[Hiring] Business Operations Manager @Headway

Role Description

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 Business 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.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in operational roles at high-growth companies, with some background in consulting, finance, business operations preferred but not required.
• Data is your first language; you enjoy and are skilled at digging through complex data to solve ambiguous problems.
• You thrive in the unknown, and seek out opportunities to dive into unfamiliar challenges, drive towards outcomes, and shape strategy.
• You are operationally excellent, able to manage a large volume of moving pieces without breaking a sweat.
• You are a collaborator that proactively partners across teams while holding teams accountable for business results.
• You seek an environment that fosters individual growth through open feedback and high autonomy.
• You are motivated by the opportunity to make an impact on one of our generation’s defining problems: affordable mental healthcare.

Benefits

The expected base pay range for this position is $121,600 - $190,000 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.

• 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