Director, Talent Management

DaVita Kidney Care

Director of Talent Management shaping performance culture at DaVita. Building a team-oriented strategy for 55,000+ teammates' growth and performance management.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • California, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $115,000 - $183,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and own the short-to-midterm strategy for performance management within a broader talent system.
Proactively tackle complex, large-scale challenges to establish key performance indicators (KPIs), evolve performance standards (e.g. AI fluency), continuous listening loops, and metrics that continuously raise the bar for performance.
Design, deploy, and refine the infrastructure that enables leaders to drive clarity and performance — including calibration governance, performance reviews, performance standards input, continuous feedback, and goal-setting.
Partner closely with Total Rewards to ensure that performance calibration and evaluation directly and equitably inform merit and bonus cycles.
Work with leaders across lanes (e.g., Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, Learning & Development, HR Business Partners, People Insights & Analytics) to translate strategy into broad action and deliver on Village-wide goals.
Collaborate across people teams and lane leaders to solve challenges and deliver innovations. Communicate compellingly to drive support and commitment from senior executives to front-line teammates.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in strategy development, managing a diverse portfolio of strategic projects, scaled deployments, change management, and cross-functional leadership.
Proven track record of shaping strategy, navigating ambiguity, and creating alignment with executives and key stakeholders on undefined problems.
Demonstrated ability to oversee large-scale, multi-phased strategic initiatives, effectively leveraging project management support to balance high-level vision with tactical delivery.
Cultivates drive in self and others to embrace change. Anticipates roadblocks and engages the right resources to successfully drive organizational transformation.
Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to adapt your message to gain buy-in and respectfully influence decision-making at all levels.
Familiarity with enterprise HRIS platforms (e.g., Workday) and experience leveraging technology to scale performance management solutions.
Ability to analyze large data sets, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable strategies that improve outcomes.
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is strongly preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategy developmentperformance managementkey performance indicatorschange managementproject managementdata analysisorganizational transformationgoal-settingperformance reviewscontinuous feedback

Soft Skills

communication skillscross-functional leadershipinfluencing decision-makingproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilitydrive for changestrategic alignmentstakeholder engagementclarity in messaging