Talkiatry is seeking a strategic, execution-oriented Area Director to lead our Partnerships Activation team across the Midwest region. As the commercial leader for your Area, you'll build and develop a high-performing team, grow relationships with health systems and medical practices, and deliver the commercial results that drive growth across your region. In this role, you'll lead one of Talkiatry's most important growth engines - our provider referral partnerships program - helping providers connect patients to timely, high-quality mental health care.

This role combines people leadership, commercial strategy, and executive relationship development. You'll lead a team of Provider Partnerships Managers, helping them succeed through thoughtful hiring, in-market coaching, and clear accountability. At the same time, you'll shape how Talkiatry grows across your region by identifying new partnership opportunities, guiding where your team focuses its efforts, and working cross-functionally to turn opportunities into sustainable growth.

The Ideal Candidate:

You're the ideal candidate if you're a leader who enjoys building teams as much as building businesses. You know how to coach people to perform at their best, navigate ambiguity with good judgment, and earn the trust of both your team and your partners. You're equally comfortable coaching an individual contributor and leading executive conversations with health system partners.

This is an opportunity to lead one of Talkiatry's fastest-growing regions, develop exceptional people, and play a meaningful role in expanding access to high-quality mental healthcare through trusted provider partnerships.

To be considered for this role, you must live in one of these states:

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio

You will:

• Build exceptional teams by hiring, onboarding, and developing high-performing Provider Partnerships Managers
• Coach and develop talent through regular field travel, in-market coaching, performance feedback, and hands-on development
• Create a high-performance culture rooted in collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Shape regional strategy by identifying market opportunities, setting commercial priorities, and guiding how your team wins across the region
• Deliver commercial results by achieving referral, growth, and regional performance goals
• Lead executive partnerships with health systems and strategic provider organizations to strengthen relationships and expand market presence
• Partner cross-functionally with teams across Partnerships, Operations, Marketing, Clinical, and Product to execute effectively.
• Scale best practices by sharing learnings, developing leaders, and raising the performance of the broader Partnerships organization

You are:

• A proven commercial leader with experience leading high-performing, field-based teams and develop exceptional talent
• An exceptional relationship-builder who earns trust with providers, executives, and internal partners
• A coach who enjoys helping others grow through clear expectations, meaningful feedback, and consistent accountability
• Strategic and thoughtful, with the ability to balance long-term market opportunities with day-to-day execution
• Comfortable making decisions in ambiguous environments and adapting quickly as priorities evolve.
• Data-driven, using performance insights to guide decisions without losing sight of the people behind the numbers
• Highly accountable with strong operational discipline and a bias toward action
• Motivated by purpose and energized by the opportunity to expand access to high-quality mental health care

You have:

• 7-10+ years of experience leading commercial, sales, business development, or partnership teams, preferably within healthcare or healthcare-adjacent organizations
• Demonstrated success hiring, developing, and leading high-performing, quota-carrying field teams
• Experience developing regional or market growth strategies, account plans, and delivering against ambitious commercial goals
• Strong executive presence with experience building relationships and influencing senior stakeholders
• Experience partnering closely with strategy, analytics, or sales operations teams to improve commercial performance
• Bachelor's degree required.

We Offer:

You won't just lead a region, you'll build leaders, shape strategic partnerships, and help define how Talkiatry expands access to high-quality psychiatric care across your market.

• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentive opportunity.
• The opportunity to lead one of Talkiatry's most important commercial regions with significant autonomy and executive visibility
• A mission-driven culture focused on purpose, accountability, and innovation
• Career growth and leadership development as Talkiatry continues to scale partnerships nationally
• The opportunity to develop exceptional leaders, shape market strategy, and build partnerships that expand access to psychiatric care.

Why Talkiatry:

• Top-notch team: we're a diverse, experienced group motivated to make a difference in mental health care
• Collaborative environment: be part of building something from the ground up at a fast-paced startup
• Excellent benefits: medical, dental, vision, effective day 1 of employment, 401K with match, generous PTO plus paid holidays, paid parental leave, and more!
• Grow your career with us: hone your skills and build new ones with our Learning team as Talkiatry expands
• It all comes back to care: we're a mental health company, and we put our team's well-being first