Head of Artificial Intelligence

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—US based 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!

Modern Health is a mental health benefits platform for employers. We are the first solution to cover the full spectrum of mental well-being needs through both evidence-based technology and professional support from a certified coach or therapist. 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 of their employees be the best version of themselves, and believe in meeting people wherever they are in their mental health journey.

We are a female-founded company, backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, John Doerr, and Y Combinator, and partner with companies like Pixar, Gusto, Okta, EA, and Nextdoor that are taking a proactive approach to mental health care for their employees. Modern Health has raised more than $42 million and is 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 this role, we’d love to hear from you!

Location: Remote, USA, however not eligible to work remotely from Hawaii.
Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused Head of AI to lead the integration of artificial intelligence across our products and organization. This leader will define and drive the strategic roadmap to embed AI into our core product experience, unlocking meaningful differentiation and customer value while ensuring responsible, scalable adoption.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with product intuition, operational rigor, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders across the company.

AI Product Strategy & Differentiation

• →Define and execute the strategic roadmap to embed AI into our core product experience, enhancing differentiation, customer value, and market leadership.
• →Partner with Product and Design to identify high-impact opportunities where AI can meaningfully improve user outcomes and experiences.
• →Establish principles and guardrails to ensure AI capabilities are trustworthy, explainable, and aligned with company values.

Hands-On Execution & Delivery

• →Lead the delivery of high-priority AI initiatives from concept through production, ensuring measurable business impact.
• →Architect scalable AI solutions, including leveraging third-party models, building supporting infrastructure, and ensuring reliability and performance.
• →Maintain a strong bias toward practical implementation, rapid experimentation, and iterative improvement.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration

• →Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, Legal, Compliance, and Data teams to align on execution, governance, and risk management.
• →Establish operating models, workflows, and collaboration patterns that enable safe and efficient AI adoption.
• →Drive clear accountability, decision frameworks, and communication across stakeholders.
• →Engage directly with clients and strategic partners to build trust, communicate our AI approach, and incorporate external feedback into priorities and safeguards.

AI-Driven Engineering Productivity & Adoption

• →Champion the use of AI to improve engineering productivity, including AI-assisted coding, test generation and developer experience improvements.
• →Encourage experimentation and best-practice sharing to accelerate adoption across tech teams.
• →Measure and communicate productivity gains and impact.

Platform & Capability Development

• →Build foundational AI capabilities and infrastructure that can be reused across teams.
• →Establish patterns and tooling that enable teams to safely leverage AI without duplicating effort.

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership roles, with responsibility for delivering complex, high-impact systems. 
• Proven track record of bringing AI-enabled or data-driven capabilities into production products at scale. 
• Strong understanding of modern applied AI capabilities and how to integrate them into real-world systems to deliver business value. 
• Experience evaluating build vs. buy decisions and integrating third-party platforms and services. 
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear product value, business impact, and user outcomes. 
• Experience establishing governance, security, and responsible use practices for emerging technologies. 
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align technical and non-technical partners. 
• Hands-on technical depth with a bias for execution and pragmatic problem solving. 
• Experience deploying technology solutions in regulated or privacy-sensitive environments is a strong plus.