Director of Product

Summary

Join Headway and help build a new mental health care system! As Director of Product for Provider Growth, you will lead the product vision, strategy, and execution for attracting, onboarding, and activating providers. Your mission is to grow the number of active providers by delivering a seamless experience and building high-impact growth channels. You will lead cross-functional teams responsible for critical surfaces across the provider funnel and drive new product surfaces. This pivotal role is at the heart of Headway’s growth and mission to make mental healthcare more accessible. The ideal candidate is a growth-minded product leader with 8+ years of experience and 4+ years managing PMs, with experience in B2B2C or platform products. You should be a strategic thinker, love data, thrive in fast-paced environments, and care deeply about making a meaningful impact.

Requirements

• Are a growth-minded product leader with 8+ years of experience driving measurable business impact through product innovation, with at least 4 years managing PMs
• Have experience with B2B2C or platform products , ideally in a growth, marketplace, or onboarding-focused role
• Are a strategic thinker who can zoom in and out — balancing long-term vision with near-term execution, and being honest about what matters most
• Love digging into customer insights, data, and operational realities to shape your strategy
• Thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and excel at bringing clarity, focus, and momentum
• Are a motivational leader who knows how to build high-performing teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Care deeply about delivering meaningful impact — for providers, patients, and Headway’s mission

Responsibilities

• Own the vision and strategy for provider growth — balancing bold bets with near-term impact to increase the number of new activated providers
• Collaborate deeply with cross-functional teams — design, engineering, data, operations, GTM — to learn fast, ship often, and deliver meaningful outcomes
• Lead and scale a team of PMs focused on improving conversion through onboarding, referrals, and provider activation flows
• Use data and design to optimize the onboarding journey and improve conversion, provider experience, and overall efficiency
• Stay close to providers and the market , using insights, data, and feedback to inform product strategy and prioritization
• Be a strategic thought partner across the company on growth, activation, and provider experience

Benefits

• Equity Compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• HSA / FSA
• 401K
• Work-from-Home Stipend
• Therapy Reimbursement
• 16-week parental leave for eligible employees
• Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
• 13 paid holidays each year as well as a Holiday Break during the week between December 25th and December 31st
• Flexible PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and professional development