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 31 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, 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. All salaries ranges are standardized nationwide and will not vary by region.
----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 seeking an attorney with strong subject matter expertise and experience in data privacy law, a relentlessly positive mindset and approach, and a track record of providing practical, business enabling advice and counsel within a high-growth, high culture environment. The successful candidate will be passionate about educating and enabling business stakeholders oriented toward proactive issue identification and problem-solving, and able to confidently articulate and advance a perspective, both internally and externally, while driving successful business outcomes that enhance Guild’s reputation as a trusted partner and steward of learner and employer data.
Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, the role will partner closely with Guild’s Product Managers, member- and client-facing teams, and colleagues within the legal and info-sec departments to educate and give legal guidance on privacy and regulatory issues.
As a Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy
, responsibilities include:
- Partner closely with our information security, compliance, product, marketing, coaching, HR, sales and other business teams on data privacy-related matters, emphasizing the importance of privacy while delivering practical and business-minded legal advice that enables successful business outcomes
- Support deal teams with proactive, responsive, and practical answers to privacy-related questions and creative solutions in the context of complex commercial negotiations
- Develop and automate processes to scale efficiencies and privacy controls
- Develop and iterate on privacy-related notices, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Evaluate the applicability of privacy laws and regulatory guidance on product features and service offerings
- Work with other members of the legal team to promote a culture of privacy in the Guild Partner Network and negotiate relevant agreements
- Evaluate the impact of U.S. and international legislative, regulatory, legal developments and industry guidelines involving privacy and security as applicable to Guild
- Work collaboratively on and lead cross-functional projects related to data governance, data protection and privacy by design
- Develop and deliver thoughtful and engaging privacy training
- Effectively manage outside privacy counsel
The ideal candidate will have:
Required Proficiencies:
- 8+ years of substantive privacy legal experience, preferably both in-house and at a law firm
- Experience with U.S. and international privacy and data protection laws, regulations and standards
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Ability to pragmatically weigh the risks and benefits of multiple potential courses within complex situations
- A reputation as a good peer, colleague, and partner
- Ability to quickly grasp technical and legal issues and explain them in comprehensible terms
- A good sense of humor and relentlessly positive attitude
- Ability to effectively communicate guidance on complex issues
- Experience with developing privacy and security policies and procedures
- Experience evaluating the sufficiency of privacy and security controls in business procedures
- Excellent business judgment, ability to make sound decisions, and a pragmatic approach to problem solving in order to enable strong business outcomes and adherence to applicable laws and regulations
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, presentation and leadership skills
- Discretion to work on time sensitive, discrete, sensitive and highly critical issues
- Ability to establish relationships and communicate with all levels within the company, and to external stakeholders, in a way that enhances Guild’s reputation as a trusted partner and data steward
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 competitive, including a base salary range of $180,000-$210,000, as well as company stock options. At Guild, 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
PRIVACY NOTICE
I understand that I am applying for employment with Guild and am being asked to provide information in connection with my application. I further understand that Guild gathers this information through a third-party service provider and that Guild may use other service providers to assist in the application process. Guild may share my information with such third-party service providers in connection with my application and for the start of employment.I understand and agree to Guild's use of my information in accordance with Guild's Privacy Policy and, for applicants that are residents of the State of California, Guild's Applicant Privacy Notice and California Notice at Collection.
