Director of Strategic Initiatives, Hello Heart
$175-220k
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the annual salary and bonus only, and do not include equity or benefits
Cardiovascular health technology company
Open for applications
Cardiovascular health technology company
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$175-220k
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the annual salary and bonus only, and do not include equity or benefits
201-500 employees
Company mission
To change the way people care for their hearts.
Role
Who you are
- Advanced degree (Master's or MBA) required
- 7+ years of experience and experience in management consulting consulting or corporate strategy
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead cross-functional initiatives from zero to one and push through ambiguity to drive results
- Highly analytical and strong critical thinking, able to break down a complex problem into manageable pieces and generate actionable insights
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner
- Growth mindset and flexibility is a must. Comfortable jumping into unfamiliar domains
- Bias toward action, urgency, and taking full responsibility for delivering outcomes
- Experience working with or in a startup environment
What the job involves
- Hello Heart is seeking an exceptional, versatile strategy Director to lead our most complex and business-critical opportunities
- Reporting to the Chief of Staff, you’ll act as an owner-operator — jumping into ambiguous challenges, designing solutions, and driving outcomes that accelerate growth
- Whether it’s unlocking new markets, creating commercial strategies for new product lines, or scaling operational infrastructure, you’ll own high-impact initiatives from zero to one
- Drive end-to-end execution of high-impact initiatives from problem definition through implementation. Build clear project plans, coordinate stakeholders, and deliver measurable outcomes
- Go deep into high-impact strategic challenges such as unlocking new markets, expanding within existing ones, or commercializing new product lines
- Own the analytics behind the initiative you're leading in collaboration with finance, product, and go-to-market teams (e.g. market sizing, policy analysis, forecasting, and pricing)
- Break down highly complex, ambiguous business problems into structured components. Develop clear, actionable recommendations and lead the business through solution design and decision-making
- Define success upfront. Establish and track KPIs and OKRs that are tied to the specific problem at hand. Build tools and processes to monitor progress and drive accountability
- Operate as the owner of your initiative — driving it from strategy to execution with tight coordination, structured communication, and clear deliverables
Our take
Heart disease is the leading cause of death across the United States, and action has never been more urgent in light of the Surgeon General's Call to Action on hypertension, a major preventable risk factor for all heart conditions. Hello Heart is a medical tech company that helps its users achieve lifestyle changes that will reduce their risk of heart disease, using artificial intelligence, behavioral science, a digital coaching app and connected monitoring tools to achieve this
Hello Heart is offered as a service to individuals via its app and to employers and health insurance who can offer it as a perk to their employees or customers. While other solutions exist, such as a plethora of health-related, gamified apps and coaching services, Hello Heart is somewhat unique with its membership of the American Heart Association's Innovator's Network, giving its solution a great deal of credibility compared to its rivals. Indeed, Hello Heart drives down health care costs by almost $2,000 a year per user, which has led to it being offered as a perk by companies such as Delta Airlines and Northwestern Mutual.
The company has raised a significant amount of funding, most recently in 2022 which saw it closing a Series D round. It is currently focusing on R&D efforts to improve the AI underpinning its technology, allowing it to add new and more thorough health tracking and coaching capabilities. With a popular and effective solution to a growing problem, Hello Heart is well poised to continue its run of success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
56% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2022
$70m
SERIES D
May 2021
$45m
SERIES C
Total funding: $138m
Company benefits
- Healthcare: Our team’s health and well-being is important to us. We offer a benefits package that includes medical, dental (U.S. only), and vision coverage to all team members and their dependents
- Unlimited vacation: We strongly believe that quality time outside the office is vital to our team’s satisfaction and well-being. We offer unlimited PTO and encourage everyone to take the time, rest up, rejuvenate, and come back refreshed
- Equity package: Each of our team members has an equity package. Getting stock options makes each of our employees real partners in building our company
- Annual company-wide offsite: All team members meet once a year at our amazing annual offsite to have fun, learn more about our company, and drive our mission forward
- Challenge & ownership: At Hello Heart we are always challenged and constantly grow. You will have the opportunity to take your career to the next level
Company HQ
Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Maayan Gonnen-Cohen
(Co-Founder & CEO)After graduating from Tel Aviv University with an MBA, Maayan became a Sergeant for the Israeli Defense Force. Before Co-founding Hello Heart, they were the Head of Retail and Consumer Goods Practice at TASC Consulting & Capital.
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