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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader to oversee global secondary market operations. This role collaborates across departments and manages secondary research and coordination functions to drive operational excellence and support the growth of White Cube's secondary market strategy.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a growing team, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives.
- Drive collaboration across research, writing, and coordination functions, maintaining high standards for output.
- Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture across multiple regions.
- Lead the implementation of the 2026-27 (and beyond) work streams and objectives, ensuring the team is on track to meet short- and long-term goals.
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Secondary Market team, ensuring smooth workflows and high levels of efficiency across all functions.
- Oversee the structuring and negotiation of secondary market transactions, including pricing, terms, and conditions, ensuring alignment with gallery objectives and compliance.
- Manage senior administrators and coordinators to facilitate deal approvals, ensuring all necessary documentation is in place.
- Supervise consignments and their release to the sales team, ensuring thorough risk management and due diligence, including for stock.
- Ensure seamless collaboration with a range of departments, including Sales, Digital, Art Fairs, Commercial, Technical, Registrars, and Curatorial.
- Oversee the sourcing and preparation of artworks for key selling moments, such as art fairs and exhibitions.
- Lead weekly team meetings to ensure alignment on deadlines and address logistics, framing, condition, and legal considerations.
- Liaise with the Communications team to highlight featured works for key selling moments, provide strategic input, and review sales materials for quality assurance.
- Ensure all supporting documentation, including condition reports, finalised in time to meet selling moment deadlines.
- Provide strategic direction for market research and client engagement strategies, ensuring they align with overall sales objectives.
- Keep senior leadership informed on key projects and performance metrics.
- Act as a key contributor to digital transformation projects, focusing on improving client engagement, operational efficiency, and secondary market sales growth through digital tools and platforms.
- Ensure alignment of secondary market strategies with broader digital and technology initiatives.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a business management role in a commercial gallery or auction house.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience managing teams across multiple regions and functions.
- Ability to drive cross-departmental collaboration, including with Sales, Digital, Art Fairs, Commercial, Technical, Registrars, and Curatorial teams.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple initiatives and ensure on-time delivery.
Skills
- Business management
- Leadership
- Communication
- Team management
- Cross-departmental collaboration
- Project management
- Operational excellence
- Strategic planning
- Market research
- Client engagement
- Digital transformation
Location
- London (Bermondsey)
- Other White Cube locations
Work Type
- Full-time
- Additional hours as required
Experience Level
- Experienced leader
About the Company
- White Cube is a global art gallery.
Equal Opportunity
- We are currently unable to offer sponsorship nor guarantee future sponsorship opportunities for this role.