Chief People Officer

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DaVita's Chief People Officer will be a key executive team member, leading the organization through its next phase. The Chief People Officer will be an action-oriented, resourceful, and pragmatic leader with a strong desire to drive high performance and achieve outcomes. This executive will bring outstanding HR strategy and operational skills, and the ability to partner broadly across the leadership team. They will serve as trusted partner and advisor to the Company's executive team, the CEO and the Board, and will be expected to guide leadership through challenging talent and organizational developments.

While cultivating and embracing the culture and purpose that differentiates DaVita as an employer of choice, the Chief People Officer will develop and execute a people strategy, guiding the company through complex trends and changes and providing sound perspective, counsel, and direction to continue modernizing the human resource's function. They will continue to build and refine a high- performing team while supporting and providing leadership in areas including talent acquisition and management, organizational design, compensation and benefits, training and development, workforce planning, and HR information management. They will bring thought leadership and strategy to HR business practices, driving improvements in efficiency and effectiveness.

The ideal candidate will bring depth of HR operating and business experiences, ideally in a growth business with a complex multi-site model analogous to DaVita. General business, financial and analytical skills will be critical to success, in addition to HR functional skills. This role is for a leader who can operate as a broader business executive, bringing humility, confidence, and energy to his/her critical place on the executive team.

As Chief People officer, this executive will model and shape the unique culture of DaVita, in which success of the business and success of its teammates go hand-in- hand.

The successful candidate's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Operate as a trusted advisor and partner to business executives and field leaders. The Chief People Officer will be a partner and advisor in building and establishing a comprehensive people strategy aligned with organizational goals, objectives, and culture. S/he will be a key support and confidante of the leadership and executive team to anticipate and navigate challenging people and organizational issues.

• Develop, implement, and scale an aligned people strategy to support growth, bringing best-in-class thinking around workforce management with special emphasis on frontline populations. The ideal candidate will support efforts to efficiently attract, hire, and retain a high volume of talent in partnership with the leadership team and HR team, using appropriate technology and tools. S/he will support talent development and succession planning programs for exceptional talent to meet the company's evolving business needs across the enterprise, particularly helping to increase retention of front-line employees in the first year. S/he will employ the necessary resources to rethink workforce planning as the business evolves and the dynamics of teams change.

• Drive and support effectiveness of employee lifecycle programs including on-boarding, performance management, bonus program, merit cycle and goal setting. Support creative compensation and benefits programs, ensuring competitiveness and alignment with the business strategy and company culture. Serve as the principal point of engagement with the Compensation Committee.

• Build on DaVita's strong culture as an employer of choice. Drive focus and performance on a broad- based effort to recruit, develop, motivate, and retain exceptional talent. Play a critical role in the ongoing external employer brand to attract top talent.

• Provide thought leadership in areas of culture and purpose, succession and talent, compensation, leadership performance, and team effectiveness. Implement and customize contemporary best practices into people management processes throughout the business.

• Effectively communicate people strategies, policies, and processes across the organization.

• Build, enhance, lead, and retain a high-performing team that exemplifies and reinforces DaVita's mission, vision, and values.

Functional Experiences:

• Strategic Partner for executive team on all matters related to people talent, a strong voice advocating for programs and driving solutions that align with business goals

• Proven ability to lead an HR team, in particular building and scaling high-functioning teams in fast- paced environments

• Proven ability developing talent, with a focus on attracting, retaining, and upskilling a diversified workforce, with a focus on the front-line

• Experience increasing efficiency and effectiveness of HR business processes and leveraging technology

Career Experiences:

• Experience in B2C services with multi-site operations

• Broad exposure and experience with progressive HR practices, data, and analytics that can demonstrate meaningful improvement in organizational effectiveness over time.

• Experience working with the Board of Directors preferred.

• Healthcare industry experience preferred.

Personal Characteristics & Style:

• Humble, low-ego, confident, thick-skinned, optimistic, and cheerful

• Credible and empathetic communicator who can engage with the organization at all levels, from board to front line, demonstrating interpersonal dexterity.

• Empathic but firm; a decisive thinker with confidence in their domain knowledge and adaptable in their approach

• Purpose-driven leader who balances the right thing for the business and for teammates.

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

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.
* Dedication, above all, to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure across the nation. Enter text here

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.

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.

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

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.