Director, School of Leadership

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Director, School of Leadership (DaVita University) – Denver or Remote

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Over the last decade, we set out to be the world's greatest dialysis company, and over the next decade, we're poised to build the greatest healthcare community the world has ever seen. When you join the DaVita Village, you're joining a winning team. Through our commitment to training, growth and quality, we consistently achieve superior clinical outcomes while giving teammates the opportunity to excel in an award-winning environment that enables them to thrive both professionally and personally.

At DaVita, we find that our best leaders are those who create an inspiring vision for the future and empowers their team to achieve success. They have always enjoyed tackling difficult problems and believe that the best way to solve them is through collaborative, team efforts. They take ownership of results and instill accountability in those they lead. They are driven, strong communicators, relationship builders, and find real fulfillment in challenging work.
As the Director of School of Leadership you will lead a key portfolio of enterprise learning and development with impact on over 60,000 teammates. The Director will lead a team responsible for signature leadership experiences, including curriculum design and development, reporting and measurement. In addition, this role will drive the multi-year innovation strategy to take DaVita University learning experience and leadership capabilities into the future! The role will collaborate closely with Village partners to incorporate best-practice learning design approaches and cutting-edge education technology solutions.

Our ideal hire will combine a passion for leadership, team building, service excellence with a strategic mindset, data-driven approach and design thinking to help DaVita become a best-in-class learning industry leader.

Preferred location for this position is Denver, CO, though we are open to 100% remote.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Develop strategy for building enterprise leader capability, drawing on innovative learning methods that drive a learning culture.
• Lead team in architecting, developing, deploying, and measuring meaningful outcomes of innovative, high complexity learning solutions including live and virtual learning experiences, workshops, seminars, mentorship and digital learning platforms.
• Build management processes to measure success and impact of signature experience, determine refresh cycles prioritization, and make data-driven recommendations for future improvements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand enterprise skill development needs and tailor solutions to the specific needs of different departments and leadership levels.
• Drive alignment and decision making with internal stakeholders, leveraging skills of storytelling, selling ideas, building data-backed business cases; facilitate conversation with strong executive presence and relationship building orientation.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and development, including the support of emerging leadership methodologies.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends in leadership development and incorporate best practices into program designs.
• Build team culture and high performing team of 3-5 direct reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 6+ years professional experience in consulting and/or learning field.
• Advanced skills in learning & development, facilitation, strategy, consultation, and executive presentation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for teamwork.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with evolving demands.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Experience project managing large, complex learning solutions for senior leadership and enterprise-wide audiences,
• Proficiency in learning measurement & analytics, including developing measurement tools and data visualization.
• Evidence of Research and Thought Leadership by contributing to the learning and development field through research and publications.

Travel and Time Requirements

• Travel: 0-15%

What We’ll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• 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 also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

Join us as we pursue our vision "To Build the Greatest Healthcare Community the World has Ever Seen."
Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today.
Go to http://careers.davita.com to learn more or apply.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second.  We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong."  Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

Salary/ Wage Range

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits  

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.