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 32 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, 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.

To thrive as a company and meet our impact goals, we must cultivate a culture of high-performance. We know managers are often the single-largest driver of employee satisfaction and growth, and our talent is our biggest asset. Because of that, we’ve identified consistent expectations for all of Guild’s people managers — helping you know what to expect from your experience here.

Please note this role is based in Denver, Colorado

Guild is hiring a **Legal Counsel, Commercial,**reporting to Guild’s Head of Legal. This role is an individual who thrives in an environment driven by mission, agility, and high growth, who can partner with and support our prospect and client facing teams in navigating complex legal and regulatory issues.

The Legal Counsel will partner closely with all business teams at Guild. They are driven by collaboration, problem-solving, and practicality in partnership with all levels and functions and bring deep expertise and experience in complex commercial contracting from either a firm or in-house environment.

As Legal Counsel, Commercial, you will:

• Draft, review and negotiate complex legal agreements (NDA, MSA, Order Forms, SLA’s, etc.) with a focus on seller side transactions, including academic partners; there will be opportunities to also work with employer partners and vendors;

• Support other corporate counsel and other members of the Legal Department with contracting efforts, process improvements, and research projects;

• Help define, manage, and improve contracting processes, including management of tools, legal terms playbooks and policies, approval matrices, standard form agreements and documents, and risk-management policies;

• Coordinate contract terms reviews with Information Security, Privacy, Finance and other internal Guild teams;

• Collect, collate, analyze, and provide insights to the Legal Department and leaders across our Company based on data from our academic partner contracts;

• Foster strong working relationships with internal business clients, as well as external partners, customers, vendors, and other third parties and their counsel; and

• Assist in the development and provision of legal training programs on the contracting and legal processes and standards, company policies, regulatory landscape, and other legal topics as it relates to the academic partner contracting process.

You are a strong fit for this role if you have:

• 4+ years of experience in complex, strategic commercial negotiations and contracting, with the majority being review of agreements as the seller;

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in Colorado or another state (subject to approval by Legal Dept.);

• Working knowledge of commercial contracting considerations and regulatory landscape relating to education benefits, technology, SaaS/software, data privacy, AI, and intellectual property;

• A demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage and meet deadlines (often tight timelines) for numerous negotiations and projects consistent with the Company’s business objectives and requirements;

• A collaborative, client-focused approach and ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external clients; and

• Demonstrated experience in analyzing and synthesizing complex matters concisely and clearly convey advice into easy-to-understand written communications for a wide range of colleagues across the Company.

Preferred Competencies

• Experience partnering with Fortune 500 companies and large educational institutions and learning providers or other regulated entities; and

• Experience using internal Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools.

We are committed to equal pay for equal work and believe in compensation transparency. All salary ranges are standardized nationwide and will not vary by region. This role offers a competitive total compensation package, including a base salary of $144,000 - $175,000 and stock options. Compensation offered will be based on a combination of factors such as experience, competencies, and internal equity.

Posting Date:

Friday, December 19, 2026
**This role will stay open for a minimum of 3 days.

Guild partners with the country’s most innovative employers, including Chipotle, Target, Walgreens, JPMorgan Chase, Hilton, Spectrum, Pepsi Co, Tyson, and more, to build the talent needed for today and a resilient workforce for tomorrow. Guild helps employers identify, develop, and mobilize internal talent, enabling workers to gain skills for in-demand roles and companies to stay agile.

By connecting employees to real-world learning, coaching, and career support, and providing companies with actionable talent insights, Guild transforms all talent into high-impact contributors and positions companies for long-term, sustainable growth. For more information, visit https://www.guild.com.

Guild is a female-founded, certified B Corp. The company has been recognized by Fortune’s Change the World list (2021, 2025), the Forbes Cloud 100 (2020–2025), Great Place to Work (2022–2025), CNBC’s Disruptor 50 (2021–2024), TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies (2022), Inc.’s Best-Led Companies (2021), Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas (2020), and B Lab’s Best for the World (2019), 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 Collective Health and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)

• Access to a 401k to help save for the future

• Vacation policy 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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