Jobs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Leads onboarding, learning and development, employee engagement, career growth, and employee experience programs. Partners with HR and organizational leaders to design employee-centered initiatives, manage development plans, oversee learning resources, conduct listening efforts, and use workforce data to measure outcomes and improve organizational effectiveness.

Performs original and complex cataloging for print, digital, serial, and electronic materials; creates MARC and non-MARC metadata; develops authority and linked-data records; supports departmental library projects and digital collections; provides reference assistance and research support; coordinates staff, interns, and volunteers; and promotes collections through presentations, publications, programs, and social media.

Administers the library’s Sierra ILS, AWS cloud infrastructure, Linux servers, CMS, hardware, and software systems. Develops Python, shell, and SQL integrations, dashboards, data workflows, and web applications. Supports information security, vendor coordination, technology projects, staff training, digitization initiatives, and reference services. Manages equipment lifecycles, reporting, documentation, budgets, and library technology improvements.

Leads museum-wide audiovisual and media production operations across hundreds of annual events. Oversees technical designs, staffing, scheduling, union compliance, documentation, budgets, vendors, risk management, troubleshooting, and event execution. Provides senior escalation support, manages technical teams and operational systems, and drives improvements to AV infrastructure, workflows, equipment standards, and service delivery while partnering with museum stakeholders.

Manage financial operations for Institutional Advancement departments, including annual budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, P&L ownership, cost-benefit analysis, procurement, accounts payable, travel expenses, and reporting. Partner with department leaders, Finance, Budget and Planning, and Human Resources to improve workflows, controls, documentation, and performance measurement. Establish data-collection tools, identify KPIs, manage business processes, and implement continuous improvements within a complex institutional environment.

Lead sourcing, contracting, and supplier management for capital projects. Develop sourcing strategies, run RFPs, negotiate contracts, manage supplier performance, mitigate risk, track savings, and collaborate with project, design, facilities, and finance stakeholders to ensure timely, cost-effective project delivery.