People Systems and Programs Manager, Grow Therapy
$120-168k
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Online therapy platform
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Online therapy platform
1001+ employees
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$120-168k
Salary is dependent on location
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To fundamentally transform mental healthcare accessibility.
Role
Who you are
- Have 4+ years of hands-on HRIS or People Systems experience with direct ownership of an HRIS platform and automation builds — not just configuration access
- Have direct Rippling experience (Workflow Studio, sandbox QA) or deep experience on a comparable platform (Workday, UKG, BambooHR) and can ramp fast
- Have owned a compliance calendar end-to-end — you know what's on it, you don't miss it, you don't need to be reminded when a new state gets added
- Think in systems and write in plain language — you can translate a vague business requirement into a working Rippling workflow and document it clearly enough that someone else can maintain it
- Have built people infrastructure at a high-growth tech company (200–1,000+ employees) and have good instincts about what to automate now, what to operationalize, and what to defer
- Are energized by making the people around you better — you teach by doing alongside, not by handing off finished work
- Are curious about AI and how it applies to People Operations — you don't need to be an AI engineer, but you stay current on what's possible, you've experimented with AI tooling in your work, and you naturally ask whether a new capability could replace a manual step
- Can't help but notice when something is silently broken and fix it before it becomes someone else's problem
- 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
What the job involves
- Grow Therapy is looking for a People Systems & Programs Manager to own the technical infrastructure that powers how we hire, onboard, and support our people — while also running the compliance programs that keep us audit-ready year-round
- You'll be an individual contributor who owns the People Systems roadmap end to end: Rippling configuration and automation builds, compliance calendar ownership, and cross-functional integrations across the people tech stack
- You'll report into the Sr. Manager of People Systems & Operations and partner closely with our People Operations Lead — you're the system-facing architect to her employee-facing execution. You'll also be our resident explorer for where AI can meaningfully reduce manual work — from building smarter Rippling workflows to evaluating AI tooling that multiplies what a lean team can deliver
- Own the People Systems roadmap — Rippling HRIS configuration, Workflow Studio builds, sandbox QA, and sprint backlog management. Every architectural change goes through you before it touches a live employee record
- Design and ship automation across the full employee lifecycle — onboarding, offboarding, internal mobility, LOA. You'll use Rippling Workflow Studio as your primary build environment and actively evaluate where AI-powered tooling can eliminate the manual steps that remain
- Own the annual compliance calendar end-to-end — manage and provision compliance trainings, Labor Law Postings, HR compliance filings (ACA, NDT, etc). These don't slip
- Manage HRIS integrations across the people tech stack — Boundless, Ashby, Carta, Sparrow, Culture Amp, Pave, KnowBe4, Notion, Console AI, etc., ensuring data integrity and catching silent failures before they become employee-facing problems
- Partner with the People Operations Lead as her systems counterpart — you own the architecture and change controls, she owns the employee-facing transaction. When a ticket involves a change control, you prep the audit doc, sync IT, and make the Rippling change; she transacts
- Mentor and upskill the People Operations Lead on systems thinking and automation logic — building her capability so the whole team gets stronger, not just your own output
Our take
Mental health issues affect about 20% of Americans, so there’s an immense need for qualified mental healthcare in the US. However the vast majority of therapists don’t accept insurance due to the prohibitive administrative workload involved. This leaves therapy out of reach for many Americans. So it’s no surprise that the Grow Therapy platform has seen skyrocketing popularity since it was founded in 2020.
Grow Therapy helps therapists open their own in-network practices, providing the technology, support, and resources to tackle the extra operational workload that would allow them to take insurance. It’s live across a number of states, and works in partnership with all the major insurance payers including Humana, Aetna and Cigna.
The company is competing with larger rivals like Alma and Quartet Health, but this should be a big enough market for several major participants. Grow has secured good funding that supported the launch of its enhanced measurement-informed care system, which will help improve the care experience for clients and providers and make value-based behavioral care accessible for more patients.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
208% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2026
$150m
SERIES D
Apr 2024
$88m
SERIES C
Total funding: $298m
Company benefits
- Mental health breaks: Two hours every week to journal, exercise, or sleep in.
- Work-life balance: Unlimited PTO and a week off in December to recharge.
- Remote office setup: $1,000 stipend for remote employees to equip your home office.
- Learning stipend: $500 to spend on things that helps you grow in your career
- Wellness stipend: $300 to spend on things that help you take care of yourself.
- Meals on us: Lunch and dinner in office to fuel your body and your mind.
Company HQ
Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Jake Cooper
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously CFO at Campus Enterprises, before moving into Investment at Apollo Global Management and then Blackstone.
Alan Ni
(Co-Founder & CTO)Worked as a Product Manager at Google, HVF Labs, and then Stripe.
Manoj Kanagaraj
(Co-Founder & CSO)Previously a Venture Fellow at Harvard Innovation Labs (Harvard University).
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