Sr. Manager of Talent Acquisition – Executive Recruiting

Posting Date

07/09/2025

2800 N Loop WestSte 800, Houston, Texas, 77092-8838, United States of America

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At DaVita, we’re dedicated to an unwavering pursuit of a healthier tomorrow. 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.

DaVita is seeking a high-performing Sr. Manager, Executive Talent Acquisition to lead and transform our Executive TA function. This leader will manage a team of Executive TA Partners, oversee key external search firm partnerships, and work closely with senior business and People Services leaders to deliver a world-class executive hiring experience. The ideal candidate will bring exceptional leadership skills, a focus on process improvement and the ability to collaborate effectively with senior leaders to meet organizational needs.

Key Focus Areas:

• Strong Leadership: Foster accountability, motivation, and a culture of excellence while effectively leading and developing Executive TA Partners and Sourcing Partners.
• Process Improvement: Streamline recruiting processes by leveraging technology and implementing innovative strategies to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders, including SVPs, VPs, and the C-suite, to align talent acquisition efforts with organizational priorities.

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all inclusive.

Leadership and Team Management

• Lead and coach a team of Executive Talent Acquisition Partners responsible for Director-level and above searches.
• Drive performance excellence by setting clear goals, providing real-time coaching, and supporting teammate development.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-integrity culture aligned with DaVita’s core values.

Executive Recruiting Execution

• Lead the team responsible for managing full-cycle executive search processes for ~200 executive-level positions annually across the US.
• Partner closely with the team to ensure a high-touch, high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers across all executive searches.
• Provide oversight and strategic guidance to ensure searches are conducted with speed, rigor, and alignment to DaVita’s leadership expectations.
• Continuously assess and optimize executive recruiting processes to drive consistency, candidate quality, and a world-class executive hiring experience.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all external executive search firm partnerships, managing vendor relationships, ensuring service excellence, and holding firms accountable to DaVita’s standards.

Process and Operations Excellence

• Transform and elevate the Executive TA function by building scalable, standardized processes that deliver a best-in-class hiring experience for candidates, hiring leaders, and senior stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce cycle times, and improve quality through technology, tools, templates, and operational discipline.
• Partner with the Director of Corporate and Executive Recruiting to design and implement future-state processes that position DaVita’s Executive TA function as world-class.
• Build and enforce high standards of operational excellence, data integrity, and process rigor across the Executive TA team.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives based on data, feedback, and market trends to ensure Executive TA remains a strategic advantage for DaVita.
• Drive innovation in sourcing, candidate engagement, assessment strategies, and executive onboarding experiences.

Metrics and Performance Management:

• Monitor and evaluate recruiting performance, analyze trends, and proactively implement adjustments to achieve or exceed established goals.
• Foster a results-oriented approach, ensuring recruiting metrics consistently align with and exceed organizational objectives.
• Analyze recruitment data to pinpoint bottlenecks and opportunities within the hiring process, implementing corrective actions to drive improvements.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders (Directors, SVPs, and the C-Suite) and People Services leaders, understanding their talent needs and advising on best-in-class search strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on executive search practices, candidate selection, and competitive talent market insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or other equivalent experience required; Master’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of recruiting experience, with at least 3+ years focused on executive recruiting.
• Proven experience managing an executive recruiting team and delivering results.
• Strong track record of advising senior business leaders and driving high-quality hiring outcomes.
• Skilled at balancing hands-on team leadership with strategic partnership responsibilities.
• Highly organized with excellent project management, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and executive search methodologies; experience with Workday Recruiting a plus.
• Intermediate computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint required
• Travel Requirement: Up to 20%.
• Work Location: Remote with occasional in-person collaboration.

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.

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.

Salary/ Wage Range

$91,000.00 - $133,700.00 / year

If a candidate is hired, they will be paid at least the minimum wage according to their geographical jurisdiction and the exemption status for the position. • New York Exempt: •　New York City and Long Island: $64,350.00/year •　Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $64,350.00/year •　Remainder of New York state: $60,405.80/year New York Non-exempt: •　New York City and Long Island: $16.50/hour •　Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $16.50/hour •　Remainder of New York state: $15.50/hour Washington Exempt: $77,968.80/year Washington Non-exempt: •　Bellingham: $17.66/hour •　Burien: $21.16/hour •　Unincorporated King County: $20.29/hour •　Renton: $20.90/hour •　Seattle: $20.76/hour •　Tukwila: $21.10/hour •　Remainder of Washington state: $16.66/hour

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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