Director, Labor Relations

Posting Date

07/17/2026

2000 16th St, Denver, Colorado, 80202-5117, United States of America

This position will be accountable for developing & executing on DaVita’s Labor Relations strategy, including developing processes for triaging and responding to threats across the country. This position will also be accountable for supporting Labor Relations needs in CA, including creating & managing the CalDART team, facilitating the intel process with IRI and developing response recommendations, and aiding in setting the strategic communications plan. This role will interface directly with our Field Operations and Field People Services Team, as well as the broader People Services organization and the Labor Relations team. This role will partner closely with external consultants to align on strategy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop standard process for assessing & responding to threats in non-CA geographies.

Create & execute on CA response strategy

Manage Cal DART team

Facilitates CA intel process

Help set strategic direction of Comms

Manage internal persuaders

Petition readiness

Training

Build and maintain training libraries for union education in CA and Villagewide.

Partner to build FA leadership capabilities

Consulting

IRI point of contact

Manage deployment of external persuaders

Other duties as assigned.

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.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

The Salary Range for the role is $115,000.00 - $183,000.00/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: $66,300.00/year, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $66,300.00/year, Remainder of New York state: $62,353.20/year New York Non-exempt: New York City and Long Island: $17.00/hour, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $17.00/hour, Remainder of New York state: $16.00/hour

Washington Exempt: $80,168.40/year Washington Non-exempt: Bellingham: $19.13/hour, Burien: $21.71/hour, Everette: $20.77/hour, Unincorporated King County: $20.82/hour, Renton: $21.57/hour, Seattle: $21.30/hour, Tukwila: $21.65/hour, Remainder of Washington state: $17.13/hour

For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates

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.

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