Modern Health is a mental health benefits platform for employers. We are the first global mental health solution to offer employees access to one-on-one, group, and self-serve digital resources for their emotional, professional, social, financial, and physical well-being needs—all within a single platform. Whether someone wants to proactively manage stress or treat depression, Modern Health guides people to the right care at the right time. We empower companies to help all their employees be the best version of themselves, and believe in meeting people wherever they are in their mental health journey.

Modern Health is backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, John Doerr, Y Combinator, and Battery Ventures and raised more than $170 million in less than two years, making Modern Health the fastest entirely female-founded company in the U.S. to reach Unicorn status.

More about our culture and what you can expect when you join the team:

“It Takes a Village” culture. Modern Health has a unique and unabashed culture centered around high empathy and high accountability - with a drive to win. We are energized by bringing together the best talent in the industry to achieve audacious goals focused on making mental health a strength and priority for all.
We have an obsession to win. We are highly ambitious and passionate about the work that we do. We take pride in delivering excellence and our personal best and we continuously innovate to uniquely solve our customers’ needs.
We are accountable and can rely on each other. We are a team and hold ourselves and each other accountable. We believe in transparent communication and continuous feedback to foster a culture of trust, reliability, and growth.
We demonstrate empathy. We have a supportive and diverse culture where we bolster and uplift each other as we pursue our lofty goals. We encourage selflessness and a willingness to support others, fostering a collaborative and respectful environment.
We exhibit a bias towards action. This is a fast-paced environment. We jump into problems and initiate solutions. We empower our people to make decisions and experiment, iterate, and repeat until we get it right.

Modern Health is a fully remote workforce and a hyper-growth company that is often recognized for its excellence, winning awards such as World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2023 by Fast Company, Top 25 Companies of San Francisco 2023, and 2023 Well-Being Trailblazer Award. To protect our culture and help our team stay connected, we require overlapping hours for everyone. While many roles may function from anywhere in the world—see individual job listing for more—team members who live outside the Pacific time zone are expected to work at least six hours between 8 am and 5 pm Pacific time each workday.

We are looking for driven, creative, and passionate individuals to join in our mission. An inclusive and diverse culture are key components of mental well-being in the workplace, and that starts with how we build our own team. If you're excited about a role, we'd love to hear from you!

The Role

Come join our People Team at Modern Health and be a key architect of our strategic People Partner roadmap!

You will be a key member of the People Team focusing on our People Partner capabilities to support our continued growth. We are seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative, and innovative Senior People Partner to develop the talent strategy and advise on all things People such as performance management, talent development, leadership coaching, organizational design, and employee relations. This role is critical to our ability to successfully support and scale a high-growth organization by driving strategic people initiatives. In this role, you will have a direct impact on the employee experience and company success at Modern Health.

You will report to our Chief People & Strategy Officer and work closely with the People Partner and People Ops teams to deliver an employee experience that continually ‘Raises the Bar’ and puts ‘People First.’ You will also partner seamlessly across functional lines with our Recruiting, Legal, Finance, and IT teams to spot & solve issues and inform on build out of processes and policies that scale.

What You’ll Do

Be a strategic business partner to client team leaders to ensure employee advocacy
Design and execute progressive talent strategies to address performance, engagement and development, and retention for your client teams
Ensure that we are positioned to scale quickly and efficiently to meet the needs of the business
Support Modern Health leadership team and people managers through all people processes including compensation, talent development, performance management, employee relations, change management, organizational design, etc.
Coach and develop leaders at all levels within the organization, from line managers through executives
Collaborate with other People Team functions (People Ops, Recruiting) and key cross-functional stakeholders to inform the design and implementation of strategic people programs and initiatives
Act as a culture ambassador, fostering equity, diversity and inclusion, and belonging
Use good judgment and utilize both qualitative and quantitative data to inform key business and people decisions
As a member of the People team, uphold and promote Modern Health’s values; handle sensitive employee relations issues as needed; and support employee engagement initiatives

Who You Are

6+ years of People/HR experience, with at least 2+ years of HRBP experience partnering directly with leaders
Experiencing partnering with Go-to-Market teams (Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Partnerships) strongly preferred
Ability to strike a balance between strategic partnership-building and getting things done
Comfortable utilizing qualitative and quantitative approaches to problem solving and root cause analysis to tell a story and translate it into actionable strategy
Working knowledge of compensation principles
Excellent judgment and problem solving capabilities; as well as ability to make pragmatic and thoughtful decisions
Deep sense of empathy and understanding for the needs of diverse groups of people
Expertise in building trusting relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders (i.e., Finance, Legal)
An advocate for others, speaking up even when it’s difficult, and seeing others accomplish their goals
Organizational, facilitation, and project management skills
Have a passion for seeing others grow through coaching, mentoring, and career development

We’re looking for more growth-minded and collaborative people to be a part of our journey in destigmatizing mental health care and providing access to all. If you’re ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission - we’d love to have you apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting.

Benefits

Fundamentals:

Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life Insurance
High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA) option
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Access to coaches and therapists through Modern Health's platform
Generous Time Off
Company-wide Collective Pause Days

Family Support:

Parental Leave Policy
Family Forming Benefit through Carrot
Family Assistance Benefit through UrbanSitter

Professional Development:

Professional Development Stipend

Financial Wellness:

401k
Financial Planning Benefit through Origin

But wait there’s more…!

Annual Wellness Stipend to use on items that promote your overall well being
New Hire Stipend to help cover work-from-home setup costs
ModSquad Community: Virtual events like active ERGs, holiday themed activities, team-building events and more
Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement

Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Information

Please refer to the ranges below to find the starting annual pay range for individuals applying to work remotely from the following locations for this role.

Zone 1: San Francisco Bay Area and New York City Metro
Zone 2: All other California locations and Seattle, WA
Zone 3: All other New York locations, All other Washington locations, Washington DC, Austin,
TX, CT, IL, MA, NH, NJ, OR, RI, VT
Zone 4: All other Texas locations, AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, WV, WI, WY

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. Ranges are not necessarily indicative of the associated starting pay range in other locations. Full-time employees are also eligible for Modern Health's equity program and incredible benefits package. See our Careers page for more information.

Depending on the scope of the role, some ranges are indicative of On Target Earnings (OTE) and includes both base pay and commission at 100% achievement of established targets.

Zone 1

$152,300 - $179,200 USD

Zone 2

$137,070 - $161,280 USD

Zone 3

$137,070 - $161,280 USD

Zone 4

$121,840 - $143,360 USD

We use a third-party AI tool (Endorsed) to assist in the initial screening of applications. As part of the evaluation process, we provide Endorsed with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our human recruitment team, and no automated system makes the ultimate decision regarding hiring. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. We began using Endorsed on May 12, 2025. You can review the independent bias audit report covering our use of Endorsed here. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that your application may be processed by AI systems as part of the screening and selection process. If you have any questions or would like to request a separate review of your application, please contact recruiting@modernhealth.com with "Separate Review Request" in the email subject line.

Below, we are asking you to complete identity information for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). While we are required by law to ask these questions in the format provided by the EEOC, at Modern Health we know that gender is not binary, and we recognize that these categories do not reflect our employees' full range of identities.

Strategic People Business Partner