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 45,000 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 IT at Headway
Building a new mental healthcare system at Headway is only possible because of the scale and leverage that software can provide. The IT team at Headway is a small but mighty team using technology to build that future.
About the role
In this role, you’ll have the unique opportunity to be the builder and driver of our dedicated, in-house IT Engineering efforts. You will execute projects, both technically and organizationally, to tackle challenges as the company doubles in size over the next year or two.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee and ensure optimal function of essential business applications, such as Google Workspace, Jira/Atlassian suite, and Slack.
- Manage application security through routine audits, and enforce best practices for access control.
- Develop and uphold procedures for employee lifecycle management, especially onboarding and offboarding processes.
- Maintain documentation for all core applications and processes.
- Address and resolve application-related incidents and service requests.
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to enhance application configurations and workflows.
You may be a good fit if you:
- Have 5+ years experience working in a SaaS-based IT environment
- Possess subject matter expertise in workflows and integrations, leveraging APIs to automate processes and reduce redundancy
- Have familiarity with strict compliance regulations, like HIPAA
- Are a hunter/gatherer, skilled at working with stakeholders to collect, synthesize and present solutions that meet business needs and drive efficiency across workflows
- Value project management, and plan work visibly and methodically
- Are a team player and welcome feedback with a growth mindset
- Stay up-to-date on the latest security and privacy best practices and requirements
You’ll love this role if you want to:
- Work in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Collaborate with highly motivated, mission-driven teams striving to redefine access to mental health in America.
- Take projects from vision to reality in partnership with cross-functional teams, third-party products, and consultants.
- Manage the tradeoff between speed and scalability in order to best empower the teams you work with.
- Measure the impact of your contributions through quantitative reporting methods that promote visibility into our impact and enable our team to make data-informed decisions.
Tools we use:
- Identity and Access Management: Okta, Lumos
- Email and Messaging: Gmail and Slack
- Document Creation and Collaboration: Google Workspace, Confluence
- Credential Management: 1Password
- Ticketing: Jira Service Desk, ZenDesk, Jira Projects
- Project Planning: Jira
- Endpoint Management: JAMF, InTune, ChromeOS, Kolide
Our interview process
After you apply to Headway, here are some details of what to expect during the interview process.
- Initial screen: You’ll connect with someone in recruiting so you can learn more about the team, Headway’s mission and exciting growth, and we can get a better idea of your background.
- First round: You'll meet with the IT Manager to discuss your previous experience, and do an initial technical screen.
- Final rounds: You’ll meet several team members for technical and non-technical interviews, and leave with a fuller picture of what it’s like to work at Headway.
- References and the Offer: Our favorite part of the process! We'll send over all of the details, including specifics on employee equity, and congratulatory messages from excited future team members!
The expected base pay range for this position is $152,150 - $179,000, based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for performance-based variable compensation and 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.
Headway employees work remotely across the US, with the option to work from offices in New York City, San Francisco and Seattle. Headway participates in E-Verify. To learn more, click here.
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What We Do
Headway is building a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access. We make it easy for people to find quality in-network mental health care by removing historic barriers faced by mental health providers, payers, and patients.
1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but the vast majority do not get the care they need. The primary reason is cost: the majority of therapists do not accept insurance, meaning paying for therapy is prohibitively expensive for prospective patients. This is where we got our start – Headway has built the first software-enabled network of therapists who accept health insurance, making it easy for therapists to grow their practices, and possible for patients to find quality care they can afford.
Headway was founded in 2019. Since then, we’ve grown into a diverse, national network of over 34,000 mental healthcare providers across all 50 states who run their practice on our software. 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 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 employees work remotely across the US, with the option to work from our NYC HQ.
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 to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
Why Work With Us
The demand for mental health care has never been higher, underscoring the need for solutions like Headway that increase accessibility to clinical care. Headway is building a new mental health care system that everyone can access by making it easier for therapists to accept insurance and build their best practice.
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Employees work remotely.
We are a remote first company with the option to work out of our New York City headquarters, San Francisco, or Seattle offices.
