About the role
1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but most providers don't accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway’s mission is to fix this by building a new mental healthcare system everyone can access. We started by solving the biggest barrier to care: insurance. The admin work - credentialing, claims, payment reconciliation - is a nightmare. We've automated that.
But we're going further. Over 75,000 providers across all 50 states run their practice on our software, serving over 1 million patients. We are building the best tools for therapists to run their entire practice, reimagining the experience of finding a therapist, and investing in the platform foundations to enable this at scale. We aren't just a billing layer; we are becoming the platform where care actually happens.
We're a Series D company with $325M+ in funding (a16z, Accel, Spark Capital, etc.), looking for exceptional people to help us achieve this mission. 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 Role
Headway is looking for an experienced QA Lead to evolve how quality works across our CX organization as we move from manual evaluation to a system that generates insights continuously, surfaces behavioral trends at scale, and drives the decisions that make our agents better and our customers better served.
This is a customer support quality assurance role focused on agent evaluation, conversation analytics, and AI-powered quality measurement — not software testing, test automation, or CI/CD engineering
You'll be joining the Agent Success team within Customer Experience, a function focused on making our CX agents more effective, more consistent, and better supported. QA is in active evolution here; we're moving from a manual, sampling-based model to a specialized, insight-driven system, and the people we hire will have a direct hand in building it. Your role will have real ownership over a defined area of the QA program — calibration and framework governance, AI-powered analytics and insights, or vendor and partner quality oversight, depending on role fit.
This isn't a traditional QA role where you spend your days manually grading interactions. You'll design the systems, analyze the signals, and surface the patterns that change how we operate, with clear ownership over outcomes.
Your work will give CX leadership consistent, reliable visibility into performance, process, and operations — and the context to act on what they find.
You will
Own a defined area of the QA program end-to-end (calibration and rubric governance, AI-powered analytics, or partner quality) and drive it from signal to action
Set quality standards and rubric logic for your area; ensure consistent application across channels and partners and recommend framework updates based on outcomes
Configure and continuously improve AI-QA tooling (ObserveAI or similar) with set scoring logic, monitoring accuracy, and ensuring the platform delivers consistent, actionable output
Build automation into QA workflows to reduce manual overhead and expand coverage; establish AI-assisted processes for status updates, reporting, and initiative recaps
Analyze quality and conversation data to surface DSAT drivers, behavioral trends, escalation patterns, and workflow gaps by going beyond what happened to understand why
Design and maintain dashboards that track key quality metrics; translate findings into clear operational recommendations for CX leadership
Produce structured insight reports (clear signal, root cause, recommended action) and ensure findings flow into training, content, coaching, and product decisions
Contribute QA input to WBR/MBR cycles and cross-functional planning; give leadership consistent visibility into program health and customer experience impact
Partner with BPO teams and CX stakeholders to align on standards, drive calibration, and keep expectations consistent across every channel and partner
Collaborate with Enablement, Knowledge, and Programs to ensure quality signals drive decisions across training, content, and coaching and deliver initiatives that measurably improve agent quality and customer satisfaction
You'd be a great fit if...
4–7 years in CX operations, QA, or analytics — you've genuinely owned a program (not just contributed to one) and have specific, measurable outcomes to point to
Comfortable pulling and analyzing data without a dedicated analyst (Looker, Metabase, Hex, or similar; SQL is a plus)
You've worked with QA and conversation intelligence tools (ObserveAI, Rippit, Level AI, Klaus, or similar) and know how to configure, calibrate, and get meaningful output from them
You use AI as part of how you actually work with automations, workflow improvements, faster paths to insight
You've produced insight reports that moved real decisions, where training shifted, processes changed, policy updated
You don't just identify problems, you design the processes that prevent them from recurring
You can translate quality data for non-QA audiences and influence decisions without formal authority
You are comfortable in ambiguity and move fast without sacrificing rigor, and you're fine building the playbook as you go
You are fluent in quality evaluation methodologies, calibration processes, and QA framework design
You have a track record coordinating across operations, training, content, and technology teams to deliver shared goals
You are a strong communicator, demonstrated with clear status reports, insight briefs, and stakeholder presentations
You are motivated by the mission: making mental healthcare affordable and accessible
Compensation and Benefits
The expected base pay range for this position is $95,200-$140,000, based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for 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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