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Payer Partnerships Lead

Headway is a mission-driven, rapidly scaling mental health technology company building the first software-enabled national network of providers accepting insurance. We are seeking a Payer Partnerships Lead to manage and deepen strategic relationships with major health plans, drive contract strategy, shape partnership-aligned product opportunities, and collaborate cross-functionally to scale Headway's impact.

Skills

  • Deep knowledge of payer business models and economics
  • Strong contract negotiation and commercial strategy skills
  • Advanced data analysis and synthesis to derive business insights
  • Proven stakeholder and relationship management across senior leadership
  • Operational rigor to manage multiple high-impact partners concurrently

Responsibilities

  • Manage long-term relationships with large health plan partners and serve as Headway’s external face for senior plan leaders
  • Lead contract strategy and renegotiations to optimize partnership structure and outcomes
  • Identify and develop new product and partnership opportunities through market research and analysis
  • Collaborate cross-functionally (Product, Strategy, Operations) to translate payer insights into product and operational priorities
  • Run data-driven analyses to surface growth opportunities and inform commercial strategy
  • Coordinate and lead meetings with payer stakeholders across Network, Commercial, and Product teams

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; advanced degree preferred
  • Relevant training or coursework in healthcare, business, public health, or related fields is a plus

Benefits

  • Equity compensation
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • HSA / FSA
  • 401(k) retirement savings
  • Work-from-home stipend
  • Therapy reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 16-week parental leave (eligible employees)
  • Carrot Fertility reimbursement and membership
  • 13 paid holidays plus year-end holiday break
  • Flexible PTO
  • Training and professional development
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Headway is building a new mental healthcare system, rewired for access and affordability. We all know someone that has struggled with mental health - 1 in 4 people have a treatable mental health con...dition - but the overwhelming majority don’t g...

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