Sr Director, Strategy to CPO

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The Senior Director, Strategy to CPO serves as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to DaVita's Chief People Officer (CPO). This leader is responsible for advancing the People Team's highest-priority initiatives, driving enterprise-wide transformation, and ensuring strategic priorities are translated into measurable outcomes.

Operating at the intersection of business strategy, organizational effectiveness, transformation, and executive leadership, this teammate will lead a diverse portfolio of enterprise-level initiatives that strengthen organizational capabilities, improve teammate experiences, and support DaVita's long-term success. The role requires exceptional strategic thinking, executive presence, problem-solving capabilities, and a proven ability to influence across a highly matrixed organization.

This leader will work closely with the People Leadership Team (PLT), senior business leaders, and cross-functional partners across the enterprise to drive alignment, accountability, and execution against DaVita's most critical people and business priorities.

Location: Denver preferred. Remote candidates considered with up to 40% travel.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Executive Partnership

• Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the Chief People Officer on enterprise priorities, organizational challenges, and growth opportunities.
• Help shape and execute the People Team's multi-year strategy and operating agenda.
• Partner with executive leaders to identify, prioritize, and advance high-impact initiatives that support teammate, patient, and business outcomes.
• Provide insight and recommendations on emerging trends, risks, and opportunities affecting the workforce and organization.
• Drive strategic planning processes and establish mechanisms to ensure alignment and accountability across the People Team.

Enterprise Transformation & Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that span multiple business functions and have significant enterprise impact.
• Design and implement operating models, governance structures, and management processes that improve organizational effectiveness and execution.
• Drive transformational efforts related to workforce strategy, organizational design, teammate experience, technology adoption, and business operations.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, eliminate barriers, and improve speed, quality, and outcomes across the enterprise.
• Champion change management efforts to support successful adoption and sustainability of key initiatives.

Strategic Initiative & Portfolio Management

• Lead a portfolio of high-priority initiatives on behalf of the Chief People Officer and People Leadership Team.
• Define project scope, objectives, success metrics, timelines, resource requirements, and governance structures.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and proactively remove obstacles to ensure successful execution.
• Establish performance measures and reporting mechanisms to evaluate progress and business impact.
• Provide regular updates and executive-level recommendations to senior leadership.

Analytics, Insights & Decision Support

• Lead enterprise analyses to assess organizational performance, workforce trends, business opportunities, and investment alternatives.
• Synthesize complex data, stakeholder feedback, and business insights into actionable recommendations.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, and measurement frameworks that support executive decision-making.
• Apply a strong business and teammate lens to prioritize initiatives and investments based on expected impact and value creation.
• Bring an "answer-first" mindset that balances strategic thinking with practical execution.

Executive Communications

• Develop executive-level presentations, communications, and strategic narratives for internal and external audiences.
• Translate complex analyses and business challenges into concise, compelling recommendations.
• Support leadership meetings, board materials, town halls, enterprise communications, and organizational updates.
• Partner with executive leaders to ensure consistency and clarity of messaging across stakeholders.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Build strong relationships and credibility across the People Team, operating teams, and enterprise support functions.
• Lead through influence and expertise, driving alignment beyond direct reporting relationships.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and coach teammates while helping build the capabilities of a high-performing People Team.
• Model DaVita's Core Values and commitment to being a community first and a company second.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in strategy, consulting, business operations, transformation, human capital, healthcare leadership, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale enterprise initiatives and cross-functional teams.
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders and operating effectively in highly matrixed organizations.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Strong project portfolio and change management experience.
• Excellent executive communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and collaboration technologies.

Preferred

• MBA or advanced degree.
• Experience supporting C-suite executives or executive leadership teams.
• Healthcare services, provider operations, or human capital experience.
• Experience leading organizational effectiveness, workforce strategy, transformation, or operating model redesign initiatives.
• Proven track record of successfully driving enterprise change and delivering measurable business outcomes.

What Will Help You Be Successful

• Ability to bring structure and clarity to complex, ambiguous challenges.
• Strong business acumen and enterprise mindset.
• Exceptional judgment, discretion, and integrity.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
• Strong analytical capabilities and comfort working with data to influence decisions.
• High degree of ownership, accountability, and follow-through.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
• Resourcefulness, resilience, and a results-oriented mindset.
• Ability to influence without authority and build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Commitment to continuous learning, development, and innovation.

• Here is what you can expect when you join our Village:
  • A "community first, company second" culture based on Core Values that really matter.
  • Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average.
  • Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you reach your potential.
  • Performance-based rewards based on stellar individual and team contributions.
  • A comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, your financial well-being and your future.
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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.

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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.

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  

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