Full time

The Company

Christie’s, the world’s largest Art Business, is an incredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue your career. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments, or in one of our more Operational teams, we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this 260 year old company, steeped in history, bringing fresh ideas whilst not forgetting our shared values: Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Responsibility & Relationships. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is inspiring to work with industry leaders across our business.

Why This Role Matters

To support Head of Departments, Regional Managing Director and Head of Sales to drive and realise departmental objectives, profitability and operations. The Business Manager is responsible for financial, operational, Team as well as administrative management and integrity.

How You'll Make an Impact

Business Participate in the implementation of the divisions global business plan. Prepare and deliver all internal and external communications for significant events, including policy, staffing, best practices and any strategic changes as pertain to Auction sites. Implement improvements to operational systems for the department, working closely with regional management to ensure consistent approach across the team.

Articulate and implement needs within external support teams. Provide market share analysis and specialist tracker information and update Management Directly supervise and manage relevant teams. In partnership with Head of Department, team management

responsibilities

include interviewing, hiring, and training non-specialist employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Work with Department Head and line managers to identify staffing needs, long term development plans and succession planning, conduct performance reviews and set objectives in line with overall department and corporate objectives. Partner with Head of Departments and Head of Sales to oversee the management of the Specialist sale teams and support resource planning and development.

Lead strategic initiatives for the departments and provide recommendations for future planning. Financial Keep

overview

of standard deal terms Review and prepare for escalation all non-standard financial deals to Regional Managing Director. Prepare complex financial deal considerations for Business Regional Managing Director & ICO for Enhanced Hammers, Advance payments and conversions. Prepare complex deals for Significant Business Forum for potential Guarantees and third party guarantee requests.

Lead financial aspects of the sale including extended payment terms and Financial meetings. Provide insight and information to Finance Business Partner to enable weekly pipeline updates, annual budgeting, forecasting, sale P&L and other reporting. Work with Finance Business Partner to ensure that all statistics are available for each sale to enable adequate and accurate debriefings post sale including pre/post sale statistics of competitors.

Maintain profitability through monitoring deal and sale related costs and identifying possible areas for increased margin. Operational Function Maintain relationships with critical business partners to ensure all functions run smoothly through deadlines, sales, pre and post-sale initiatives with ICO, Legal, HR, Client Accounting etc Work with Head of Sale Manager on annual sale calendar and programming. What you’ll bring to

the team

Degree with at least 3 years + of related work

experience

in financial business, people management, operations. Demonstrated proactive, collaborate approach. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

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.

European languages beneficial What’s great about working for us 25 days annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave Christie’s Christmas office closure (guaranteed between 25th Dec – 1st Jan) – in addition to annual leave: almost two weeks to fully switch off and spend time with friends and family Additional 1 week’s annual leave within the year of a 5-year anniversary i.e. 5th, 10th, 15th and so on Volunteering day: Take an additional day of annual leave to volunteer for a charitable organisation that’s important to you Donation matching of up to £500 per annum to help you support the organisations you care about Flexible Fitness Fund - £400 per year expense allowance for health and wellness related activity (taxable) Access to world-renowned art: with regular exhibitions in our galleries to wander around and exclusive guided tours hosted by specialist colleagues Discretionary Bonus (dependent on the business and employee performance payable in March each year) Generous retirement plan: We will double match your pension contribution up to 5% of your basic salary (Max 10% contribution from Christie’s) Private Health Insurance – no employee contribution needed, subsidised for other family members Dental Insurance – (may be extended at personal cost) Generous Income Protection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injury after 12 months Competitive Life Insurance policy from first day Employee Assistance Programme – access to personal advice and support services including counselling Eyecare vouchers (once a year) Cycle to Work scheme Christie’s Extras – discounts on over 800 retailers, holiday packages, dinners and weekly shops Seniorcare by Lottie, a comprehensive eldercare solution Robust family first policy: 16 weeks full pay on Maternity Leave Eligible to return to work for 80% of your agreed normal weekly working pattern while being paid as though you were working 100%, post a minimum of 16 weeks of leave Dependent back-up care: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year Christies Family Network: Our community of parents who meet regularly over breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea… * Christie’s reserves the right to change company

benefits

at any time

Closing Date

Sunday 21st June #LI-Hybrid