Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

DaVita Kidney Care

Sr. Manager, Executive Talent Acquisition leading executive recruiting processes for DaVita.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $98,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and coach a team of Executive Talent Acquisition Partners responsible for Director-level and above searches
Drive performance excellence by setting clear goals, providing real-time coaching, and supporting teammate development
Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-integrity culture aligned with DaVita’s core values
Lead the team responsible for managing full-cycle executive search processes for ~200 executive-level positions annually across the US
Partner closely with the team to ensure a high-touch, high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers across all executive searches
Provide oversight and strategic guidance to ensure searches are conducted with speed, rigor, and alignment to DaVita’s leadership expectations
Continuously assess and optimize executive recruiting processes to drive consistency, candidate quality, and a world-class executive hiring experience
Serve as the primary point of contact for all external executive search firm partnerships, managing vendor relationships, ensuring service excellence, and holding firms accountable to DaVita’s standards
Transform and elevate the Executive TA function by building scalable, standardized processes that deliver a best-in-class hiring experience for candidates, hiring leaders, and senior stakeholders
Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce cycle times, and improve quality through technology, tools, templates, and operational discipline
Partner with the Director of Corporate and Executive Recruiting to design and implement future-state processes that position DaVita’s Executive TA function as world-class
Build and enforce high standards of operational excellence, data integrity, and process rigor across the Executive TA team
Lead continuous improvement initiatives based on data, feedback, and market trends to ensure Executive TA remains a strategic advantage for DaVita
Monitor and evaluate recruiting performance, analyze trends, and proactively implement adjustments to achieve or exceed established goals
Foster a results-oriented approach, ensuring recruiting metrics consistently align with and exceed organizational objectives
Analyze recruitment data to pinpoint bottlenecks and opportunities within the hiring process, implementing corrective actions to drive improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
7+ years of recruiting experience, with at least 3+ years focused on executive recruiting
Proven experience managing an executive recruiting team and delivering results
Strong track record of advising senior business leaders and driving high-quality hiring outcomes
Skilled at balancing hands-on team leadership with strategic partnership responsibilities
Highly organized with excellent project management, communication, and relationship-building skills
Proficiency in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and executive search methodologies; experience with Workday Recruiting a plus
Intermediate computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint required

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

executive recruitingproject managementdata analysisrecruiting metricsprocess optimizationvendor managementfull-cycle recruitingstrategic guidanceperformance excellencecontinuous improvement

Soft Skills

team leadershipcoachingcollaborationaccountabilitycommunicationrelationship-buildingorganizational skillsresults-oriented approachproblem-solvingadaptability