Lead Lyra Health’s enterprise strategic planning, business unit alignment, M&A strategy, market-entry initiatives, competitive positioning, and executive communications. Partner with senior leaders across employer, health plan, and health system businesses to develop growth strategies, investment theses, operational models, and value-creation plans. Prepare materials for the board, executives, and investors while managing and mentoring strategy team members.
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About Lyra Health
Lyra Health is a leading provider of evidence-based mental health care, serving more than 20 million people globally in partnership with employers and more than 100 million through health plan and partner relationships. The company has delivered more than 15 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 35 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness, and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.
About the Role:
Reporting directly to the Vice President of Strategy, the Director of Corporate Strategy will serve as a key operational engine driving Lyra Health’s enterprise-wide growth agenda and global strategy. This role bridges high-level enterprise planning with execution, partnering directly with vertical leaders across Lyra’s Employer Solutions, Health Plan & Health System businesses to translate overarching goals into scalable operational models and market entry strategies.
Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Business Unit Alignment: Lead the end-to-end execution of the annual strategic planning process. Partner directly with vertical leaders to establish long-term success metrics, align investments to market demands, and navigate trade-offs alongside Finance.
M&A Strategy & Value Creation: Partner with Corporate Development to construct investment theses, execute 'build vs. buy vs. partner' frameworks, evaluate candidate fit, and design post-acquisition integration and value-creation plans.
Market Entry & Competitive Position: Operationalize competitive intelligence to guide product pivots and execute international/domestic market entry strategies.
Executive & Board Materials: Author and synthesize strategic narratives, data analyses, and decks for the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Investors.
Team Leadership: Manage and mentor Strategy Managers/Associates, shaping team output and modeling high-caliber analytical and storytelling frameworks.
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in enterprise strategy, top-tier management consulting, or corporate development within high-growth digital health or healthcare environments.
Proven ability to partner with executive vertical leadership in matrixed organizations.
Financial fluency with strong skills in unit economics, financial modeling, and business case construction.
Deep industry exposure to Employer Benefits, Health Systems, or Payer markets.
MBA preferred.
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