Gould joined the Warriors in August 2020 on the same day the club confirmed Nathan Brown as its new head coach. He currently oversees the club's pathways programs and acts as a sounding board to Brown.
The Bulldogs' hopes of luring Gould had faded recently, after weeks of high-level negotiations between the two parties that went on behind the scenes.
"We are talking to quite a few people," Canterbury chairman John Khoury recently said.
"He would be of interest [if he was available], he would be of interest to any club."
Gould's expertise has been highly sought after following his time at the Panthers, where his rebuild of the rugby league academies as well as saving the club from financial strife have led to its rise as a powerhouse in the Premiership over the last 12 months.
The Bulldogs remain confident current coach Trent Barrett, who is in his first year at the helm of the club, is the right man for the job, but believe Gould would add valuable experience.
The club's troublesome year follows a promising offseason where they hired Barrett, who helped spearhead Penrith's emergence as minor premiers in 2020 as an assistant under Ivan Cleary.
Barrett previously coached the Sea Eagles from 2016 until 2018, leading them to one finals appearance.
Players such as Kyle Flanagan, Nick Cotric and Corey Allan - all with either representative football experience or potential - signed for the club.
Next year they will have stars Josh Addo-Carr, Matt Burton and Brent Naden arrive, but that will do little to produce wins in the short term.
Former All Blacks coach Sir Steve Hansen was brought in at the Bulldogs at the end of 2020 as a high-performance consultant - a move courtesy of his close friendship with Barrett.
The Warriors, meanwhile, have a bye this weekend after their heartbreaking 29-28 defeat to the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville at the weekend.
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's side is currently in ninth place and next face Melbourne Storm - without suspended teenage sensation Reece Walsh.
