Manager, Business Operations

Headway’s mission is a big one – to build a new mental health care system everyone can access. We’ve built technology that helps people find great therapists with the first software-enabled national network of providers accepting insurance.

1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but the majority of providers don’t accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway is building a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access by making it easy for therapists to accept insurance and scale their practice.

Headway was founded in 2019. Since then, we’ve grown into a diverse, national network of over 60,000 mental healthcare providers across all 50 states who run their practice on our software and have served over 1 million patients. We’re a Series D company with over $325m in funding from a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), Accel, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Spark Capital, Thrive Capital, Forerunner Ventures and Health Care Service Corporation.

We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career.

Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better.

About The Role

As Headway works to build a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access, we’re facing unique operational challenges and opportunities that come with growing and scaling at an unparalleled rate. We’re pushing the boundaries of the existing healthcare system so that we can fulfill our promise to providers, patients, and payers to create access to high quality providers across the nation. In order to do that, we’re building a world class operations team that enables efficiency, growth, and quality, and as a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to have a material impact on the trajectory of Headway and help define a function core to the livelihood of our business and the impact we deliver for our partners and clients.

As a Business Operations Manager, you will lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that span teams and pods. You’ll operate as a thought partner to Product, Data, and Operations leaders – helping shape objectives, influence priorities, and translate complex insights into actionable plans. In addition to owning critical operational workflows, you’ll design scalable systems, mentor team members, and drive initiatives that create durable, measurable impact across the organization. This role requires strong judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to drive alignment and execution across the organization.

What you’ll do at Headway

Design and build foundations for a variety of 0-1 initiatives within the Operations function.

Collaborate cross-functionally to build, execute, monitor, and implement scalable products and processes that enable us to deliver on core business challenges.

Assess and analyze data to develop and determine strategies for accelerating progress, proactively identify areas for improvement, and deliver on roadmap priorities and team OKRs.

Build and manage a growing team to achieve these objectives.

You’ll Be Great For This Role If You

Have 7+ years of experience in operational roles at high-growth companies, with some background in consulting, finance, or business operations preferred but not required

Have 2+ years of people management experience; you are a team builder that is passionate about growing and developing talent

Use data as your first-language; you enjoy and are skilled at digging through complex data to solve ambiguous problems.

Thrive in the unknown, and seek out opportunities to dive into unfamiliar challenges, drive towards outcomes, and shape strategy

Are operationally excellent, able to manage a large volume of moving pieces without breaking a sweat

Are a collaborator that proactively partners across teams while holding teams accountable for business results

Seek an environment that fosters individual growth through open-feedback and high-autonomy

Are motivated by the opportunity to make an impact on one of our generation’s defining problems: affordable mental healthcare

Compensation And Benefits

The expected base pay range for this position is $121,720 - $179,000 based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

We are committed to offering a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package, including robust health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, and meaningful ownership opportunities through equity. Compensation decisions are made holistically, ensuring fairness and alignment with market benchmarks while recognizing individual contributions and potential.

Benefits Offered Include

Equity Compensation

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

HSA / FSA

401K

Work-from-Home Stipend

Therapy Reimbursement

16-week parental leave for eligible employees

Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership

13 paid holidays each year as well as a Holiday Break during the week between December 25th and December 31st

Flexible PTO

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Training and professional development

We believe a team's strength is in its people, and we cannot achieve this mission without a team that reflects the diversity of this problem – across race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, national origin, religion, family status, disability, military status, and experience.

Headway is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Headway will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please inform the recruiter when they contact you to schedule your interview.

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