Strategy Lead

At SonderMind, we know that therapy works. SonderMind provides accessible, personalized mental health care that produces high-quality outcomes for individuals. SonderMind's individualized approach to care starts with using innovative technology to help people not just find a therapist, but find the right, in-network therapist for them.
How you will make an impact
SonderMind is seeking a Strategy Lead who will partner with our company leaders to influence the long-term direction of the organization. The Strategy Lead will focus on shaping our long-range plan and ultimately influence our approach to increasing SonderMind's value and market share. This requires a deeply analytical, strategic perspective, a broad understanding of market and competitive trends, and a keen awareness of risks and opportunities.
The Strategy Lead will work closely with senior leaders across the company to lead critical strategic initiatives across all areas of the business, tackling some of the biggest questions facing a scaling high-growth company in the mental health space. This person will have a direct impact on some of our most important strategic and commercial decisions, in close partnership with finance, corporate development, operations, etc. Your work will directly shape our ability to redesign behavioral health to become more accessible, approachable, and utilized.
What you'll do

• Lead the ongoing definition of our long-term strategy, identifying the most attractive opportunities and ensuring SonderMind is positioned to win
• Lead cross-functional projects to explore, evaluate, and recommend strategies and tactics in support of SonderMind's Strategic Priorities
• Take the lead in solving the most complex strategic issues facing SonderMind
• Lead the communication of trends, implications and recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Act as a key contributor for a range of strategic planning and finance activities (e.g. annual strategic planning, business case development, budgeting, M&A)
• Monitor and forecast changes to customer / business / market needs and lead initiatives to deliver an optimal response for SonderMind

What you will Bring
Key Competencies

• Balancing Stakeholders - understands expectations and needs of both internal and external stakeholders, shaping, influencing, balancing and aligning stakeholder interests
• Business Insight - demonstrates a thorough understanding of the business model, market dynamics and revenue levers, to inform and anticipate future strategies, changes and trends
• Communication & Interpersonal - engages and listens to others, sensitive to interpersonal and group dynamics; relates comfortably with people across teams, functions, cultures and levels
• Data Driven - keen ability to access, organize, and analyze data to generate actionable insights that inform recommendations and decisions
• Drive for Results - bias for action, high intrinsic motivation, thrives under pressure, maximizes opportunities, and makes bold decisions at the right times
• Plans & Aligns - aligns objectives with broader organizational goals, breaking down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions, sequencing and prioritizing activities, managing key stakeholders and accounting for potential impediments
• Strategic Perspective - understands the value proposition of the organization within the context of the broader market. Able to anticipate future trends, consequences, and opportunity-costs. Financial and data fluency, with a clear sense of strategic priorities and trade-offs

Education & Experience

• 5+ years of related experience
• MBA or relevant degree
• Experience in structuring and managing complex cross-enterprise projects and processes with peers and senior leaders
• Extensive experience interacting with and presenting to senior executives and board members on a regular basis
• Demonstrated success helping teams develop priorities and execute choices that led to winning within their domain
• Example project types may include: long-term strategy; internal consulting; strategic perspective on operational projects; business case development
• Experience in venture-backed technology and or healthcare/HealthTech industry strongly preferred
• Consulting (internal or external) experience strongly preferred

Our Core Values

• Curious: Seek to understand and pull the thread
• Courageous: Takes action, even when uncomfortable
• Lightful: Assume positive intent in others
• Authentic: Say what you mean, mean what you say, act accordingly
• Bucketworthy: Don't let your bucket leak

Our Benefits
As a leader in redesigning behavioral health, we are walking the walk with our employee benefits. We want the experience of working at SonderMind to accelerate people's careers and enrich their lives, so we focus on meeting SonderMinders wherever they are and supporting them in all facets of their life and work.
Our benefits include:

• A commitment to fostering flexible hybrid work
• A flexible PTO policy with a minimum of three weeks off
• Therapy coverage benefits to ensure our employees have access to the care they need
• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with plans to meet every need, including HSA and FSA options
• Eight (8) paid company holidays and a company shut-down during the last week of the year
• Employer-paid disability & AD&D to cover life's unexpected events. Not only that, we also cover the difference in salary for up to eight (8) weeks of short-term disability leave
• Eight weeks of paid Parental Leave (if the parent also qualifies for STD, this benefit is in addition )
• 401K retirement plan with 100% matching on up to 4% of base salary

The anticipated starting salary for this role is $135,000- $155,000. This role is eligible to participate in our equity incentive and variable bonus plan. Actual compensation and title is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Mental wellness impacts people of every community. At SonderMind, building and supporting a diverse workforce is foundational to our goal to redesign behavioral healthcare to be more approachable and accessible. SonderMind is a committed equal opportunity employer and provides a workplace that will not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status.
SonderMind requires all employees to be up to date with their COVID vaccination before entering our office space, the SonderMind Studio, or attending in-person meetings or events (including both indoor and outdoor).