Manager, Strategic Planning

Grow Therapy; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Wellness & Development Stipend

Commuter Benefits

Home Office & Meals

Parental Leave

Flexible Time Off & Holidays

Winter Break

Job summary

Grow Therapy is a mission-driven company building a scalable mental health marketplace. We seek a Manager, Strategic Planning to own operating rhythms, lead executive planning, and coordinate cross-functional programs that sustain growth.

You will design processes, facilitate offsites, and partner with Chiefs of Staff to align company priorities. The role combines strategic design with hands-on execution, including scheduling, logistics, and executive note-taking.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in business operations, strategic operations, or a chief of staff function.
• Ability to design and improve operating rhythms and cross-functional planning processes.
• Strong communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve Grow’s core operating rhythms–Biweekly Business Review, OKR planning cycles, executive meeting cadences, and Town Halls–ensuring consistency, quality and efficiency.
• Design and facilitate executive offsites end to end: structure, pre-work, logistics, facilitation support, and post-offsite documentation.
• Manage OKR planning cycles from kickoff to completion: build framework, set timeline, run cross-functional sessions, maintain system of record.
• Serve as the primary operational counterpart to Chiefs of Staff across Grow’s functions, coordinating cross-functional planning and company-wide initiatives.
• Leverage AI tools to improve operating processes—from coordinating workflows to distributing information across the organization.

Skills

Ownership depth

Systems thinking

Project management

Senior communicator

AI proficiency

Mission-driven

Job description

Grow Therapy is on a mission to serve as the trusted partner for therapists growing their practice, and patients accessing high-quality care. Powered by technology, we are a three-sided marketplace that empowers providers, augments insurance payors, and serves patients. Following the mass increase in depression and anxiety, the need for accessibility is more important than ever. To make our vision for mental healthcare a reality, we’re building a team of entrepreneurs and mission-driven go-getters. Since launching in February 2021, we’ve empowered more than ten thousand therapists and hundreds of thousands of clients across the country and insurance landscape. We’ve raised more than $328Mm in funding, including our Series D, at a $3B valuation from Sequoia Capital, Transformation Capital, TCV, SignalFire, Menlo Ventures, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and others.

We’re looking for a Manager, Strategic Planning to join our Business Operations team and own the systems and rhythms that enable Grow to plan and operate effectively as we scale. This is not a generalist BizOps role; it is focused specifically on the infrastructure that allows our leaders and teams to make good decisions, stay aligned, and execute with clarity. You will design, build, and run these processes end to end, from the Biweekly Business Review and OKR planning cycles to executive meetings, offsites, Town Halls, and internal communications.

You will:

• Own and continuously improve Grow’s core operating rhythms – including the Biweekly Business Review, OKR planning cycles, executive meeting cadences, and Town Halls – ensuring they run with consistency, quality, and increasing efficiency over time.
• Design and facilitate executive offsites end to end: structure, pre-work, logistics, facilitation support, and post-offsite documentation and follow-through.
• Manage OKR planning cycles from kickoff to completion: build the framework, own the timeline, facilitate cross-functional working sessions, and maintain the system of record.
• Serve as the primary operational counterpart to Chiefs of Staff across Grow’s functions, coordinating on cross-functional planning processes and company-wide initiatives.
• Leverage AI tools to improve the efficiency and quality of operating processes – from automating coordination workflows to streamlining how information flows across the organization.

You’ll be a good fit if you are:

• An Operator with Ownership Depth: You have 5 to 7 years of experience in business operations, strategic operations, or a chief of staff function, ideally at a high-growth tech or healthcare company. You have personally built and run recurring operating processes – not just supported them – and you can speak to every decision you made and why.
• A Systems Thinker: You do not just run processes – you think about why they exist and whether they are working. You can diagnose operational breakdowns, propose fixes, and implement them with limited oversight. You have strong intuitions about how planning, communication, and decision-making infrastructure should work at a scaling company.
• A Strong Project Manager: You can build a project plan, manage complex timelines, coordinate across senior stakeholders, and ensure execution without losing sight of the objectives. Details do not fall through the cracks on your watch.
• Comfortable with the Full Range of the Work: This role combines strategic process design with hands‑on execution, including scheduling, logistics, and note‑taking for executive meetings. You see both as part of the same job and do not minimize for the execution side.
• A Senior Communicator: You are equally comfortable designing a facilitation agenda for an executive offsite and drafting a company‑wide communication. You can influence without authority, manage up effectively, and hold senior stakeholders to process expectations without being deferential or avoidant.
• AI-Forward: You actively use AI tools to improve your own productivity and the quality of the processes you run – from automating coordination workflows to accelerating how information is synthesized and distributed. You see AI as a force multiplier and bring that mindset to everything you build.
• Mission-Driven: You’re here to change the world, and you connect your work back to the importance of the Grow Therapy mission.

Employment Type:

Full Time, Exempt
Base Compensation: The base compensation range for this position is $144,000–$168,000 USD Annually
This is a hybrid role with the expectation to work onsite from our NYC, hub location three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and travel 2–3 times per year (e.g., company and department offsites).
The base compensation for this role will vary depending on several factors, including relevant experience, qualifications, and the candidate’s working location.

Full Time Employee Benefits:

• Health Benefits : Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
• Grow for Grow : No cost access to therapy through the Grow platform (available to US employees)
• Financial Wellness : Retirement savings programs and equity opportunities to help you invest in your future.
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays & Winter Break : Flexible time off, company paid holidays (which vary by country), and a full company wide Winter Break to rest and recharge
• Parental Leave : Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave to support you and your growing family and a new child stipend.
• Mental Health Mornings/Afternoons : Dedicated weekly flexible time for self care, whether that’s therapy, exercise, journaling, time with family, or simply taking a break.
• Wellness & Development Stipend : Annual stipend to support your personal wellbeing and professional growth, from fitness and education to books and learning resources.
• Commuter Benefits: Pre tax commuter benefits to support teammates working from one of our hub locations.
• Home Office & Meals : Support for your home workspace plus meal benefits, with offerings tailored to both remote and hub based employees.
• Additional Perks: A variety of wellbeing benefits, including wellness memberships, virtual care, pet insurance discounts (where available), and global travel assistance.

Research shows that some groups hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you’re excited about this role but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply. At Grow, we value diverse experiences, transferable skills, and the unique strengths each person brings.

Grow Therapy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.