CEO / GM - Storylake Digital Marketing Agency

About Storylake

Storylake is a technology-driven boutique agency working at the intersection of AI Search, SEO, and Brand Marketing. We help brands stay relevant as discovery shifts from Google’s blue links to AI answers, Reddit threads, and trusted communities.

Built on deep roots in content marketing and SEO, and grounded in Generative Engine Optimization, Storylake pairs growth- and business-oriented methodologies with AI-native technology and a proprietary toolset. We go beyond insights and recommendations to focus on hands-on, actionable execution.

What we offer

• SEO & AI Search strategy and consulting
• LLM baseline and core intelligence modeling
• Content strategy built on authority, E-E-A-T, and collaboration with subject-matter experts, influencers, and journalists
• Reddit organic marketing
• Digital PR
• Workshops, training, analysis, and reporting

Who trusts us

• HelloFresh
• Doctolib
• Holidu
• Procter & Gamble
• idealo
• Rebuy
• Sofascore
• Decathlon
• Omio

Storylake is your way to turn AI Search into a business engine.

The role

As GM/CEO of the U.S. division, you own the P&L and set the direction for a growing agency operation. You’ll lead sales, service delivery, and client success as one team. Focused on scaling revenue, sharpening our offering, and building the organization that carries us into market leadership. You report to the Global Managing Director / CEO and operate with real autonomy over how the U.S. business grows.

What you’ll do

• Own full P&L responsibility for the U.S. division — revenue, margin, forecasting, and growth targets
• Set and execute the commercial strategy across new business, existing accounts, and emerging GEO/AI-search service lines
• Lead and align sales, fulfillment, and client success toward shared goals and a consistent client experience
• Build, coach, and retain a high-performing team; make the hiring, structure, and comp decisions that sustain growth
• Own senior client relationships across a portfolio spanning SMB to enterprise, DTC to B2B
• Translate where the market is heading — AI search, GEO, community-driven marketing — into service offerings clients can buy and the team can deliver
• Partner with global leadership on planning, reporting, and strategic direction

What you bring

• 8+ years in leadership, including P&L or revenue ownership
• Experience in an agency or professional-services environment. You understand delivering client work at scale
• A track record of growing revenue and building teams, not just maintaining them
• Commercial fluency: comfortable owning a pipeline, a forecast, and a growth number
• The ability to lead through change and bring a team with you
• Fluency in modern digital marketing; genuine curiosity about how AI is reshaping search and discovery
• Background in content marketing, SEO, SEM, or the emerging GEO / AI-search space

Nice to have

• Experience scaling a business through a market shift or transformation
• Exposure to PE-backed or growth-stage operating environments
• Candidates located in the Eastern/Central time zones will be prioritized