Security Director

Posting Date

09/16/2025

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

Unwavering pursuit of a healthier tomorrow.

We are on a path to set a new standard for healthcare services. While we have consistently used our heads, hearts and hands to improve clinical quality, experience and outcomes in dialysis, the overall journey of our patients and physician partners remains fragmented and frustrating. We can do better.

The national physical security team (internally called Forte) is in search of a multi-talented security director for our world headquarters in Denver. Forte is a close-knit, agile team that thinks creatively to solve complex problems.

World HQ (Casa Campus) Security Director is a unique position which will manage a well-established, local security team, while managing national risk assessment and response capabilities. The right candidate will possess a robust executive presence, a storied background in risk assessment, a comprehensive understanding of executive protection, and an empathetic outlook towards patients and caregivers.

This is a hybrid role in Denver, Colorado with 25%-40% domestic and international travel.

Essential Functions

• Manage security operations and a contracted staff of security officers in the corporate campus HQ in downtown Denver, CO
• Deliver high quality security services focused on protecting people, property, and information while delivering unparalleled customer service
• Build, improve, and maintain effective relationships with management, employees,  vendors, and law enforcement  partners
• Provide empathetic support to national risk assessment and threat management programs
• Own embedded vendor relationship to deliver geographically diverse Executive support services

Additional Responsibilities

• Meet all operational, reporting, budget, and contract compliance requirements
• Liaise with law enforcement and cultivate sustainable relationships with industry experts. Have or be able to develop and maintain relationships with Lower Downton stakeholders: Regional Transit Department, Denver PD, and Federal Law Enforcement.
• Handle escalated security issues or emergency situations appropriately
• Maintain operational procedures for emergency reference by security staff
• Manage highly sensitive and urgent threat of violence concerns, and effectively assess risk of violence utilizing industry standards, accepted behavioral threat assessment, and management methodologies to mitigate threats
• Deploy for urgent Executive support or complex investigations and on-site support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required
• Possess or obtain Certified Threat Manager (CTM), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), or higher certification, State of Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit, City and County of Denver Security Guard License
• 5+ years of business management/operations/supervisory experience with budget accountability
• 7+ years of behavioral threat assessment and violence management or mitigation, security, threat investigations, or related experience
• Previous leadership role in military, foreign service, or law enforcement
• Experience in incident management, threat management, corporate investigations, law enforcement investigations, crisis management, or related field
• Extensive experience working directly with C-Suite executives, elected officials, or political appointees
• Indirectly influence adjacent teams to accomplish enterprise goals
• Ability to work independently, in a team-oriented management environment, and with an entrepreneurial attitude
• Preferred graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (Federal LEO)
• Preferred 3 + years corporate physical security experience
• Ability to travel 25%-40% domestically/internationally
• Ability to work nights/weekend 15%

What We'll Provide:

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 $110,100.00 - $161,700.00 per year.

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.