SEO executives handle keyword research, on-page optimisation and reporting, usually across several client accounts in an agency or for a single site in-house. India has a large SEO services industry serving overseas clients, which keeps entry-level volume high in Pune, Noida and Ahmedabad. The field is in the middle of its biggest shift in a decade as search moves toward AI-generated answers, and executives who stay at the keyword-and-backlink level are the most exposed.