--- title: 'Director, Business Operations & Strategy at Spring Health' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/director-business-operations-strategy-spring-health-new-york-new-york-8sqhnd5hy10s' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Director, Business Operations & Strategy at Spring Health - **Company:** Spring Health - **Location:** New York New York, United States - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2025-10-06 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/springhealth66/jobs/4615706005 ## Job description Our mission: eliminating every barrier to mental health. Spring Health is a global mental health company on a mission to eliminate every barrier to mental health. We're building a world where getting support is simple, personal, and built around the person, so care can continue through every job, move, health plan, and life stage. Our AI-native platform helps us deliver personalized support across self-guided tools, coaching, therapy, medication management, and specialty care. With outcomes independently validated by JAMA Network Open and the Validation Institute, Spring Health reaches more than 170 million people worldwide through leading employers, health plans, and partners. As an AI-native company, we believe technology should expand the reach, quality, and humanity of care. Every Spring Health team member is expected to use AI tools thoughtfully, apply human judgment to AI outputs, and keep building AI fluency in ways that support their role and our mission. Reporting to the VP, Chief of Staff, this role will be responsible for strategically tackling the highest leverage business problems at any time. This function ensures the company delivers on organizational objectives in not only an efficient manner but with breakthrough results. This is a full-time position based in NYC. Occasional travel may be required for team events or meetings. The role operates under a hybrid model, with three days per week in our HQ at 60 Madison Ave office required. What you’ll do: - Leverage data-driven insights and business intelligence from across the organization to empower senior leadership in making high-stakes, evidence-based decisions. - "Parachute" into any underperforming or complex business area, diagnosing root causes and implementing sustainable, high-impact fixes. - Identify and integrate AI and automated workflows into core business processes to drive exponential gains in efficiency and team output. - Design and drive organizational structures and tools that optimize resource allocation—people, technology, and capital—ensuring the company scales without friction. - Act as a connective tissue between departments, aligning stakeholders to mobilize quickly on the most critical company objectives and market opportunities. - Maintain a pulse on external trends, AI advancements, and industry benchmarking to implement "future-proof" business practices. What success looks like in this role: - You don’t just hit KPIs; you redefine them by solving complex business problems and delivering results that outperform original projections. - You’ve successfully integrated AI-leveraged solutions that significantly reduced manual overhead and accelerated our speed-to-market. - You’ve moved the needle on growth by taking a project from vague ideas to sustainable operations ahead of schedule. What you’ll bring: - 5 - 7 years experience, with experience in consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy required; top tier consulting firm experience strongly preferred. - 1 - 2 years of operating experience at hypergrowth start-up. - Healthcare experience is a plus - BA or BS degree, MBA a plus - Critical Thinking and Analytical Rigor: Ability to deconstruct the most complex, messy problems into manageable pieces and generate actionable insights. - AI Competency: You are a power user of AI and automation tools, leveraging them to solve problems and optimize your own output. - Communication and Mobilizing Teams: Master communicators who provide clarity and confidence to energize teams and deliver unparalleled results. - Creativity and Innovation: Challenge the status quo and think outside of the box to solve problems and break barriers in ways that have never been done before. - Grit and Resilience: Maintain strength, command, and optimism in the face of competing priorities and people challenges to get the job done. The target base salary range for this position is $177,200 - $221,500 and is part of a competitive total rewards package including equity and benefits. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually using [Radford Global Compensation Database](https://springhealth.link/jd-2022-09-radfordcomp) at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay. Benefits provided by Spring Health: Note: We have even more benefits than listed [here](https://www.springhealth.com/careers#:~:text=Our%20perks%20%26%20benefits) and below, your recruiter will provide more in-depth information as you continue in the interview process. Benefits are subject to individual plan requirements and eligibility criteria. - Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day at Spring. You and your dependents also receive access to [One Medical](https://www.onemedical.com/membership/) accounts HSA and FSA plans are also available, with Spring contributing up to $1K for HSAs, depending on your plan type. - Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% for retirement planning - A yearly allotment of no cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents. - We offer competitive paid time off policies including vacation, sick leave and company holidays. - At 6 months tenure with Spring, we offer parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents. - Access to [Noom](https://www.noom.com/), a weight management program—based in psychology, that’s tailored to your unique needs and goals. - Access to fertility care support through [Carrot](https://springhealth.link/jd-2023-07-carrotbenefit), in addition to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses. - Access to [Wellhub](https://springhealth.link/jd-2023-07-gympassbenefit),  which connects employees to the best options for fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep in one subscription - Access to [BrightHorizons](https://www.brighthorizons.com/), which provides sponsored child care, back-up care, and elder care - Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement a year. - $200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes. Not sure if you meet every requirement? [Research shows](https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4907) that women and people from historically underrepresented communities often hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every qualification compared to other similarly-qualified candidates. At Spring Health, we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and supported to [Thrive](https://www.springhealth.com/careers). If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply. Our privacy policy: https://springhealth.com/privacy-policy/ Spring Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable legal requirements. Spring Health is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. ## About Spring Health ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Spring Health provides an AI-native, global mental health platform that delivers personalized lifelong care through self-guided tools, coaching, therapy, medication management, and specialty care. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C/E, last reported valuation of ~$2.5B as of 2022) - **Headquarters**: New York City, United States - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: April Koh (CEO) and Adam Chekroud (President) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Mental Health Care / Healthcare IT - Target customers: B2B (employers, health plans, channel partners) and B2B2C (employees of client organizations) - Mission: "Eliminating every barrier to mental health" — providing high-quality, accessible, and data-driven mental healthcare to everyone. ## Products & Services - **Spring Health Platform**: An AI-native, single platform that matches members to the right care (self-guided tools, coaching, therapy, medication management, and specialty care) based on a proprietary assessment. The platform is designed to follow individuals across jobs, moves, health plans, and life stages. - **Spring Health Earn**: A likely employee rewards or outcomes-based offering (referenced on the about page). - **Spring Health Study**: A research and validation arm (referenced on the about page). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (last reported at ~$2.5B in 2022; no recent funding round confirmed). - **Key Metric**: Over 170 million people worldwide have access to Spring Health. The company is independently validated by JAMA Network Open and the Validation Institute, with members recovering 5.9 weeks faster than the leading competitor. - **Notable Customers/Partners**: Highmark, Target, The Coca-Cola Company, BlackRock, Microsoft, Pfizer, Wawa. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 2,783 employees (as of mid-2026) with yearly growth of +22.5%. LinkedIn followers have grown 35% year-over-year. The company has expanded globally with employees in over 80 countries. ## Competitive Advantages - **AI-Native Platform**: Founded as an AI company in 2016, Spring Health uses a proprietary assessment and data-driven matching to get members to the right care quickly, reducing trial-and-error. - **Clinical Validation**: Independently validated by JAMA Network Open and the Validation Institute, demonstrating meaningful clinical outcomes and faster recovery times. - **Comprehensive Continuum of Care**: Covers the full spectrum from self-guided tools to medication management, reducing the need for members to seek care elsewhere. - **Portable Platform**: Care follows members across jobs, moves, and life stages, increasing stickiness for both members and employer clients. - **Employer ROI**: Proven 1.9x ROI for employer-sponsored behavioral health benefits. ## Strategic Focus - **Mission-Driven Growth**: Scaling access to over 170 million lives while maintaining clinical quality and outcomes. - **Global Expansion**: Building a distributed workforce across the US, India, UK, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, and many other countries. - **Product Innovation**: Continuing to leverage AI for personalized care matching and measurement-based care. - **Enterprise Sales**: Deepening relationships with large employers and health plans (e.g., Target, Microsoft, Pfizer). ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes "Mission first," "Science will win," "Embrace diverse teams and perspectives," "Move fast to change lives," "Candor with care," and "Take ownership." The company describes itself as in a phase of "hypergrowth." - **Remote-First Culture**: "Your team members can be found in almost all time zones across the nation. You thrive when given the flexibility to work from home." The company provides tools and support for remote success. - **Compensation & Equity**: Salaries benchmarked using the Radford Global Compensation Database. Offers incentive pay (role-dependent), equity (vesting starts at one year), and a 401(k) match up to 2% after 90 days. - **Health & Wellness**: Health, Dental, Vision start on day one. Access to One Medical, HSA/FSA (company contributes up to $1K to HSA), Noom (weight management), and Wellhub (fitness/mindfulness). Mental health care through Spring Health itself. - **Family Support**: Up to 18 weeks parental leave for birthing parents (16 weeks for non-birthing parent) after six months tenure. Fertility support via Carrot with $4,000 reimbursement. Access to Bright Horizons for child care, back-up care, and elder care. - **Time Off & Sabbatical**: Competitive PTO (vacation, sick leave, 12 company holidays). At four-year anniversary, employees get a fully paid four-week sabbatical ("Spring Renewal"). - **Professional Development**: $1,000/year reimbursement. Focus Fridays (no meetings) and Focus Weeks throughout the year. Up to $200/year in donation matching. - **Engineering Culture**: The company has a strong technical team (202 employees in technical roles) and is AI-native, suggesting a data-driven, innovation-oriented environment. ## Sources 1. [springhealth.com - Careers](https://www.springhealth.com/careers) 2. [springhealth.com - About Us](https://www.springhealth.com/about-us) 3. [springhealth.com - Homepage](https://www.springhealth.com/) 4. [springhealth.com - Open Roles](https://www.springhealth.com/open-roles) 5. 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