Engineering Manager, AI Enablement

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 were building a team of entrepreneurs and mission-driven go-getters. Since launching in February 2021 weve empowered more than ten thousand therapists and hundreds of thousands of clients across the country and insurance landscape. Weve 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.

The Opportunity:

Were looking for an Engineering Manager to lead Grows newly formed AI Enablement Tech Team the central engine behind the companys AI strategy. Alongside a dedicated PM youll own the company-wide AI roadmap build the foundational infrastructure every function depends on and drive end-to-end delivery of our most complex AI use cases. Youll lead a executive-aligned engineering team and run an ongoing cross-functional working group with AI Champions across the organization. This is a rare opportunity to define how AI works at Grow not just for engineering but for the entire company.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Own the technical strategy and execution of Grows company-wide AI roadmap sequencing infrastructure investments and use cases against company-level impact in close partnership with the PM

• Build and operate core AI infrastructure: data pipelines model access embeddings retrieval layers and governance frameworks with PHI compliance as a non-negotiable constraint

• Architect and maintain the connector layer (MCPs integrations and APIs) that enables agentic workflows across every business function

• Lead delivery of high-priority complex AI use cases requiring close Product and Engineering collaboration (e.g. Grow LLM AI-assisted care workflows)

• Drive AI vendor governance: procurement decisions contracts and a cross-company tool registry that prevents redundant spend and ungoverned tooling

Youll Be a Good Fit If:

• You have 8 years of software engineering experience with 5 years leading engineering teams including hands-on experience building AI/ML infrastructure LLM-powered systems or agentic workflows

• You have strong technical depth in AI/ML infrastructure: youve built or operated pipelines embedding systems retrieval layers or orchestration frameworks in production

• You bring excellent cross-functional leadership: youre equally effective in a technical design review and a working group with clinical legal or business stakeholders

• You operate with a founders mindset: you bring structure to ambiguity move fast and build systems designed to scale beyond your direct involvement

• Youre a strong communicator who can translate technical decisions into clear business impact for senior leadership and non-technical partners

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 thats 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 youre excited about this role but dont 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.

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Required Experience:

Manager