The People Behind the Page One
Behind every ranking, every ad, and every report sits a person who owns it. Meet the 45+ specialists who plan, build, and grow your campaigns—and the culture that keeps them sharp.
One Team. Every Discipline.
We don't outsource. We don't hand accounts to juniors. And we don't sell you one team in the pitch and swap in another after you sign.
Every campaign at FirstPageRanks is run by the same senior specialists who pitched it—organized into cross-functional pods that work as one unit.
- ✓100% in-house. SEO, ads, design, development, content — nothing outsourced.
- ✓Senior-only benches. An 8+ year average experience ceiling on every account.
- ✓One accountable owner. A dedicated account manager who knows your business by name.
Senior-Only Bench
Specialists with 8–15 years of hands-on experience—in writing, guaranteed.
Cross-Functional Pods
Strategist + SEO + ads + creative + data working as one team per client.
In-House Everything
Web, SEO, paid, creative, and content under one roof — zero hand-offs.
Dedicated Manager
One point of contact who reports on numbers — not jargon.
Meet the Team Running Your Campaigns
A glimpse of the specialists who plan, execute, and report on your growth — day in, day out.
Rohan Mehta
Head of Content StrategyLong-form content architect with 1,000+ published pieces that rank, read, and convert.
Kavita Sharma
SEO Team LeadTechnical SEO specialist behind 2,500+ page-one keywords across 28+ industries.
Arjun Verma
Senior PPC SpecialistGoogle Ads and Performance Max operator who lives for profitable scale.
Neha Gupta
Head of Client SuccessThe strategist-diplomat who keeps 98% of clients renewing year after year.
Farhan Khan
Lead CopywriterWrites words that sell—headlines, scripts, and full-funnel copy that converts.
Divya Iyer
Social Media LeadBuilds content engines that turn followers into communities — and customers.
Manish Joshi
CRO SpecialistA/B tests every page until it sells—the person behind our conversion lifts.
Ananya Das
Analytics & Insights LeadOwns GA4, attribution, and the monthly numbers every client trusts.
Specialists. Not Generalists. Ever.
Every expert owns a single craft and brings years of depth to it — no one is learning on your budget.
Rohit Malhotra
Web DevelopmentSneha Pillai
Email & AutomationNaveen Krishnan
Local SEO & MapsKaran Oberoi
Video & MotionPooja Rathi
Brand & Visual DesignImran Qureshi
B2B & LinkedInShreya Bose
Influencer MarketingRitika Sood
Marketplace & AmazonThe Leadership You'll Actually See
The same executives who set the bar also review your account every single week..
Manish Gahlyan
CEO & Founder"We built this company to prove that honesty and results can win in this industry. Ten years later, that still hasn't changed."
Priya Rao
COO & Head of Paid Media"Every rupee has a job. My team makes sure it does it."
Sara Nair
Chief Creative Officer"Creative is only creative if it converts. Beauty without business is decoration."
Vikram Singh
CTO & Technical SEO Lead"Rankings are earned in the code as much as the content. We obsess over both."
The Executive Team, Hands On
Executives here don't sit in rooms — they sit in accounts. Here's who owns what.
Amit Kumar
Chief Executive OfficerSets the vision, owns the strategy bar, and still audits client campaigns weekly.
- Vision & company direction
- Senior strategy review
- Key account oversight
Priya Rao
Chief Operating OfficerRuns operations and paid media — the engine that keeps 45+ people moving in one direction.
- Delivery & operations
- Paid media practice
- Team performance
Sara Nair
Chief Creative OfficerOwns the brand, design, and content—making sure everything looks premium and converts.
- Brand & creative direction
- Design & content quality
- Creative team growth
Vikram Singh
Chief Technology OfficerLeads technical SEO and web—the engineering backbone behind every ranking and site.
- Technical SEO practice
- Web & dev stack
- Core Web Vitals
How We Lead
Three core leadership principles guide every decision we make—from the people we hire to the strategies we deliver and the results we pursue.
Lead by Doing
Our leadership team stays hands-on—actively managing campaigns, auditing performance, and delivering work alongside the team. We lead by example, ensuring every strategy meets the same standards we expect from ourselves.
Radical Ownership
We take full ownership of every outcome. When challenges arise, our leaders are accountable. When campaigns succeed, the success belongs to our clients—their growth is the achievement that matters most.
Grow People First
We invest in our people through continuous training, industry certifications, and clear career growth. Because stronger teams build stronger results for our clients.
Our People, by the Numbers
We built a team the way we'd want to be built for—senior, specialized, and empowered. Here's the composition behind the results.
Every member is hired for depth in a craft, then given the autonomy to own it. That combination — deep skill plus real ownership — is why campaigns compound instead of stall.
- ✓45+ specialists across six practices, 100% in-house.
- ✓8+ Years Average Experience — Our Standard Is Senior Expertise, Not Entry-Level Talent.
- ✓Cross-functional pods assigned per account, never per ticket.
45+
Specialists across SEO, PPC, social, content, web, and data.
8+ Yrs
Average hands-on experience across the entire team.
6
Practice areas working as one integrated growth engine.
100%
In-house. No freelancers, no outsourcing, no hand-offs.
Four Kinds of Minds. One Goal.
Every result we ship comes from the collision of four disciplines working in sync.
Strategy Minds
Growth strategists who map the market, the funnel, and the money before a single rupee is spent.
Creative Minds
Designers, writers, and video editors who make brands impossible to scroll past — and easy to buy from.
Technical Minds
Developers and technical SEO engineers who build fast, crawlable, conversion-ready digital foundations.
Data Minds
Analysts turn dashboards into decisions—proving what works and killing what doesn't every single week.
Roles In. Results Out.
Every role on your account maps to a specific outcome. No busywork, no make-work—just jobs that move numbers.
Six Practice Squads, One Standard
Six in-house squads, each run by specialists who own one craft end-to-end—and answer for its results.
Search Squad
Technical, on-page, and authority specialists who win high-intent traffic the same way every time.
Media Squad
Paid media operators managing Google, Meta, and LinkedIn campaigns to a target ROAS.
Social Squad
Platform-native creators who grow audiences you can actually sell to—organic and paid.
Content Squad
Writers and editors who produce SEO articles, copy, and scripts researched to rank.
Web Squad
Developers who build fast, conversion-ready sites—speed and Core Web Vitals are in their DNA.
Data Squad
Analysts who turn GA4 and attribution into weekly decisions — not quarterly surprises.
Full-Stack Marketing Specialists
Not generalists wearing many hats—specialists who have spent years mastering one discipline.
SEO Specialists
Technical, on-page, and authority experts with 2,500+ page-one keywords behind them.
Google Ads Specialists
Search, PMax, and shopping experts who have managed ₹20Cr+ in ad spend.
Social Media Specialists
Platform-native marketers who build content engines that grow communities.
Content Specialists
Writers and strategists who craft articles and copy that rank and persuade.
Email & Automation Specialists
Lifecycle experts who turn one-time buyers into repeat customers.
CRO Specialists
Conversion-rate optimizers who A/B test every page until it sells.
The Creative Team That Makes It Beautiful
Beauty with a business purpose — every creative asset is designed to convert.
Designers
Premium visual identities, landing pages, and ad creatives that stand out on any feed.
UI · Brand · AdsCopywriters
Words that sell — from headlines to full-funnel copy that keeps readers moving down the page.
Copy · Headlines · ScriptsVideo Editors
Reels, shorts, and long-form content edited for retention and reach.
Reels · Ads · ExplainerBrand Strategists
Positioning and identity architects who make your brand memorable and trustworthy.
Positioning · Voice · IdentityThe Strategy Team That Makes It Smart
Before any creative or campaign, the strategy team decides where the money should go.
Growth Strategists
Roadmap builders who connect marketing activities to revenue outcomes.
Growth · Funnels · RoadmapsData Analysts
The people who turn dashboards into decisions — proving what works, killing what doesn't.
GA4 · Looker · AttributionMedia Planners
Budget architects who allocate every rupee to the channel with the best return.
Budgeting · Channel Mix · BiddingMarket Researchers
Competitor and audience analysts who keep every campaign aimed at the right target.
Audience · Competitors · TrendsAccolades Earned by the People, Not the Pitch
Industry awards, community work, and team milestones we're proud of — each one earned by a specialist or a squad.
Best SEO Agency
Delhi Digital Marketing Awards · 2025
Top-10 Growth Partner
Shortlisted · India Growth Summit 2024
250+ Stage Hours
Speaking & panels at industry events
50+ Published Bylines
Team articles in leading marketing publications
1,000+ Students Trained
Free SEO & paid-media masterclasses
120+ Certifications
Held by the team, renewed and audited yearly
40+ Case Wins
Client results featured across our portfolio
98% Retention
The only award our clients vote for — yearly
Plus, continuous internal training—every specialist completes 50+ learning hours each year, so nothing here ever goes stale.
From a Laptop to a 45-Strong Team
The two people who started FirstPageRanks in 2015 are the reason we work the way we do.
Manish Gahlyan
Co-Founder & CEOManish wrote his first SEO plan for a friend's neighborhood shop at 22—and watched it climb from page three to page one in 90 days. That one proof point, repeated across thousands of campaigns since, is why FirstPageRanks exists today.
Ritu Sharma
Co-Founder & Head of OperationsRitu joined in year one as operations hire number one and grew into a founding partner. She built the delivery systems, the hiring bar, and the client-success engine that keep 45+ specialists rowing in one direction.
Manish Gahlyan — Founder & CEO
Manish is a hands-on growth operator who still audits live campaigns every Friday — a habit that hasn't slipped in ten years. He believes a founder's job is to set the bar, then keep holding it, no matter how big the team gets.
He personally mentors every pod lead, reviews each key-account roadmap, and answers client escalations within 24 hours. That's not delegation — that's the standard he expects everyone else to match.
- ✓Friday audits — he reviews live campaigns personally, every week.
- ✓Mentor to pod leads — every team lead reports directly to him.
- ✓24-hour escalations — clients always reach a decision-maker fast.
Manish Gahlyan
Founder & CEO · FirstPageRanksSEO pioneer, growth operator, and the standard-bearer for honest digital marketing in India. Ten years, one promise, never broken.
Flat. Senior-Led. Fast.
We deliberately avoid heavy management layers. Decisions move at the speed of the client, not the org chart.
Flat Structure
Three levels only—specialist, pod lead, and executive. No bureaucracy between you and the work.
Senior-Led Pods
Each client pod is led by a senior who owns outcomes, not a junior who owns tickets.
Weekly Sprints
One-week execution cycles with a Monday plan and a Friday review. Momentum is the culture.
Open-Door Policy
Every team member can raise issues directly to founders. No escalation gauntlet.
How It Feels to Work Here
Great results come from great teams. Here's the culture that keeps ours sharp.
Remote-First & Flexible
Work from anywhere, measured on outcomes—not hours logged.
Learning Obsessed
Certifications, conferences, and a learning budget for every team member.
No Ego, Ever
Best idea wins, regardless of title. Seniority is earned, not assumed.
Great Work. Great People.
We're always looking for senior specialists who care about the craft. If that's you, this is where the work happens.
SEO Specialist
Own technical and on-page SEO for a portfolio of client accounts. 4+ years experience, SEMrush/Ahrefs proficiency required.
Performance Marketer
Plan and manage Google & Meta campaigns to target ROAS. 4+ years in paid media with real budgets.
Web Developer
Build fast, conversion-optimized WordPress sites with Elementor Pro. Strong Core Web Vitals knowledge required.
Content Strategist
Plan and write SEO content that ranks and converts across industries. Portfolio of published work required.
Careers at FirstPageRanks
Everything you need to know before you apply—clear answers, honest expectations, and complete transparency from the start.
It's a three-step, senior-led process: a portfolio or case-review call, a practical assignment that mirrors real client work, and a final culture-fit conversation with the pod lead. No trick questions, no multiple rounds of HR gatekeeping. We usually complete the whole process within two weeks.
Yes. We're remote-first across India and work with senior talent across six countries. What matters is outcomes and communication, not which city you log in from. We also have a New Delhi HQ for those who prefer hybrid work.
Every specialist has a defined growth ladder — specialist to senior to pod lead to practice head. Promotions are tied to demonstrated impact, not tenure. Most of our leads today were promoted from within.
Yes—a structured 3-month internship program in SEO, PPC, content, and web development, with a possible conversion to full-time based on performance. Interns work on real projects under a senior mentor, never on clients' live budgets unsupervised.
Craft depth above everything else. We'd rather hire one specialist who owns one discipline brilliantly than a generalist who does five things okay. Add ownership, curiosity, and clear communication — and you're our kind of person.
Within 48 hours. Every application goes to the relevant practice head — not an automated inbox — and everyone gets a response, whether or not we move forward.
Benefits That Actually Matter
The perks we think make a real difference to great work—not foosball and free pizza.
Remote-First Setup
Work from anywhere with a home-office allowance and flexible hours.
Transparent Pay
Clear salary bands, annual reviews, and profit sharing for senior roles.
Learning Budget
Annual budget for certifications, courses, and industry events for everyone.
Health & Wellness
Health insurance coverage plus wellness leave for every team member.
Growth Paths
Defined ladders from specialist to practice head, with real promotions inside.
Amazing Team
Senior colleagues who teach, challenge, and celebrate—ego-free.
The Values We Hire & Fire By
Six principles that shape who we hire, how we treat each other, and the culture we protect every day.
Craft Obsession
We sweat the last 10% of every deliverable—the details most teams skip.
Say It Straight
No spin between colleagues, no surprises for clients. Direct, honest, and kind.
Always Learning
Certifications, courses, and weekly knowledge hours — growth is part of the job.
Shared Ownership
Win together, miss together, fix together. Nobody hides behind a hand-off.
Respect the Work
Deadlines matter, quality matters more—and we fight for both, every sprint.
Move as One
Pods, not silos. When a teammate is underwater, someone jumps in—no questions.
Behind the Team: How the Machine Runs
Take a look inside the engine room—the weekly rhythm that turns 45 specialists into one results machine.
Plan Monday
Every pod opens the week with a sprint plan tied to client milestones.
Ship Daily
Content, campaigns, and code go live in small daily batches — no week-long silos.
Review Friday
Numbers are reviewed against targets. What worked scales, what didn't gets killed.
Learn Weekly
Knowledge hours where specialists share wins, failures, and new platform updates.
Compound Monthly
Monthly strategy reviews that lock in gains and set the next 30-day target.
Want This Team on Your Account?
Book one free strategy session and meet the people who would run your growth—a written roadmap included and zero obligation.