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Director of Recruiting roles in the United States are accessible to international professionals through J-1 visa sponsorship, most commonly under the Trainee or Specialist category. A designated sponsor organization issues your DS-2019, while the hiring company serves as your host employer. No lottery or annual cap applies.
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Recruiting Lead - Leadership Development Programs
Build the Next Generation of Leaders at DaVita. DaVita’s Redwoods Program is a premier leadership pipeline that attracts and develops top undergraduate, MBA, and internal talent into future enterprise leaders. This program plays a critical role in shaping DaVita’s leadership bench and delivering high-impact talent across the organization.
Role Summary
The Redwoods Program Lead is a strategic operator responsible for overseeing DaVita’s Redwoods Leadership Development campus recruiting and summer internship program. As a Program Lead on the team, this role provides an opportunity for individuals looking to expand their impact through broader ownership and executive visibility. You will drive high-impact initiatives with extensive travel, stakeholder exposure, and a strong learning and development focus. While your primary focus will be on early-career and MBA talent strategy, you will also help modernize our recruitment stack by leveraging AI and data reporting to measure the program's success and ROI. We are looking for an ambitious leader who is passionate about talent development and eager to incorporate innovative tech solutions into our workflows.
Core Responsibilities
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Campus Recruiting & Program Execution Support
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Develop and drive targeted campus recruiting strategies, managing relationships with core schools and leading internal school teams to maximize candidate engagement.
- Travel to top universities and key DaVita events to execute on-campus recruiting strategies across top-tier undergraduate and MBA programs, acting as a primary ambassador to identify the right candidate profiles.
- Actively participate in talent evaluation and candidate assessment during campus events and final-round interviews, and evaluate intern performance to make full-time offer decisions.
-
Support Denver-based intern programming by coordinating logistics, from executive exposure sessions to organizing final report-out rubrics for managers.
-
Stakeholder & Candidate Experience
-
Act as a trusted partner to regional stakeholders (DVPs, RODs) and interviewers, gaining significant executive exposure.
- Prepare and deliver executive readouts on recruiting progress, cohort quality, and overall program health to senior leadership.
- Provide learning and development coaching to managers and interviewers on how to effectively assess and manage early-career talent.
- Manage the overarching candidate journey, ensuring a highly transparent, efficient process from the first screen through Super Day to reduce mid-cycle drop-offs.
-
Analyze recruiting data to identify process improvements, and overhaul stakeholder and candidate surveys to be shorter, timelier, and actionable.
-
AI, Technology, Data & Continuous Improvement
-
Evaluate, implement, and manage AI-driven recruiting tools and automation to streamline interview scheduling, candidate tracking, and real-time post-interview feedback collection.
- Transition the team away from highly manual administrative work by building interconnected systems across Recruiting, HR, and IT.
- Define what "winning" looks like by setting goals, tracking metrics, and driving towards targets.
- Lead process optimization initiatives across the recruiting lifecycle, standardizing workflows and creating scalable playbooks to improve overall team efficiency.
Success Profile
- Stakeholder & Candidate Management: Builds strong relationships with the Redwoods manager team, enterprise leadership, and candidates. Communicates clearly and professionally at all levels.
- Execution Excellence & Operating in Ambiguity: Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Anticipates and resolves logistical challenges, adapting quickly to evolving priorities or last-minute changes.
- Ownership & Accountability: Proactively manages timelines, risks, and follow-ups. Takes full ownership of complex workstreams, identifying and resolving issues with minimal direction.
- Strategic Tech-Adoption: Successfully identifies ROI-positive technology investments and champions the adoption of AI to eliminate bottlenecks.
Qualifications
Required
- Located in Denver, Co.
- 3+ years of experience in program management, HR/Recruiting operations, or campus recruiting.
- Demonstrated experience owning and optimizing technology platforms (ATS, CRM) and reporting/data tools.
- Familiarity with utilizing AI tools to drive process automation, data analysis, or candidate screening.
- Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.
- High level of professionalism and confidentiality.
- Willingness to travel for campus recruiting and events.
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Previous experience operating within early-career, MBA, or leadership development programs.
- Experience managing or mentoring junior coordinators/administrators.
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.
LI-SM5
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 $70,000.00 - $106,000.00/year. 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.
Beware of Recruitment Fraud
DaVita will never ask for payment or personal financial information at any point in the hiring process, nor will we ever communicate with you using email addresses outside of the DaVita secure network. If you receive a request like this, it is not legitimate. Do not share your information.
Career Growth - From clinical and operations to corporate jobs, our learning and development programs help guide your career journey.
Posting Date
08/20/2026
Recruiting Lead - Leadership Development Programs
Build the Next Generation of Leaders at DaVita. DaVita’s Redwoods Program is a premier leadership pipeline that attracts and develops top undergraduate, MBA, and internal talent into future enterprise leaders. This program plays a critical role in shaping DaVita’s leadership bench and delivering high-impact talent across the organization.
Role Summary
The Redwoods Program Lead is a strategic operator responsible for overseeing DaVita’s Redwoods Leadership Development campus recruiting and summer internship program. As a Program Lead on the team, this role provides an opportunity for individuals looking to expand their impact through broader ownership and executive visibility. You will drive high-impact initiatives with extensive travel, stakeholder exposure, and a strong learning and development focus. While your primary focus will be on early-career and MBA talent strategy, you will also help modernize our recruitment stack by leveraging AI and data reporting to measure the program's success and ROI. We are looking for an ambitious leader who is passionate about talent development and eager to incorporate innovative tech solutions into our workflows.
Core Responsibilities
-
Campus Recruiting & Program Execution Support
-
Develop and drive targeted campus recruiting strategies, managing relationships with core schools and leading internal school teams to maximize candidate engagement.
- Travel to top universities and key DaVita events to execute on-campus recruiting strategies across top-tier undergraduate and MBA programs, acting as a primary ambassador to identify the right candidate profiles.
- Actively participate in talent evaluation and candidate assessment during campus events and final-round interviews, and evaluate intern performance to make full-time offer decisions.
-
Support Denver-based intern programming by coordinating logistics, from executive exposure sessions to organizing final report-out rubrics for managers.
-
Stakeholder & Candidate Experience
-
Act as a trusted partner to regional stakeholders (DVPs, RODs) and interviewers, gaining significant executive exposure.
- Prepare and deliver executive readouts on recruiting progress, cohort quality, and overall program health to senior leadership.
- Provide learning and development coaching to managers and interviewers on how to effectively assess and manage early-career talent.
- Manage the overarching candidate journey, ensuring a highly transparent, efficient process from the first screen through Super Day to reduce mid-cycle drop-offs.
-
Analyze recruiting data to identify process improvements, and overhaul stakeholder and candidate surveys to be shorter, timelier, and actionable.
-
AI, Technology, Data & Continuous Improvement
-
Evaluate, implement, and manage AI-driven recruiting tools and automation to streamline interview scheduling, candidate tracking, and real-time post-interview feedback collection.
- Transition the team away from highly manual administrative work by building interconnected systems across Recruiting, HR, and IT.
- Define what "winning" looks like by setting goals, tracking metrics, and driving towards targets.
- Lead process optimization initiatives across the recruiting lifecycle, standardizing workflows and creating scalable playbooks to improve overall team efficiency.
Success Profile
- Stakeholder & Candidate Management: Builds strong relationships with the Redwoods manager team, enterprise leadership, and candidates. Communicates clearly and professionally at all levels.
- Execution Excellence & Operating in Ambiguity: Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Anticipates and resolves logistical challenges, adapting quickly to evolving priorities or last-minute changes.
- Ownership & Accountability: Proactively manages timelines, risks, and follow-ups. Takes full ownership of complex workstreams, identifying and resolving issues with minimal direction.
- Strategic Tech-Adoption: Successfully identifies ROI-positive technology investments and champions the adoption of AI to eliminate bottlenecks.
Qualifications
Required
- Located in Denver, Co.
- 3+ years of experience in program management, HR/Recruiting operations, or campus recruiting.
- Demonstrated experience owning and optimizing technology platforms (ATS, CRM) and reporting/data tools.
- Familiarity with utilizing AI tools to drive process automation, data analysis, or candidate screening.
- Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.
- High level of professionalism and confidentiality.
- Willingness to travel for campus recruiting and events.
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Previous experience operating within early-career, MBA, or leadership development programs.
- Experience managing or mentoring junior coordinators/administrators.
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.
LI-SM5
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 $70,000.00 - $106,000.00/year. 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.
Beware of Recruitment Fraud
DaVita will never ask for payment or personal financial information at any point in the hiring process, nor will we ever communicate with you using email addresses outside of the DaVita secure network. If you receive a request like this, it is not legitimate. Do not share your information.
Career Growth - From clinical and operations to corporate jobs, our learning and development programs help guide your career journey.
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Frame your credentials around training objectives
J-1 visa Trainee and Specialist programs require a structured training plan, not just a job offer. Document your recruiting credentials, ATS proficiencies, and sourcing methodologies in a format that maps directly to skill gaps you'll address during your U.S. placement.
Target host employers with multinational hiring pipelines
Companies that regularly fill roles across borders are already comfortable coordinating with designated sponsors. Recruiting teams at tech firms, professional services companies, and global staffing operations encounter the DS-2019 process far more often than purely domestic employers.
Clarify the two-year home residency requirement early
The J-1 home residency requirement applies to some Trainee and Specialist placements depending on government funding or skills-list status. Confirm whether your nationality and program category trigger it before accepting a host offer, since it affects your post-program U.S. visa options.
Use Migrate Mate to find J-1-aligned Director of Recruiting roles
Search Migrate Mate to surface U.S. employers advertising Director of Recruiting positions that align with J-1 sponsorship pathways, so you can focus outreach on host organizations already familiar with the designated sponsor process.
Verify your host employer's DS-2019 coordination capacity
Before accepting an offer, confirm the hiring team has worked with a DOL-recognized designated sponsor before. If they haven't issued a training plan through CIEE, Cultural Vistas, or a comparable sponsor, expect a longer onboarding timeline while they establish that relationship.
Align your training plan with O*NET occupation standards
Designated sponsors review training plans against recognized occupational definitions. Cross-reference the O*NET profile for Recruiting Managers to ensure your proposed activities match accepted competencies, which strengthens your DS-2019 application and reduces sponsor revision requests.
Director Of Recruiting J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Director of Recruiting role?
Most Director of Recruiting placements fall under the J-1 Trainee or Specialist category. Trainee applies if you have a relevant degree and at least one year of experience, or five or more years of experience without a degree. Specialist suits professionals with recognized expertise in human resources or talent acquisition who are in the U.S. for a defined knowledge-exchange program rather than open-ended employment.
Who actually sponsors my J-1 visa if my employer is a private company?
The hiring company is your host employer, not your visa sponsor. The visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as CIEE or Cultural Vistas, that issues your DS-2019 form, approves your training plan, and monitors program compliance. Your employer coordinates with the designated sponsor but does not hold sponsorship authority directly.
How do I find U.S. employers open to hosting J-1 Trainee or Specialist participants in recruiting roles?
Search on Migrate Mate to identify Director of Recruiting positions at U.S. employers that align with J-1 sponsorship pathways. Because J-1 host arrangements require coordination with a designated sponsor, targeting employers already familiar with that process reduces friction. Companies in professional services, enterprise technology, and staffing tend to have more experience as J-1 host organizations.
Does the two-year home residency requirement apply to recruiting professionals on J-1?
It depends on your specific circumstances. The two-year home residency requirement applies if your J-1 program is funded by a U.S. or home-country government agency, or if your home country has designated your occupation as a skills-shortage field. Recruiting and human resources roles are not broadly listed on most skills schedules, but you should confirm your specific situation with your designated sponsor before finalizing any offer.
Can a Director of Recruiting role on J-1 lead to long-term U.S. work authorization?
J-1 status is a temporary, program-specific classification and doesn't directly convert to long-term work authorization. If you're subject to the two-year home residency requirement, you'd need to satisfy it or obtain a waiver before applying for an H-1B visa, L-1 visa, or immigrant visa. If the requirement doesn't apply, your host employer can pursue an H-1B or other employer-sponsored visa after your J-1 program concludes.