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Roles for The Beehive are all onsite in Denver. The Beehive is an Early Childhood Education Center for children of Guild Education Denver employees, located adjacent to our Denver offices.
Guild is hiring a Partner Director on the Learning Partnerships team to lead a set of the most strategic partnerships that Guild has with its academic partners (universities and other academic learning providers).
This is an outstanding opportunity to impact on a business-critical team at Guild. We are looking for a “people person” who excels at building relationships, solving problems, delivering business results, and mentoring and leading others. This individual will play a meaningful role in leading all aspects of an Academic Partnership, from the strategic to the tactical.
Responsibilities:
Develop strategic and operational plans for your partners, in partnership with the Academic Partnerships leadership team
Build and facilitate strong and positive relationships with key external and internal collaborators across multiple functional areas and levels of seniority
Optimize the student experience, using data to drive improvements across internal and external collaborators to improve outcomes throughout the student journey
Enable program improvement and new program development, as demanded by our customers (Corporate Employer Partners and their students):
Identify growth opportunities in consultation with Guild’s Advisory Services team and your academic partners
Support cross-functional implementations of new programs and offerings
Develop and maintain strong ongoing, data-driven account operations across student experience, finance, data, and training.
Serve as a “value carrier” for our team, serving as a role model for others, leading by example and disseminating the values of the partnerships team across the business.
Required Proficiencies:
Proven track record in client management, partner management, and/or program management, with particular emphasis on leading clients in a consulting capacity or managing programs in a high growth enterprise company
Experience running highly sophisticated, enterprise-level client/partner relationships as the account lead
Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with senior collaborators internally and externally, and communicate optimally - balancing confidence, humility and diplomacy
Ability to lead others on strategic projects and initiatives, directly and indirectly through influence
Ability to “say no” when needed, even if that means disappointing key collaborators or clients
Excellent problem solving and project management skills; excels at understanding a problem, conceptualizing on potential solutions, building data-backed recommendations, engaging a broad set of partners to get work done, and delivering a solution consistent with those recommendations
Validated strength in navigating in fast-paced, high growth environments with significant change and ambiguity
Ability to both see the big picture and get deep into the details on sophisticated projects
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information into a coherent and data-driven narrative and present that narrative in a compelling way
Demonstrated experience in cross-functional leadership and execution to build alignment with senior colleagues across various functions and levels and engage them towards specific program outcomes
Learning mentality: Desire to learn, grow, and evolve within a fast-paced environment
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 $150,000 - $187,500, variable comp eligibility, as well as company stock options.
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Guild is increasing economic mobility for working adults by partnering with the largest employers in the country to offer education as a benefit to their employees via our marketplace of nonprofit universities and education institutions. Guild’s proprietary technology platform facilitates the administration of this innovative benefit and our team of coaches helps each employee navigate the path back to school, providing individualized support from day one through program completion.
Guild is a female-led, Certified B Corporation - and with a valuation of $3.8 billion is one of the highest-valued, privately held education companies in the world, and the only one led by a woman. Guild's investors include Ken Chenault, General Catalyst Partners, chairman and former CEO of American Express, Emerson, LeadEdge Capital, and Iconiq.
Guild Education 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 future3 weeks of vacation in the first year and an open vacation policy after year 1 to help recharge8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover Family-friendly benefits, including 14 weeks of parental leave, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, and fertility care benefits.Well-rounded wellness benefits including access to free and low cost mental health resources and support servicesEducation benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth
Guild requires COVID-19 vaccines for all employees and guests attending Guild events or entering Guild offices. We will be using both Clear’s Digital Vaccine Card and state-sponsored vaccine passports to verify proof of vaccine. Accommodations or exceptions can be requested for medical or religious reasons.
