Business Operations Manager, Sales Development

Location: New York, United States

Base salary: $68,000–$72,000 per year, plus discretionary bonus and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is an international auction house and luxury marketplace offering auctions, private sales, retail, financial services, and specialist expertise across fine art and collectible categories.

What you will do

• Lead valuation intake, prioritization, tracking, reporting, and workflow improvement across Impressionist and Modern Art.
• Manage sourcing pipelines for Impressionist and Modern Art, American Art, Latin American Art, private sales, and single-owner collections.
• Identify valuation-driven opportunities for consignments, private sales, collection introductions, and client development.
• Coordinate collection timelines, stakeholder communications, proposals, business cases, and cross-department workflows.
• Support auction planning, lot targeting, sale-week operations, interest tracking, bidder analysis, and post-sale reporting.
• Develop dashboards, executive analyses, leadership presentations, and cross-functional process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business operations, arts administration, or a related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in business operations, project management, client services, or business development, preferably in the art market, luxury, or cultural sectors.
• Strong interest in fine art and the auction market, with the ability to develop expertise across relevant collecting categories.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing presentations and business reports.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; CRM and business intelligence experience is a plus.
• Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and support occasional evening and weekend work during major sale periods.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work with specialists, Client Development, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and regional teams.
• Exposure to a global network spanning 40 countries and multiple fine art and luxury categories.
• Competitive benefits package and eligibility for a discretionary bonus.
• Opportunity to support strategic initiatives across auctions, private sales, valuations, and collection development.