Engineering Manager (Growth)

Join Headway, a company dedicated to reimagining mental healthcare access for all. As an Engineering Manager (Growth), you will lead and grow a team focused on building systems that help patients discover and access mental health care. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners, drive alignment on process and product outcomes, and contribute to the broader company strategy. This is a critical leadership role that will have a lasting impact on Headway's mission.

• Lead and manage an engineering team focused on growth, driving alignment on process, prioritization, and product outcomes.
• Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to build systems that enable rapid experimentation and long-term scale.
• Contribute to the broader company strategy and product roadmap, helping to shape the future of the growth strategy.
• As an Engineering Manager at Headway, you will work closely with Engineering Leadership, Product, Marketing, Design, Data, and RevOps to shape the future of our growth strategy
• This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, mission-aligned engineering leader to make an immediate impact at a high-growth company
• We're looking for experienced engineering team leaders and people managers who are product-minded, data-informed, and energized by growth
• You have 3+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager at a high-growth startup or scale-up, building and leading high performing teams that have effectively delivered business outcomes through technical investments
• You are flexible and adaptable; you understand that the best growth teams must learn and iterate quickly, and that growth roadmaps are dynamic as a result
• You have a strong technical foundation that allows you to ensure your team is making appropriate technical decisions
• Nice to have: Experience applying AI/ML to growth contexts — personalization, intelligent routing, LLM-powered content, or experimentation at scale
• Nice to have: Prior experience with Python and React and working with AWS infrastructure
• BS, MS in Computer Science or related field
• You're energized by experimentation and growth — and can balance short-term learning with long-term scale
• Nice to have: Prior experience with SEO and paid advertising
• Nice to have: Experience in health tech, building user-facing products
• You have 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• You have a strong product mindset and have built strong cross-functional relationships that drive optimal user experiences and build trust with users