Manager, Strategic Planning

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New York City, NY, USA
Hybrid
144K-168K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Social Impact • Software
The mental health platform built for personal and professional growth.
The Role
Own and improve company operating rhythms (Biweekly Business Review, OKR cycles, executive cadences, Town Halls). Design and facilitate executive offsites, manage OKR planning end-to-end, coordinate cross-functional planning with Chiefs of Staff, run executive meeting logistics and communications, and leverage AI tools to automate and improve operational workflows.
Summary Generated by Built In

Grow Therapy is on a mission to serve as the trusted partner for therapists growing their practice, and patients accessing high-quality care. Powered by technology, we are a three-sided marketplace that empowers providers, augments insurance payors, and serves patients. Following the mass increase in depression and anxiety, the need for accessibility is more important than ever. To make our vision for mental healthcare a reality, we’re building a team of entrepreneurs and mission-driven go-getters. Since launching in February 2021, we’ve empowered more than ten thousand therapists and hundreds of thousands of clients across the country and insurance landscape. We’ve raised more than $328Mm in funding, including our Series D, at a $3B valuation from Sequoia Capital, Transformation Capital, TCV, SignalFire, Menlo Ventures, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and others.

We're looking for a Manager, Strategic Planning to join our Business Operations team and own the systems and rhythms that enable Grow to plan and operate effectively as we scale. This is not a generalist BizOps role; it is focused specifically on the infrastructure that allows our leaders and teams to make good decisions, stay aligned, and execute with clarity. You will design, build, and run these processes end to end, from the Biweekly Business Review and OKR planning cycles to executive meetings, offsites, Town Halls, and internal communications.

You will:

  • Own and continuously improve Grow's core operating rhythms -- including the Biweekly Business Review, OKR planning cycles, executive meeting cadences, and Town Halls -- ensuring they run with consistency, quality, and increasing efficiency over time.

  • Design and facilitate executive offsites end to end: structure, pre-work, logistics, facilitation support, and post-offsite documentation and follow-through.

  • Manage OKR planning cycles from kickoff to completion: build the framework, own the timeline, facilitate cross-functional working sessions, and maintain the system of record.

  • Serve as the primary operational counterpart to Chiefs of Staff across Grow's functions, coordinating on cross-functional planning processes and company-wide initiatives.

  • Leverage AI tools to improve the efficiency and quality of operating processes -- from automating coordination workflows to streamlining how information flows across the organization.

You’ll be a good fit if you are:

  • An Operator with Ownership Depth: You have 5 to 7 years of experience in business operations, strategic operations, or a chief of staff function, ideally at a high-growth tech or healthcare company. You have personally built and run recurring operating processes -- not just supported them -- and you can speak to every decision you made and why.

  • A Systems Thinker: You do not just run processes -- you think about why they exist and whether they are working. You can diagnose operational breakdowns, propose fixes, and implement them with limited oversight. You have strong intuitions about how planning, communication, and decision-making infrastructure should work at a scaling company.

  • A Strong Project Manager: You can build a project plan, manage complex timelines, coordinate across senior stakeholders, and ensure execution without losing sight of the objectives. Details do not fall through the cracks on your watch.

  • Comfortable with the Full Range of the Work: This role combines strategic process design with hands-on execution, including scheduling, logistics, and note-taking for executive meetings. You see both as part of the same job and do not minimize for the execution side.

  • A Senior Communicator: You are equally comfortable designing a facilitation agenda for an executive offsite and drafting a company-wide communication. You can influence without authority, manage up effectively, and hold senior stakeholders to process expectations without being deferential or avoidant.

  • AI-Forward: You actively use AI tools to improve your own productivity and the quality of the processes you run -- from automating coordination workflows to accelerating how information is synthesized and distributed. You see AI as a force multiplier and bring that mindset to everything you build.

  • Mission-Driven: You're here to change the world, and you connect your work back to the importance of the Grow Therapy mission.
    Employment Type: Full Time, Exempt
    Base Compensation: The base compensation range for this position is $144,000–$168,000 USD Annually
    This is a hybrid role with the expectation to work onsite from our NYC, hub location three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and travel 2–3 times per year (e.g., company and department offsites).
    The base compensation for this role will vary depending on several factors, including relevant experience, qualifications, and the candidate’s working location.

Full Time Employee Benefits:

  • Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.

  • Grow for Grow: No cost access to therapy through the Grow platform (available to US employees)

  • Financial Wellness: Retirement savings programs and equity opportunities to help you invest in your future.

  • Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays & Winter Break: Flexible time off, company paid holidays (which vary by country), and a full company wide Winter Break to rest and recharge

  • Parental Leave: Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave to support you and your growing family and a new child stipend.

  • Mental Health Mornings/Afternoons: Dedicated weekly flexible time for self care, whether that's therapy, exercise, journaling, time with family, or simply taking a break.

  • Wellness & Development Stipend: Annual stipend to support your personal wellbeing and professional growth, from fitness and education to books and learning resources.

  • Commuter Benefits: Pre tax commuter benefits to support teammates working from one of our hub locations.

  • Home Office & Meals: Support for your home workspace plus meal benefits, with offerings tailored to both remote and hub based employees.

  • Additional Perks: A variety of wellbeing benefits, including wellness memberships, virtual care, pet insurance discounts (where available), and global travel assistance.


Research shows that some groups hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you’re excited about this role but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply. At Grow, we value diverse experiences, transferable skills, and the unique strengths each person brings.

Grow Therapy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Use of AI Tools: We use certain AI and automated tools to support recruitment. These tools help our team review applications, organize interviews, detect potential application integrity issues, and maintain interview records; they do not make final hiring decisions.

Application Review: Ashby's AI-Assisted Application Review helps review application materials against role-specific criteria and may flag potential fraud or integrity issues for recruiter review. All advancement decisions are made by our human recruiting team after independent review. See Ashby's AI Bias Audit Report.

Interview Recording: We use BrightHire to record interviews, supporting note-taking and consistency across candidates. Learn more. Interviews are confidential; you may ask your interviewer to stop recording anytime, or opt out in advance. Choosing not to be recorded will not, by itself, affect your candidacy.

AI-Assisted Recruiter Screen: For select roles, BrightHire's AI features may help structure initial recruiter screens and organize interview notes. All responses are reviewed by our recruiting team; no hiring decisions are made by AI alone.

State-specific notices: Depending on your location, you may have additional rights. Illinois: If AI analyzes a video interview, we'll provide notice, explain how it works and what it evaluates, and obtain consent beforehand. New York City: Where required, we'll provide at least 10 business days’ notice before using an automated employment decision tool and explain how to request an alternative process. Maryland: We do not use facial recognition to create facial templates during interviews unless required notice and written consent are obtained.

Questions, accommodation requests, requests for an alternative selection process, objections to recording, or concerns about AI use? Contact [email protected]. We’re happy to help or offer an alternative way to participate.

Skills Required

  • 5 to 7 years of experience in business operations, strategic operations, or chief of staff functions
  • Experience building and running recurring operating processes (e.g., BBRs, OKR cycles) end-to-end
  • Strong project management skills: build plans, manage timelines, coordinate senior stakeholders
  • Experience designing and facilitating executive offsites and executive meeting cadences
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable drafting company-wide communications and influencing senior leaders
  • Demonstrated systems thinking and ability to diagnose and fix operational breakdowns
  • Hands-on willingness to execute scheduling, logistics, and note-taking alongside strategic design
  • Active use of AI tools to improve productivity and operational processes
  • Ideally experience at a high-growth tech or healthcare company
  • Ability to work hybrid in NYC hub three days per week (Tue-Wed-Thu)
  • Willingness to travel 2-3 times per year for company and department offsites

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Grow Therapy Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Job postings and employer materials list comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage along with life and disability insurance for corporate roles. Employer-verified pages also reference an Employee Assistance Program and strong health-related offerings.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Public listings describe flexible or unlimited PTO, 12 paid holidays, and a company-wide winter break/recharge week. Several sources also note paid sick days and bereavement leave.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Company materials highlight weekly mental-health time (e.g., “Mental Health Mornings/Afternoons”), wellness and learning stipends, and a remote-office stipend, plus no-cost access to therapy on the platform. Flexible/hybrid work and in-office meals where applicable further reinforce lifestyle support.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
460 Employees
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

Grow is a mental health platform built to enable progress. We see technology not as a layer on top of care, but as the connective tissue that helps it grow — and we believe that building it is some of the most important work there is. We are not only for crisis. We are for all the moments when someone decides they want more. More support, more clarity, more tools. Because mental health isn't a destination. It's a practice. And we are building the platform, the products, and the partnerships to make that practice possible for everyone. We are more than a marketplace — bringing together clinical expertise, always-on tools, and deep insights to help clients improve their lives, providers build practices they're proud of, and businesses offer demonstrably more effective and efficient care. So far, 15 million sessions have started on Grow, with 220M lives covered. Each one a step forward for someone, somewhere, building the life they've always wanted. Like the people we serve, we are in a process of becoming. Solving one problem. Making progress. Moving on to the next. Our founders come from Harvard Medical School, Stripe, and Blackstone — pairing bold vision with a culture of balance, belonging, and whole-person wellness. We're proud to be backed by Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, TCV, Transformation Capital, SignalFire, and Plus Capital. Progress doesn't happen on its own. It happens because of talented individuals who build for the people they love.

Why Work With Us

At Grow Therapy, we believe well-being isn’t just a perk—it’s part of how we work. From clinicians to engineers, every voice helps shape the care we build. Our mission-driven team is rethinking mental health care, supported by flexible PTO, paid winter recharge, mental health breaks, no-cost therapy through our platform, and wellness perks.

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We value hybrid and remote work with offices located in New York City, Seattle, and San Francisco.

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week
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