At Guild, we believe talent is everywhere and that opportunity should be too. We continue to have our home and headquarters in Denver, but we have embraced a distributed model of working to reach the best talent in the United States. While some roles may require proximity to our Denver office, roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 30 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our Internal Job Board.

At Guild, we uphold our Core Values in everything we do. Our team emphasizes our Core Values in the following ways:

Nurture A Learner's Mindset- using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and development areas
Build Shared Success- building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Be an Owner - holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
CreateBelonging - recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to our company

Guild is looking for a Deputy General Counsel who will report directly to the General Counsel and join the Legal Leadership team. This leader will work as a trusted strategic partner to leaders of Guild's various business and operational stakeholders and help the company navigate the many legal and strategic opportunities and challenges as our business continues to grow.

The Deputy General Counsel will be responsible for managing a team of specialists in Commercial Contracting, Vendor Contracting, Data Privacy, and Corporate Compliance, helping to build a cohesive legal strategy across the department and in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders across the business.

Role Responsibilities:

Provide executive leadership and mentorship for legal professionals responsible for contracting (Employer Partner, Learning Partner, and Vendor), regulatory compliance, and privacy.
Participate in high importance partner negotiations, both directly and via advice and guidance provided to directly responsible attorneys.
Foster and develop a culture of partnership and collaboration with internal stakeholders.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the Company's organizational structure, business, contracting and revenue models, business operations and policies & procedures in order to identify and assess areas of risk, defend claims and litigation, and counsel & advise business management on matters of risk mitigation and dispute resolution.
Cultivate a culture of autonomy, collaboration, communication and positivity among the legal team and its core stakeholders
Lead negotiations in connection with various strategic transactions
Counsel business partners on legal issues around all aspects of new product development
Establish systems and scalable processes including internal policies and procedures
Manage and optimize engagement with outside counsel
Develop and deliver training programs to facilitate compliance, educate business team members on common legal practices and reduce the risk of future claims and/or litigation.
Develop and mentor attorneys and legal professionals on the legal team.

We feel passionately about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one vehicle to achieve that. Total compensation for this role is market driven, including a base salary range of $242,000 - $287,375 as well as variable compensation, as well as company stock options.

AtGuild, we unlock the talent and economic potential of America's workforce for employees and their companies. We partner with the nation's largest employers—including Walmart, Chipotle, Discover, Hilton, Macy's, Target, and The Walt Disney Company—to create cultures of opportunity that help them attract and retain top talent, while building the workforce of the future from within. By using our proprietary Career Opportunity Platform to develop education and learning programs that work in the real-world, thousands of employees at those companies have gained the skills, knowledge, and guidance they need to build a brighter future for themselves and their families—all without paying for tuition or career services on their own.

Guild is female-founded and a certified B Corp. The company has been named to the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2022 list, CNBC Disruptor50 list three years in a row, Inc. Best Led Companies list, Fast Co. World Changing Ideas list and the B Lab Best for the World list among many others.

Guild is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know.We currently offer the following benefits:

Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
Access to a 401k to help save for the future
Open vacation policy for employees to rest and recharge
8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth

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