Manager, Learning and Development (IT)

DaVita Kidney Care • San Diego, CA

3d • $78,000 - $119,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for managing, coaching, and mentoring a team of learning professionals, overseeing all employment activities, and cultivating an environment of continuous learning. The Manager will lead the deployment of learning programs for critical Technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with best practices in corporate learning, digital transformation, and technology enablement. They will maintain oversight of training deliverables, platforms, and documentation, track and analyze department metrics to measure learning effectiveness, and drive continuous process improvement. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in HR, Instructional Design, Business, Education, or equivalent experience, with a minimum of four years in adult learning theory and training delivery, three years of people leadership and complex project management, and proven experience overseeing training for large-scale enterprise technology implementations. Strong analytical skills for data-driven decision-making and exceptional consultative and communication skills for stakeholder management are essential. Flexibility to travel up to 25% is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Instructional Design, Business, Education, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in adult learning theory and training delivery in a corporate environment.
• Minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated people leadership and complex project management experience, with a track record of coaching teams and driving outcomes.
• Proven experience overseeing training for large-scale enterprise technology implementations and software rollouts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to build dashboards, track learning effectiveness metrics (e.g., Kirkpatrick model), and demonstrate ROI to business leaders.
• Exceptional consultative and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence decision-making, and collaborate across all levels of a matrixed organization.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and mentor a dynamic team of learning professionals.
• Oversee all employment activities, from hiring and performance evaluations to career pathing and succession planning.
• Create an environment where teammates feel supported, valued, and empowered to continuously strengthen their technical training and facilitation skills.
• Guide team and project calls, ensuring alignment on project statuses, new assignments, and strategic direction.
• Represent the Technology L&D team on external departmental committees, sharing insights, and driving alignment to ensure a cohesive learning strategy.
• Lead the deployment of learning programs for critical Technology initiatives.
• Ensure training aligns with current best practices in corporate learning, digital transformation, and technology enablement.
• Maintain rigorous oversight over all training deliverables, platforms, and internal/external team-facing documentation.
• Track, analyze, and report on department metrics.
• Compile up-to-date dashboards to measure learning effectiveness and drive continuous process improvement.

Benefits

• 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
• Professional development programs
• On-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager