1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but most providers don't accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway’s mission is to fix this by building a new mental healthcare system everyone can access. We started by solving the biggest barrier to care: insurance. The admin work - credentialing, claims, payment reconciliation - is a nightmare. We've automated that.
But we're going further. Over 90,000 providers across all 50 states run their practice on our software, serving over 2.6 million patients. We are building the best tools for therapists to run their entire practice, reimagining the experience of finding a therapist, and investing in the platform foundations to enable this at scale, and building much of it with AI. We aren't just a billing layer; we are becoming the platform where care actually happens.
We're a Series D company with $325M+ in funding (a16z, Accel, Spark Capital, etc.), looking for exceptional people to help us achieve this mission. 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 This RoleHeadway’s patient lifecycle function is a blank canvas. You will build the owned-channel relationship with every Headway patient from first contact through long-term care, using email, SMS, push, and in-app messaging to help people access and sustain mental health care.
You will build and run campaigns yourself, working cross-functionally with Product and Data to design and optimize the full patient journey. You will work directly with Engineering to instrument events and ship notification infrastructure, and with Data Science to bring model-driven personalization to lifecycle at scale.
You WillDesign and build triggered lifecycle journeys across email, SMS, push, and in-app — from welcome and activation through re-engagement and long-term retention.
Own segmentation end-to-end: pull audiences, validate event data, and QA campaign logic without a data ticket for every audience build.
Design and run A/B and multivariate tests; measure incrementality through holdouts and downstream conversion, not opens and clicks.
Build from a queue of campaign ideas and backlog
Partner with Product to align lifecycle programs to product milestones and patient-facing features.
Work with Engineering to instrument behavioral events and build the notification infrastructure that powers lifecycle.
Collaborate with Data Science to bring predictive signals — churn propensity, appointment readiness — into campaign triggers and personalization logic.
Build and maintain an experimentation roadmap prioritized by expected impact on patient activation and retention.
6+ years building lifecycle programs hands-on — email, SMS, and at least one of push or in-app.
Deep platform fluency in Iterable, Braze, or a comparable consumer lifecycle tool.
Consumer health, wellness, subscription, or financial services background — you understand users where trust is fragile and the product is deeply personal.
Have personally designed, run, and analyzed A/B tests in lifecycle. You can explain what a holdout group is and why it matters.
Comfortable with data: you can pull a segment, validate event data, and QA a campaign flow without filing a data ticket.
Active practitioner with AI tools — you use them in your work today, not just in conversation.
Comfortable in ambiguity: no playbook. You see that as the opportunity.
The expected base pay range for this position is $105,400 - $155,000 based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
Comprehensive benefits:Medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, 401(k) including match for 2027!, Carrot Fertility reimbursement, and paid parental, medical and caregiver leave.
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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Skills Required
- 6+ years building lifecycle marketing programs hands-on
- Experience with email, SMS, and at least one of push or in-app messaging
- Deep platform fluency in Iterable, Braze, or a comparable consumer lifecycle tool
- Background in consumer health, wellness, subscription, or financial services
- Hands-on experience designing, running, and analyzing lifecycle A/B tests
- Understanding of holdout groups and incrementality measurement
- Ability to pull audience segments, validate event data, and QA campaign flows independently
- Active practical use of AI tools
- Comfort working in ambiguous environments without an established playbook
Headway Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision are offered with multiple plan options, and the employer is described as covering a majority of premiums. Life and short- and long-term disability coverage further reinforce the core health package.
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Parental & Family Support — Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for eligible employees is highlighted as a standout policy. Family-forming benefits through Carrot add further support for fertility and related needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Therapy-cost reimbursement of roughly $2,100 per year, an EAP, and remote-first flexibility with home-office stipends are emphasized. These perks extend the package beyond basics to everyday wellbeing and work setup.
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What We Do
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.
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. 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.
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