Manager, Special Projects

Summary

Join Grow Therapy as a Manager, Special Projects, leading a team of Operations Associates to drive high-impact, cross-functional initiatives. You will be responsible for leading complex projects, building scalable systems, and collaborating with stakeholders across various departments to solve critical business challenges. This role requires 5+ years of experience, including 2+ years managing a team, ideally with experience in management consulting or strategy and operations at a high-growth startup. Strong analytical skills, data-driven decision-making, and a passion for improving mental healthcare are essential. Grow Therapy offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health insurance, flexible working hours, and a commitment to employee well-being.

Requirements

• A Thoughtful Leader: You have 5+ years of experience and 2+ years managing a team of direct reports
• A data-driven decision maker: You have expert-level Excel/Google Sheet modeling skills and have strong SQL skills. You ground your thinking in data, using metrics and analysis to uncover insights, validate hypotheses, and guide operational decisions
• Mission-Driven: You’re here to change the world, and you’re always connecting your work back to the importance of the Grow Therapy mission
• Agile: You thrive in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment, and you’re able to pivot as new priorities emerge

Responsibilities

• Manage a Special Projects team of 2 Operations Associates
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives from scoping to execution, ensuring alignment, accountability, and measurable outcomes
• Identify and solve strategic or operational problems that don’t clearly fall within a single team’s remit, often in ambiguous or fast-changing areas
• Design and implement scalable systems, workflows, or processes that improve efficiency, quality, or decision-making across the business
• Collaborate with stakeholders across functions (e.g., Operations, Data, Strategic Partnerships, Payor Success, etc.) to understand needs, drive alignment, and support execution

Preferred Qualifications

A Problem Solver: You ideally have experience in management consulting and/or strategy and operations at a high-growth startup.You’re able to identify business challenges based on metrics and analyses, and you’re ready to recommend solutions to improve business processes

Benefits

• The chance to drive impact within the mental healthcare landscape from day one
• Comprehensive health insurance plans, including dental and vision
• Flexible working hours
• Flexible Time Off
• Company-wide winter break
• Mental health mornings (2 hours each week)
• Wellness Stipend
• In-office meals and snacks
• Continuous learning opportunities
• Competitive salary
• The opportunity to help build a rapidly scaling start-up organization by taking strong ownership of your work, mentorship, and our unbounded leadership opportunities