Director, Transformation

DaVita Kidney Care

102d • $110,100 - $161,700

About The Position

The Director of Transformation will develop and lead a team of highly motivated individuals with broad range of consulting, project management and/or HR backgrounds to: 1) identify which work will add the most value to DaVita’s overall strategy through people focused initiatives, 2) effectively lead workstreams with dependencies on many different business units, 3) collaborate effectively throughout the organization and 4) communicate recommendations to senior leaders on a regular basis. The following are typical activities for the Director of Transformation on DaVita’s People Services team: Partners with Head of Transformation and Chief People Officer to develop and build the Transformation team in People Services, including team structure and strategy, project portfolio development and teammate recruiting and growth. Leverages hypothesis-based approach to identify, validate and quantify opportunities in the People space (e.g. retention, engagement, org. design to support new profit streams, training, etc.) Tackles enterprise-wide, cross-functional, multi-year initiative to dramatically improve teammate retention, experience and effectiveness. Draws upon continuous improvement and project management tools (e.g. Lean Six Sigma) to structure and design improvement opportunities. Guides project team’s analytics including financial modeling and ongoing project metrics. Presents comfortably and compelling to senior audiences. Effectively manages relationships with cross-functional partners and senior leaders; successful at leading through influence. Leverages technology to solve key People Services inefficiencies and create opportunities to People Services teammates to streamline and improve existing processes. Effectively allocates and prioritizes team resources to ensure timelines and deliverables are met. Takes accountability for results and motivates, coaches and develops direct reports. Embodies DaVita’s core values on a daily basis.

Requirements

• Experience leading large-scale business transformation from concept through implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to build strong relationships across all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and make new processes and tools effective.
• 10+ years of progressive experience.
• MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a team of individuals with consulting, project management, and HR backgrounds.
• Identify work that adds value to DaVita’s overall strategy through people-focused initiatives.
• Lead workstreams with dependencies on various business units.
• Collaborate effectively throughout the organization.
• Communicate recommendations to senior leaders regularly.
• Partner with Head of Transformation and Chief People Officer to build the Transformation team.
• Leverage a hypothesis-based approach to identify and validate opportunities in the People space.
• Tackle enterprise-wide, cross-functional initiatives to improve teammate retention and experience.
• Utilize continuous improvement and project management tools to design improvement opportunities.
• Guide project team’s analytics including financial modeling and project metrics.
• Present findings to senior audiences.
• Manage relationships with cross-functional partners and senior leaders.
• Leverage technology to solve inefficiencies in People Services.
• Allocate and prioritize team resources to meet timelines and deliverables.
• Motivate, coach, and develop direct reports.

Benefits

• 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 to Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave.
• Professional development programs: Variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees