Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

Job Details: - Job Location: San Francisco - San Francisco, CA - Salary Range: $250,000.00 - $325,000.00Salary/year - Title: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel - Organization: Golden Gate University Position Description - Position Title: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel - Department: Office of the General Counsel - Reports To: General Counsel, Chief of Staff & Secretary to the Board - Classification: Full-Time, Exempt - Location: Remote - Salary Range: $250,000 – $325,000 annually, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus About Golden Gate University - Golden Gate University is a private, nonprofit university in San Francisco focused on AI and built for working adults. - The University serves a diverse community of students across its academic programs and is committed to providing an accessible, high-quality education for working adults. Position Summary - The Vice President and Deputy General Counsel is the General Counsel's principal deputy and a senior legal advisor to the President, executive leadership, deans, and administrators across the University. - The Deputy General Counsel leads the University's litigation and dispute resolution; counsels leadership on employee relations, faculty affairs, and student affairs; and oversees the University's compliance with local, state, and federal law. - The Deputy General Counsel acts on the General Counsel's behalf as needed and helps shape how the University identifies and manages legal risk at the institutional level. - The position reports to the General Counsel, Chief of Staff & Secretary to the Board. Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Litigation and Dispute Resolution - Direct the University's litigation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings, including employment, student, contract, and regulatory matters, from early case assessment through resolution. - Select, manage, and evaluate outside counsel; set case strategy and budgets; and align litigation spend with institutional priorities. - Manage responses to agency charges and government inquiries, including matters before the California Civil Rights Department, the EEOC, the U.S. Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights, and other federal and state agencies. - Advise leadership on settlement strategy, early resolution, litigation holds, and preservation obligations. - Report on litigation and dispute exposure to executive leadership and, as requested, to the Board of Trustees and its committees. - Employee Relations - Counsel the President, executive leadership, and Human Resources on the full range of employment matters, including hiring, compensation, performance management, discipline, accommodations, leaves, reorganizations, and separations. - Oversee and advise on workplace investigations, including complaints of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and whistleblower concerns. - Draft and negotiate executive employment agreements, offer letters, and separation agreements. - Advise on California and federal wage-and-hour, leave, and anti-discrimination law, and on employment policies and handbooks. - Faculty Affairs - Advise the Provost, deans, and academic leadership on faculty appointments, contracts, evaluation, promotion, discipline, grievances, and separations. - Interpret and apply the faculty handbook and related academic policies, including matters of academic freedom and shared governance. - Counsel on the employment, compensation, and classification of adjunct and part-time faculty. - Student Affairs - Advise on student conduct, academic integrity, grievances, dismissals, and appeals, with a focus on fair and consistent process. - Counsel on Title IX and civil rights obligations, disability