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At Bath & Body Works, we believe everybody deserves to feel good. When you join us, you're part of more than an iconic fragrance and personal care brand - you become part of Gingham Nation, where people are at the center of everything we do.

We believe great associate experiences create great consumer experiences. When our associates feel supported, inspired and empowered, consumers feel it. Whether you're starting your career or building your next chapter, we invest in your growth so you can learn, lead and help create feel good moments every day.

The Digital Product Owner (PO) is a manager-level role responsible for collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver scalable digital capabilities aligned with business goals and customer needs. Acting as a “first among equals,” the PO leads the Product Team by fostering collaboration between Product Management, UX Design, Engineering, Analytics, and Operations, while maintaining relationships with internal and external partners.
We are seeking a strategic SEO/GEO leader to own and evolve Bath & Body Works' organic search, generative search, and digital discoverability strategy across web and app experiences. This role combines deep technical SEO expertise with product management, analytics, and cross-functional leadership to find opportunities, shape the roadmap, and drive measurable growth through improved discoverability, traffic acquisition, and digital experience performance.

Responsibilities
• Own and drive the SEO/GEO strategy, vision, roadmap, and backlog for Bath & Body Works' digital properties, proactively finding opportunities to improve discoverability, traffic acquisition, and customer engagement while ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs. In addition owning and prioritizing initiatives related to site and app performance, including Core Web Vitals, page load speed, front-end stability, latency reduction, and digital experience reliability.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external SEO, GEO, and performance vendors, ensuring platform capabilities and investments are fully leveraged, this includes serving as the subject matter expert for technical SEO, GEO, and Local Search, providing strategic guidance and recommendations to improve visibility across traditional search engines, generative search platforms, app stores, and emerging AI-driven discovery channels.
• Define and prioritize requirements related to metadata, structured data/schema, crawl-ability, indexing, URL strategy, redirects, and internal linking to improve organic visibility and preserve SEO equity.
• Partner with content, merchandising, and marketing teams to support optimization of commerce-driving experiences, including Product Listing Pages (PLPs), Store Listing Pages, and key customer entry points. In addition to collaborating across agile product teams to advocate for and prioritize technical SEO, GEO, and performance-related enhancements within shared roadmaps and backlogs.
• Act as the primary owner for digital performance monitoring capabilities and tooling (including Datadog RUM and related monitoring solutions) to identify customer-impacting issues, JavaScript errors, and performance bottlenecks.
• Define, track, and communicate key performance indicators related to discoverability, traffic acquisition, customer engagement, search rankings, Core Web Vitals, and digital experience health.
• Be responsible for the technical roadmap for web-to-app connectivity, including deep linking, universal linking, app indexing, and seamless moves between search, web, and native app experiences.
• Own technical pathing strategies, including redirects, canonicalization, and CDN-level traffic routing logic to support discoverability, customer experience, and platform resiliency.
• Leverage analytics, experimentation, and A/B testing to measure impact, validate opportunities, and support continuous optimization.
• Work closely with Engineering teams to understand technical tradeoffs, dependencies, and modernization opportunities while supporting agile delivery through consistent participation in ceremonies and planning activities.
• Continuously evolve operational processes, governance, and standards to improve speed, quality, agility, scalability, and platform sustainability.
• Stay informed on emerging industry trends, technologies, and standard processes related to SEO, GEO, AI-driven discovery, digital performance, and customer acquisition.
• Champion strong agile rigor and inspire continuous improvement through the use of agile metrics, delivery insights, and operational clarity.
• Support platform stability and operational integrity through issue triage, defect prioritization, and coordination during high-impact customer events.
 

• 7+ years of proven experience, with increasing scope of responsibility, in digital operations, agile product management including 3+ years Agile SDLC experience, digital experience, MarTech, e-commerce, SEO, analytics, or related functions 
• 5+ years effectively leading teams or directly leading associates, including hiring, developing, motivating, and advising priorities
• Strong understanding of technical SEO principles, digital performance optimization, and customer acquisition strategies with the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable business requirements
• Experience working with web/app performance metrics and monitoring tools, including Core Web Vitals and Real User Monitoring (RUM) platforms in addition to partnering with Engineering, Analytics, UX, Content and Marketing teams in fast-paced agile environments
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, relationship-building skills, and analytical mentality with experience in using data and experimentation to drive decision-making
• Experience working with and leading third-party vendors and platform partners
• Agency background or multi-brand in-house experience aligning SEO, GEO, paid search, paid media, creator partnerships, earned media, and editorial seeding as a unified search and discovery strategy
• Experience working within retail, direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, or advising environments in addition to support enterprise SEO, GEO, Local Search, or digital discoverability initiatives
• Familiarity with modern SEO and performance tooling (Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, Conductor, Datadog, Lighthouse, etc.) 
• Experience with A/B testing and experimentation platforms and supporting native app ecosystems, app indexing, deep linking or universal linking
• Experience with CDN technologies, traffic routing, redirect management, or edge delivery concepts in addition to experience working with headless commerce, composable architectures or modern front-end frameworks
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to handle competing priorities across multiple teams

Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Marketing, Engineering, or related field 
• Certifications related to Product Management, SEO, Analytics, Agile, or Digital Performance are a plus 
 

Core Competencies

• Drives Results
• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Decision Making

• Nimble Learning

Benefits

• Feeling good starts with you. We invest in benefits that support your well-being, growth and future, helping you thrive as a creator of feel good — every day. Benefits for eligible associates include: 

• Robust medical, dental, vision and pharmacy coverage. Plus, access to our onsite wellness center and pharmacy located at the Columbus, OH home office.

• No-cost mental health and well-being support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• 401k with company match and Associate Stock Purchase program with discount.

• Opportunity for paid time off, paid parental leave and access to family building benefits.

• Home, auto and pet insurance and a company-provided Care.com subscription.

• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities for post-secondary education.

• Enjoy complimentary products and a 40% merchandise discount so you can experience and share the brand you love.

• Visit bbwbenefits.com for more details.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws. Please see links: Los Angeles Fair Chance In Hiring Ordinance, Philadelphia Fair Chance Law, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not make employment decisions based on an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status, and we comply with all laws concerning nondiscriminatory employment practices. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for associates and job applicants with disabilities. Our management team is dedicated to ensuring fulfillment of this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, associate activities and general treatment during employment. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.

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