Director, Talent Acquisition

DaVita Kidney Care

Director of Talent Acquisition providing strategic leadership for recruitment at DaVita. Optimizing talent acquisition processes and developing competitive recruiting strategies across multiple facilities.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $115,000 - $183,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide day-to-day management, ongoing education, support, inspiration and coaching of talent acquisition manager/supervisor and partners.
Create a team powerhouse.
Own the entire talent acquisition function for ~$500 million business lane in a large multi-state geography.
Develop and execute strategic plans for recruitment goals across 340 division facilities.
Work closely with operational business partners (People Service Managers, Regional Operations Directors, Division Vice Presidents, Group Vice Presidents) and key stakeholders to partner on hiring need alignment and strategies to meet hiring objectives.
Establish and manage a cohesive talent acquisition team that excels at meeting business hiring targets.
Manage, leverage, and challenge existing recruiting strategies, methods, and systems to increase application volume to meet hiring needs, while improving the quality of candidates, and time to hire.
Lead team to utilize our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to the fullest extent.
Monitor and track metrics to identify trends; redirect team as appropriate to ensure workload is managed to produce established goals.
Collaborate with talent acquisition leadership to effectively manage pilot recruitment programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in related area required; master’s degree preferred.
Minimum of 5 years’ management experience preferred; multi-site, decentralized (off-site, home-based team) preferred.
Minimum of 7 years’ recruiting and/or related HR experience preferred.
Minimum of 2 years sales experience (inside or outside) preferred.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in high-volume recruitment preferred.
Knowledge of applicant tracking systems; experience with recruiting databases strongly preferred.
In-depth knowledge of AAPs (Affirmative Action Plans) and laws/regulations related to staffing and recruitment required.
Intermediate computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

ATS Keywords

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

talent acquisitionrecruitment strategieshigh-volume recruitmentmanagement experiencesales experiencerecruiting databasesmetrics trackingstrategic planningcoachingteam management

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationinspirationsupportorganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilitycohesivenessalignment

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree