Jobs at Sotheby's

Supports Sotheby’s Books and Manuscripts Department by evaluating and researching works, preparing valuations and auction catalogues, coordinating consignments, maintaining property and client records, and assisting with sale production. The role includes client correspondence, catalogue writing and proofreading, exhibition support, bidder inquiries, auction administration, photography, and pre- and post-sale coordination. Weekend and overtime work may be required.

Manage partnerships with global brands, execute marketing deals, develop pitches, and compile reports while supporting the global team and overseeing invoicing.

Manages compensation strategy, salary structures, incentive plans, benchmarking, market analysis, job evaluations, and workforce analytics. Partners with HR, Finance, and business leaders on compensation planning, acquisition integration, executive reporting, and Compensation Committee materials. Develops data-driven recommendations, supports sales incentive programs, ensures regulatory compliance, and leads strategic compensation projects and annual planning processes.

Paid, onsite 10-week summer internship for undergraduate students interested in fine art, luxury markets, auctions, and related corporate, operational, business, technology, or specialist departments. Interns complete meaningful projects, receive mentorship and training, collaborate with teams, attend networking and educational events, and present a final capstone project. Applicants must meet academic, communication, leadership, and availability requirements and submit required essays.

Leads a distributed engineering team across hiring, development, performance, delivery, and retention. Partners with product management on roadmaps, balances feature delivery with technical investment, and establishes standards for quality, observability, reliability, testing, and incident response. Manages cross-team dependencies, delivery ceremonies, operational issues, and engineering-wide initiatives while providing mentorship and career growth opportunities.

Supports the preparation, validation, quality control, and delivery of valuation reports. Maintains valuation data, databases, templates, and digital workflows; resolves discrepancies; generates production metrics; and supports system enhancements, testing, automation, and AI-enabled process improvements. Provides technical guidance and training to colleagues while ensuring accurate, consistent, and timely documentation.

Designs, delivers, and improves learning programs across onboarding, professional skills, manager and leadership development, career development, mentorship, and compliance training. Manages LMS administration, learning vendors, partnerships, budgets, calendars, communications, and program logistics. Partners with HR and business leaders to assess development needs, tracks learning metrics, evaluates program effectiveness, and recommends improvements.

Provides comprehensive administrative and business support to two Contemporary Art Vice Chairmen. Responsibilities include calendar and travel management, correspondence, meeting preparation, expense reporting, client and consignment coordination, auction and sale support, relationship management, research, and administration of corporate systems. The role requires discretion, strong organization, client-service skills, and flexibility for evenings, weekends, and extended hours during marquee sales.

Manages global, cross-functional initiatives across real estate, security, and facilities. Translates strategic priorities into project plans, coordinates stakeholders, tracks milestones, budgets, dependencies, risks, and operational readiness, and resolves execution barriers. Prepares leadership updates, maintains governance and reporting tools, facilitates meetings, monitors KPIs, and develops repeatable processes to improve project delivery and accountability.

Leads cross-functional global real estate, security, and facilities initiatives from planning through operational readiness. Creates workplans, coordinates stakeholders, tracks milestones, budgets, risks, dependencies, and decisions, and resolves execution barriers. Prepares leadership updates, maintains governance and reporting tools, supports business reviews and planning sessions, and improves project delivery through repeatable processes, documentation, and lessons learned.

Leads Sotheby’s preferred client development strategy, cultivating high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth relationships, expanding influential networks, managing the relationship pipeline, and converting introductions into sustained engagement. Partners with events and client services teams to deliver targeted experiences, oversees CRM practices, and leads a high-performing client development team with emphasis on discretion, follow-through, and commercial results.

Serves as the front-of-house contact for Sotheby’s clients, visitors, and staff. Responsibilities include greeting guests, managing inquiries, coordinating visitor access, supporting auctions and bid registrations, assisting with valuations research, handling incoming property, supporting exhibitions and cashier operations, maintaining front-of-house standards, and resolving client concerns. The role also performs administrative tasks and requires flexibility for occasional early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Provides execution and administrative support for art-backed lending transactions, including loan setup, closing, funding, collateral diligence, portfolio servicing, documentation, inspections, and reporting. Coordinates internal and external stakeholders, tracks outstanding requirements, maintains transaction records, supports credit and client reviews, and improves team processes. The role requires strong organization, analytical and financial skills, attention to detail, communication, and proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.

Leads a distributed engineering team across hiring, development, performance, delivery, and technical quality. Partners with product management on roadmaps, manages dependencies, drives planning and retrospectives, and oversees reliability, observability, testing, incidents, and operational follow-up. Contributes to engineering-wide standards and process improvements while developing engineers and ensuring the team delivers meaningful, maintainable outcomes.

Leads Sports cataloguing research and writing for auction lots, developing engaging, accurate content about players, teams, games, records, provenance, and collectibles. Reviews and edits team materials, establishes research and quality standards, improves workflows, and produces sale pages, editorial features, press materials, website content, and social copy. Collaborates with specialists and cross-functional teams while inspecting property and preparing condition reports.

Supports bidder registration and bid-related requests across Sotheby’s auctions. Maintains accurate client accounts, resolves routine data issues, performs account reconciliation, follows KYC and AML procedures, and coordinates with internal teams to ensure accounts are ready for sale deadlines. The role also contributes to process improvements, system testing, documentation, and consistent global operating procedures while providing timely guidance to clients and colleagues.

Leads Sotheby’s Watches private sales business by sourcing and executing high-value transactions, building relationships with ultra-high-net-worth clients, developing revenue opportunities, negotiating deals, and partnering across global teams. The role represents the Watches division, provides market and collecting expertise, manages strategic client relationships, supports growth initiatives and events, and strengthens Sotheby’s presence in the luxury market.

Leads Watches private sales by sourcing property, originating and executing high-value transactions, negotiating deals, and growing revenue. Builds trusted relationships with ultra-high-net-worth clients, collectors, dealers, advisors, and industry stakeholders. Develops commercial strategies, maintains a transaction pipeline, provides market insight, partners across Sotheby’s departments, and represents the Watches business at events and in media and thought leadership opportunities.

Leads Sotheby’s Watches private sales business by sourcing and executing high-value transactions, cultivating relationships with collectors, dealers, advisors, consignors, and buyers, and driving revenue growth. The role manages business development, client strategy, property sourcing, pricing, negotiations, transaction execution, and cross-channel opportunities between auctions and private sales. It also represents Sotheby’s at industry events, supports market growth initiatives, and serves as a senior ambassador for the Watches division.

Researches, writes, fact-checks, and proofreads sports auction catalogue content, including lot descriptions, provenance, authentication details, and condition reports. Develops engaging stories about sports memorabilia and supports editorial, press, website, social, and sale content. Collaborates with specialists and cross-functional teams, inspects property, maintains accurate supporting research, and meets catalogue and publication deadlines while learning Sotheby’s cataloguing standards.