing page prototyping tools
- Experience building or rebuilding SEO systems from the ground up
OpenTable Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about OpenTable and has not been reviewed or approved by OpenTable.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is positioned as generous, including ample PTO, company-wide recharge time, and additional one-off days such as a birthday/celebration day. Paid volunteer time is also included, reinforcing a broad time-off offering beyond standard vacation and holidays.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support is positioned as a meaningful part of the package, including company-paid therapy sessions and a paid mindfulness subscription. Flexibility policies such as meeting-free Fridays and “work from (almost) anywhere” are also framed as lifestyle-supporting benefits.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable pay and upside are highlighted for some roles, especially sales positions where on-target earnings and accelerators can meaningfully raise take-home pay when goals are met. Some postings also indicate eligibility for annual bonuses in certain roles.
OpenTable Insights
What We Do
With millions of diners, tens of thousands of restaurants, and 20+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), is an industry leader with a unique insight into the world of hospitality. We champion restaurants, bars, wineries, and other venues around the world, helping them attract guests, manage capacity, improve operations, and maximize revenue. Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You’ll also be part of a global network that includes OpenTable and KAYAK's portfolio of travel brands including Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined.
Why Work With Us
Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture. You’ll work in a welcoming and inclusive environment, and get the benefits, flexibility, and support you need to succeed.
