Job Description
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 Lead, you will drive complex, cross-functional initiatives that advance pod-level objectives. You’ll work independently to identify opportunities, address dependencies, and ensure alignment across stakeholders - turning ambiguous problems into structured analyses, scalable processes, and clear recommendations. You’ll bring analytical rigor to root-cause investigations, design workflows and tooling that improve efficiency and reliability, and own initiatives end-to-end from scoping through delivery. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, a builder’s mindset toward operational design, and the ability to coordinate across teams to drive measurable outcomes.
What you’ll do at Headway
- Drive complex, cross-functional initiatives that dvance pod-level objectives - identifying opportunities, addressing dependencies, and ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
- Build and operate scalable workflows and processes (0→1) that improve efficiency, reliability, and throughput across your domain.
- Leverage data tools to extract insights, validate assumptions, and inform decisions, synthesizing findings into clear recommendations that guide pod and organizational priorities.
- Plan, execute, and deliver initiatives end-to-end by setting clear objectives, timelines, and success metrics – driving accountability across functions without formal authority.
You’ll be great for this role if you:
- You have 5-7 years of experience in operational roles at high-growth companies; background in consulting, finance, or business operations preferred but not required.
- You independently deconstruct complex problems into structured, testable components - and you’re comfortable working through ambiguity without waiting for full clarity.
- You’re proficient with AI & data tools (e.g., Looker, Excel, SQL, dashboards) and use them fluently to extract insights, validate assumptions, and streamline workflows.
- You design systems with scale in mind - anticipating bottlenecks, iterating based on feedback, and codifying learnings into playbooks and standards.
- You coordinate resources and align priorities across teams, building trust through transparency, accountability, and clear communication.
- You take calculated risks and make decisions that advance pod objectives, anticipating downstream impacts before taking action.
- You’re 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 $131,750 - $155,000 based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for an equity grant, depending on the position and level.
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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