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Guild is hiring a Senior Director, Corporate Strategy. In this role, the individual will work with the leadership team to shape and refine the company's strategy, develop business cases and strategic recommendations, and lead annual strategic planning processes. The position demands a strong understanding of Guild's financial, operational, and market data to drive long-term growth and anticipate future opportunities and risks.

Highlights

Partnering with leadership to define corporate strategy and growth planning.
Developing data-driven business cases and strategic recommendations.
Leading annual strategic planning processes and execution with cross-functional partners.
Conducting market sizing, competitive analysis, and opportunity assessments.
10+ years of experience in high-growth, matrixed organizations.
Success in investment banking, management consulting, or corporate strategy roles.
Competitive total compensation package with base salary of $180,000- $250,000 and eligibility for bonuses and stock options.

Senior Director, Corporate Strategy Full Description

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. We typically keep job postings active for 3–5 weeks, though this may vary depending on applicant volume and other factors.

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

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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
Create Belonging - recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to our company

The Senior Director, Corporate Strategy role is an integral part of our Corporate Strategy team, helping set the direction for Guild to drive long-term sustainable growth for the company. This role requires deep knowledge of Guild’s business along with financial, operational, and market data to support the company’s continued growth, look over the horizon, predict performance and anticipate opportunities and risks.

Please note, this is a Denver based position. Please ensure you are eligible to work in the Denver area OR open to relocation prior to applying for this role.

Key responsibilities

Partner with Guild’s leadership team to shape and refine Guild’s corporate strategy, including long-term growth planning, new business models, and strategic priorities.
Develop data-driven business cases and strategic recommendations using market research, internal analytics, and financial modeling
Conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, and opportunity assessments to inform company-level decisions and investment priorities
Lead annual strategic planning processes, working closely with cross-functional partners to translate strategy into execution
Develop business cases and investment recommendations to support new initiatives, partnerships, or M&A opportunities.
Become a trusted partner that can bring different levels, functions and personalities together to find the best answers for the team
Play a leading role in M&A diligence, evaluating and sizing acquisition opportunities
Lead cross-functional initiatives and conduct ad-hoc analyses and special projects in support of Guild’s strategy
Champion best practices, next-generation solutions and continued skill development across team

Required Proficiencies

10+ years of experience driving enterprise-wide strategy in high-growth, matrixed organizations, with a proven ability to translate complex market dynamics into actionable growth plans and strategic priorities.
Proven success in investment banking, management consulting or internal corporate strategy or product strategy for a high growth organization supporting enterprise
Successfully partnered directly with executive leadership to shape long-term corporate strategy, including expansion planning, new business model evaluation, and portfolio prioritization.
Led cross-functional strategic planning processes, aligning teams around vision, goals, and execution roadmaps while instilling operational rigor and accountability.
Built data-backed business cases and strategic recommendations, synthesizing financial models, market research, and internal performance metrics to guide multi-million dollar investments and resource allocations.
Conducted market sizing, competitive benchmarking, and whitespace analysis to identify and prioritize high-impact growth opportunities across products, markets, and partnerships.
Led high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives and special projects, balancing strategic vision with tactical execution to deliver measurable impact in ambiguous environments.

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 range of $180,000- $250,000 and variable compensation (bonus) eligibility along with stock options. Compensation offered will be based on a combination of factors such as experience, competencies, and internal equity.

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

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Original Job Description

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

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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
Create Belonging - recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to our company

Please note, this is a Denver based position. Please ensure you are eligible to work in the Denver area OR open to relocation prior to applying for this role.

Key responsibilities

Partner with Guild’s leadership team to shape and refine Guild’s corporate strategy, including long-term growth planning, new business models, and strategic priorities.
Develop data-driven business cases and strategic recommendations using market research, internal analytics, and financial modeling
Conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, and opportunity assessments to inform company-level decisions and investment priorities
Lead annual strategic planning processes, working closely with cross-functional partners to translate strategy into execution
Develop business cases and investment recommendations to support new initiatives, partnerships, or M&A opportunities.
Become a trusted partner that can bring different levels, functions and personalities together to find the best answers for the team
Play a leading role in M&A diligence, evaluating and sizing acquisition opportunities
Lead cross-functional initiatives and conduct ad-hoc analyses and special projects in support of Guild’s strategy
Champion best practices, next-generation solutions and continued skill development across team

Required Proficiencies

10+ years of experience driving enterprise-wide strategy in high-growth, matrixed organizations, with a proven ability to translate complex market dynamics into actionable growth plans and strategic priorities.
Proven success in investment banking, management consulting or internal corporate strategy or product strategy for a high growth organization supporting enterprise
Successfully partnered directly with executive leadership to shape long-term corporate strategy, including expansion planning, new business model evaluation, and portfolio prioritization.
Led cross-functional strategic planning processes, aligning teams around vision, goals, and execution roadmaps while instilling operational rigor and accountability.
Built data-backed business cases and strategic recommendations, synthesizing financial models, market research, and internal performance metrics to guide multi-million dollar investments and resource allocations.
Conducted market sizing, competitive benchmarking, and whitespace analysis to identify and prioritize high-impact growth opportunities across products, markets, and partnerships.
Led high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives and special projects, balancing strategic vision with tactical execution to deliver measurable impact in ambiguous environments.

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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