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 75,000 providers across all 50 states run their practice on our software, serving over 1 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. 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.
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 an essential function at Headway that builds operational efficiency into everything we do, giving our organization the tools needed to achieve our goals of reshaping mental healthcare. 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 continues to rapidly scale.
You’ll love this role if you want to:Design, develop, and standardize the IAM lifecycle and associated workflows for Headway employee accounts.
Drive automation and integration excellence by configuring and managing workflows to automate provisioning, de-provisioning, and access changes, eliminating manual effort and ensuring speed and accuracy.
Strengthen the security foundation by completing and maintaining key IdP integrations of varying levels of complexity with business applications.
Lead the transition to least-privilege. Actively drive and support the organization-wide Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) initiative, ensuring access is governed by job function and need.
Maintain documentation for all core applications and processes.
Address and resolve identity related incidents and escalated service requests.
Work collaboratively with major stakeholders to establish IAM policies and governance that foster a culture of least-privilege.
An experienced SaaS environment expert with at least 5 years in a fast paced, supporting a distributed workforce, specifically focused on Identity & Access Management (Okta experience is strongly preferred).
Possess subject matter expertise in IAM technologies; you’ve led large scale projects to completion centered on IdP implementation, JML automation, and integrating SaaS applications using APIs, SCIM, and OIDC/SAML protocols.
You’ve driven organization change by leading or playing a significant role in large scale company access controls deployments that require cross functional collaboration and user impact management.
You excel at partnering with stakeholders across the business to synthesize and present technical solutions that drive business efficiency.
You practice methodical project ownership and management with autonomy by consistently planning and executing work with visibility.
Are a team player who actively seeks and provides feedback with a growth mindset.
Stay up-to-date on the latest technology and privacy best practices and requirements.
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
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
- At least 5 years supporting SaaS environments and distributed workforces with a focus on Identity & Access Management
- Hands-on experience implementing and maintaining IdP integrations and large-scale IdP projects
- Experience designing and executing JML (joiner/mover/leaver) automation and provisioning/de-provisioning workflows
- Expertise with SCIM, OIDC, SAML and integrating SaaS apps via APIs
- Proven experience driving RBAC/least-privilege and cross-functional access control deployments
- Ability to manage identity-related incidents and escalated service requests
- Strong stakeholder partnership and communication skills to present technical solutions
- Experience maintaining documentation for core applications and IAM processes
- Okta experience
- Familiarity with tooling: JAMF, Intune, ChromeOS, Kolide, 1Password, Jira, Zendesk, Google Workspace, Confluence
Headway Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision plans offer multiple Cigna options with the employer covering a majority of premiums. Mental-health support includes an HRA reimbursing eligible therapy costs up to $2,100 per year and access to an EAP.
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Parental & Family Support — Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave is available to eligible full-time employees. Family-forming support is enhanced through a partnership with Carrot Fertility.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible/generous PTO is paired with 56 hours of paid sick time and 13 paid holidays. A company year-end holiday break (Dec 25–31) is also noted.
Headway Insights
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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Headway employees work remotely across the US, with the option to work from offices in New York City, San Francisco and Seattle.







