Art Business Manager — Lead Operations & Strategy

Christie's; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Christie’s in New York seeks a leadership-oriented Operations Manager with strong experience in auction environments. You will oversee Sales Coordinators, departmental staff and cross-functional partners to ensure timely, compliant sales execution and process improvements.

You will partner with directors to plan staffing, budgets, and risk management while maintaining exceptional client service and integrity across all Christie’s operations.

Formación

• 5+ years of work experience in auction or an equivalent field.
• Demonstrated proactive, collaborative approach.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with concrete variables.
• Knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word Processing, and Presentation software.
• Ability to create and analyze Excel spreadsheets, bar graphs, reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from colleagues and clients.

Responsabilidades

• Directly manage Sale Coordinators, Department Coordinators, and temporary staff; hire, train, plan and appraise performance.
• Partner with Business Director and Department Heads on staffing and succession planning.
• Allocate resources across sales and projects; guide operational priorities.
• Maintain relationships with operations, publishing, finance, marketing and legal to ensure smooth sales processes.
• Drive process improvements and resolve operational issues; ensure deadlines and commitments are met.
• Oversee sale execution to meet deadlines, compliance requirements and milestones.
• Assist in budgeting, forecasts, consignment approvals, and financial reporting.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners on strategic initiatives and risk mitigation.

Conocimientos

Auction experience

Proactive collaboration

Supervisory experience

Stay calm under pressure

Problem solving

MS Office

Excel & charts

Presentation skills

Herramientas

Outlook

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

Christie’s in New York seeks a leadership-oriented Operations Manager with strong experience in auction environments. You will oversee Sales Coordinators, departmental staff and cross-functional partners to ensure timely, compliant sales execution and process improvements.

You will partner with directors to plan staffing, budgets, and risk management while maintaining exceptional client service and integrity across all Christie’s operations.