Sr Director, AI Capabilities (Technology)

Total Renal Care; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 148,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Family resources and EAP

Leadership development programs

Job summary

DaVita in Denver is seeking a Sr. Director, AI Capabilities to shape and scale our AI strategy and foundational capabilities across the Village.

You will lead a cross-functional team of AI product managers and technologists, partner with business leaders to prioritize opportunities, and ensure AI adoption delivers measurable business impact in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Systems, or related technical discipline (or equivalent progressive work experience).
• 5+ years of direct people management experience leading software engineering managers, tech leads, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, distributed systems, or data/AI platform engineering.
• Demonstrated track record of working across matrixed technical and product organizations.
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures (Google Cloud Platform / GCP preferred).
• Proven cross-functional influence, collaborating with executive stakeholders, clinical/business leaders, and enterprise architects in a complex matrixed environment.
• Understanding of healthcare workflows, clinical decision support, EHR integrations, and healthcare data governance (HIPAA/PHI) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Shape and advance the Village's AI strategy and capabilities across the organization.
• Establish standards, best practices, and governance models for responsible AI deployment.
• Identify, evaluate, and deliver high-value AI opportunities with business partners.
• Lead AI product managers and multidisciplinary engineering teams in rapid, iterative delivery.
• Translate emerging technologies into practical enterprise use cases that improve efficiency and decision-making.
• Collaborate with business, engineering, data, and other stakeholders to drive AI adoption at scale.

Skills

AI strategy & leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Product management

Cloud & MLOps

Executive stakeholder communication

Healthcare domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE/AI/IS

5+ years people management

10+ years software/data/AI platform exp

Experience across matrixed orgs

Tools

GCP (Google Cloud Platform)

Distributed systems

Data/AI platforms

Job description

2000 16th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States of America

The Sr. Director, AI Capabilities - Strategy and Product Management

will serve as a strategic leader responsible for shaping and advancing the Village's AI strategy and critical capabilities. This role focuses on managing repeatable, Village-ready AI technologies, driving high-value use cases, and ensuring sustainable, ethical, and scalable solutions. As both a champion and challenger, the Sr. Director will guide the Village toward best-fit AI capabilities, partner closely with business and product leaders to evaluate and prioritize opportunities and ensure AI adoption delivers measurable business impact.

AI Strategy & Vision

Champion repeatable, sustainable AI solutions while constructively challenging approaches to ensure scalability, efficiency, and responsible use.

Capability Development & Governance

Bring Product mindset in building and managing a portfolio of foundational AI capabilities (e.g., generative AI, machine learning platforms, automation frameworks) that can be applied across multiple use cases.

Establish standards, best practices, and governance models for responsible AI deployment.

Use Case Identification & Delivery

Partner with business and product leaders to evaluate, prioritize, and execute high-value AI opportunities.

Manage team of AI product managers (functional and technical) who bring modern product management approach and practices in the rapid, iterative delivery of AI solutions.

Translate emerging technologies into practical enterprise use cases that improve efficiency, decision-making, and teammate/customer experience.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Collaborate with business, engineering, data, and other product stakeholders to drive adoption of AI capabilities at scale.

Act as a trusted advisor and thought leader, influencing executive leadership on AI trends, risks, and opportunities.

Innovation & External Awareness

Continuously scan the technology landscape for disruptive AI advancements, identifying areas to test, adopt, or adapt including best practice approaches for end-to-end AI solution delivery.

Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Education and Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent progressive work/Village experience).
• Leadership Experience: 5+ years of direct people management experience leading software engineering managers, tech leads, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Platform & Technical Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, distributed systems, or data/AI platform engineering
• Enterprise Collaboration & Matrix Mastery: Demonstrated track record of working across matrixed technical and product organizations.
• Cloud & MLOps Architecture: Deep expertise in cloud-native architectures (Google Cloud Platform / GCP preferred)
• Strategic Influence & Executive Communication: Proven track record of cross-functional influence, collaborating with executive stakeholders, clinical/business leaders, and enterprise architects in a complex matrixed environment.
• Healthcare Domain Acumen: Understanding of healthcare workflows, clinical decision support, EHR integrations, and healthcare data governance (HIPAA/PHI) is highly preferred.

What We’ll Provide:

• 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.

The Salary Range for the role is $148,000.00 - $234,000