Headway

VP of Sales

New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, Un Full Time

Headway’s mission is a big one – to build a new mental health care system everyone can access. We’ve built technology that helps people find great therapists with the first software-enabled national network of providers accepting insurance. 

1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but the majority of providers don’t accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway is building a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access by making it easy for therapists to accept insurance and scale their practice. 

Headway was founded in 2019. Since then, we’ve grown into a diverse, national network of over 60,000 mental healthcare providers across all 50 states who run their practice on our software and have served over 1 million patients. We’re a Series D company with over $325m in funding from a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), Accel, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Spark Capital, Thrive Capital, Forerunner Ventures and Health Care Service Corporation.

We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career. Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better.

About the Team & Role

    • The Provider Sales team at Headway is a 200 FTE organization focused on SMB sales, with deals typically closing in 1–2 meetings at an ACV of approximately $5,000. On average, each rep closes around 20 new providers per month, with key sales motions focused on solo providers (~70%), prescribers (~15%), and group practices (~15%). The team is supported by Revenue Enablement (10 FTEs) and Project Management (3 FTEs). This role is focused on building and leading the Provider Sales organization and partnering with leadership to continue defining Headway’s go-to-market strategy. Areas outside the scope of this role include provider demand generation, Revenue Operations (which works across multiple teams), CFN collaboration, R&D/Product, Product Marketing, Business Operations, and the Clinical team. 
    • The role reports to Headway’s Chief Revenue Officer, who oversees the Revenue team (including Revenue Marketing, Sales, and CS), a total of roughly 300 FTEs within Headway’s 900-person organization. 

You Will Invest in product-led sales motion

      • Enable provider self-serve onboarding with optional human support
      • Metric: Increase Activated Providers per PGA from [x] → [y] via higher funnel conversion
      • Enhance PGA tooling to reduce manual work and improve efficiency
      • Metric: Increase Activated Providers per PGA from [x] → [y] by reducing time per opportunity

Make PGAs count where it matters most

      • Prioritize high-leverage funnel moments (Referrals, Ranking, PEM, port support, Re-engagement)
      • Metric: Increase PGA-driven RICs from [x] → [y] per month

De-average the motion at scale

      • Customize PGA workflows by territory, channel, provider type; consider introducing a BDR team
      • Use AI for just-in-time knowledge and sharper interactions
      • Adjust motions using predicted provider value (opportunity scoring) to optimize ROI
      • Metric: Increase Activated Providers per PGA from [x] → [y] via higher funnel conversion

Uplevel team performance

      • Standardize and enforce best-in-class playbooks; reduce variance across performers
      • Metric: Improve P90/P10 ratio from 2.0x → 1.5x
      • Hire, develop, and retain top talent (PGA + TL + PGM); strengthen onboarding, development, and career paths
      • Metrics:
        • Successfully onboard [100] new PGAs
        • Increase engagement scores from [x] → [y]
      • Continually iterate with changing offerings (supervisory billing, packaging, EHR) and new motions

You’d be a great fit if you…

  • Scale large, fast-growing sales orgs
    • Have led organizations of 100–200+ sellers with ~100 hires per year
    • Demonstrate the ability to manage rapid scaling and high hiring velocity without quality decay
  • Bring deep SMB / high-velocity sales DNA
    • Have built or led teams in short sales cycle, low–mid ACV, high-velocity environments (e.g., Uber, Toast, Shopify, HubSpot, DoorDash, Yelp, Podium, Mindbody, Thumbtack, Opendoor)
    • Understand motions that mirror Headway’s volume-driven provider acquisition
  • Operate comfortably in multi-motion complexity
    • Have managed multiple segments or sub-motions (e.g., solo, group, prescriber) or similar SMB segmentation models (small biz, mid-market, partner-led)
    • Can design nuanced org structures and tailor playbooks to each motion
  • Know how to integrate Product-led / PLG motions
    • Have partnered closely with Product to build in-product nudges, self-serve flows, and human handoff systems
    • Understand how to build strategies using levers beyond Sales alone, collaborating with Product to deliver the right solution
    • Match Headway’s shift toward product-led sales
  • Bring stage-relevant operational maturity
    • Understand WGLL (what great looks like) for a company entering its next phase of growth
      Have experience inside mature or public environments (e.g., Uber, Toast, Shopify, HubSpot, DoorDash, Mindbody)
    • Bring strong operational rigor, forecasting discipline, and cross-functional alignment experience

EPDD Compensation & Benefits ONLY:

The expected base pay range for this position is $171,360 - $201,600, based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for performance-based variable compensation and an equity grant, depending on the position and level.

We are committed to offering a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package, including robust health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, and meaningful ownership opportunities through equity. Compensation decisions are made holistically, ensuring fairness and alignment with market benchmarks while recognizing individual contributions and potential.

  • Benefits offered include:
    • 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

We believe a team's strength is in its people, and we cannot achieve this mission without a team that reflects the diversity of this problem – across race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, national origin, religion, family status, disability, military status, and experience.

Headway is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Headway will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please inform the recruiter when they contact you to schedule your interview.

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