HR Business Partner, Headway
$152-190k
+ Equity
2 days a week in office
Therapist-by-insurance marketplace
Be an early applicant
Therapist-by-insurance marketplace
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$152-190k
+ Equity
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a new mental healthcare system, rewired for access and affordability.
Role
Who you are
- 5–8 years of progressive HRBP or HR adjacent/ generalist experience (e.g., Chief of Staff, Strategy, Consulting), with a track record of supporting senior executives in high-growth or scaling environments
- Independently partner with business leaders — you don't wait to be told what's needed, and you know when to escalate and when to run with it
- Are data-driven, using both qualitative and quantitative signals to surface insights and support decisions
- Build genuine trust with managers through candor, follow-through, and sound judgment
- Have solid grounding in core HR processes — performance management, org design, talent development — and execute them with rigor
- Thrive in fast-paced environments where ownership, agility, and operational discipline are the expectation
- Are curious about and comfortable using AI tools in your day-to-day work — you don't need to be technical, but you should be able to hold a credible conversation with engineering leaders about what AI transformation means for talent, skill gaps, and team design
- Model Headway's cultural principles and hold a high bar for performance and accountability
What the job involves
- We're looking for an exceptional HR Business Partner to support our growing Engineering organization
- This is a high-visibility, cross-functional role: you'll work closely with HR Business Partner leadership and Engineering leadership to build the people strategy, programs, and policies that let the org scale sustainably
- You’ll shape and execute people strategies that enable scale, strengthen leadership, and drive Olympic-level performance
- You'll act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to managers and employees across the full HR lifecycle: providing counsel on organizational design, performance management, talent planning, and leadership development - balancing near-term priorities with long-term organizational health and cultural integrity
- You’ll use data-driven insights and sound judgment to identify trends, influence decisions, and lead high-impact initiatives that elevate the employee experience, strengthen manager capability, and ensure our teams are empowered to perform at their best
- This role also partners closely with our Centers of Excellence (Total Rewards & Compensation, People Ops, Legal, and Talent Acquisition) so the Engineering org has the support it needs across the entire lifecycle
- Strategic Business Partnership: Independently partner with leaders to translate business priorities into actionable people plans. Connect People programs to functional goals, surface patterns across your client group, and escalate insights that inform broader org thinking
- Talent Strategy & Performance: Lead performance management and talent review processes with rigor and follow-through within the org. Coach people managers to set clear expectations, deliver feedback, and take early action on performance — building their confidence to lead with accountability
- Organizational Design & Effectiveness: Partner with leaders to inform org structure decisions, clarify roles and decision rights, and support team health within your defined scope. Use headcount and workforce data to identify talent gaps and support scalable design
- Coaching & Manager Development: Build trusted relationships with managers and deliver direct, actionable feedback that shifts behavior and builds capability. Reinforce Headway's cultural principles and managerial expectations through consistent coaching and follow-through
- Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making: Independently build and use people data — attrition, engagement, performance patterns — to surface insights and influence leadership action. Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize feedback at scale, and draft communications with speed and precision
- Operational Excellence: Own People programs and projects end-to-end within the org, from planning through execution and follow-through. Balance multiple workstreams without losing precision or quality
- Cultural Stewardship & Employee Experience: Model and amplify Headway’s values and performance standards. Ensure fairness, inclusion, and consistency in decision-making. Surface patterns in sentiment and proactively strengthen engagement and trust
Our take
In the US, 1 in 4 citizens are living with treatable mental health conditions. But a vast majority of people are unable to access the care they need, often due to cost. Headway connects clients with therapists who accept insurance as payment, and provides independent practitioners with the tools and resources needed to both serve their patients and manage administrative workloads.
Headway’s concept is timely, with national mental health under particular strain following recent events. The company facilitates over 600,000 appointments per month and has attracted backing from the likes of Accel and Google Ventures. It is working to broaden its presence across the US while building out its product and pursuing the application of AI in health care.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
64% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2024
$100m
LATE VC
Oct 2023
$125m
SERIES C
Total funding: $327m
Company HQ
Tribeca, New York, NY
Leadership
Andrew Adams
(Founder & CEO)Prior to founding Headway in 2017, Andrew was a Product Analyst at Spring Inc.
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