Sotheby's - AVP, Global Program Manager

• Program and Project Execution • Manage and execute key initiatives across the global real estate portfolio, from initial planning through operational readiness and ongoing use. • Translate priorities and strategic decisions into actionable project plans with clear milestones, responsibilities, timelines, and supporting documentation. • Coordinate activity across site acquisition, design, construction, occupancy planning, operational transition, and post-opening integration, as applicable. • Maintain momentum across concurrent initiatives by tracking progress, identifying risks and dependencies, resolving roadblocks, and escalating issues when necessary. • Cross-Functional Coordination • Coordinate closely with Facilities, Security, Logistics, IT, Client Experience, Marketing, Events, Programming, Global Fine Arts, Luxury, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and other teams as required. • Serve as a central point of coordination, ensuring stakeholders understand project objectives, responsibilities, deadlines, and decisions. • Facilitate productive working sessions and maintain alignment among stakeholders with different priorities and areas of expertise. • Follow up consistently with project owners and contributors to ensure commitments are met, issues are addressed, and decisions are made in a timely manner. • Communication and Stakeholder Management • Establish clear and consistent communication so relevant stakeholders remain informed of project progress, decisions, risks, changes, and upcoming milestones. • Prepare concise project updates, presentations, briefing materials, and decision documents for senior leadership and working teams. • Synthesize complex or fragmented information into clear summaries, recommendations, decisions, and next steps. • Structure meeting agendas, document decisions, assign actions, ensure timely follow-through, and surface issues requiring leadership input with sufficient context. • Governance, Tracking and Reporting • Establish and maintain practical governance structures, project trackers, action logs, decision records, and reporting tools. • Monitor progress against milestones, budgets, dependencies, and operational-readiness requirements while maintaining clear accountability for owners, deadlines, and next actions. • Support a consistent operating cadence, including monthly management meetings, quarterly business reviews, budget planning sessions, and project-specific working groups. • Develop and track key performance indicators, identify gaps or recurring execution challenges, and recommend improvements to project processes and ways of working. • Continuous Improvement • Identify opportunities to improve coordination, communication, documentation, and accountability across the function. • Develop repeatable tools, templates, and processes that strengthen project delivery and operational consistency. • Encourage collaborative problem-solving, practical innovation, and continuous improvement across project teams. • The proposed base salary for this position ranges from $90,000-$130,000. In addition to base salary successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, as well as a competitive benefits package. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. • To view our Candidate Privacy Notice for the US, please click here. • Candidate Privacy Notice • click here • To view our Candidate Privacy Notice for the UK, Hong Kong, France and Switzerland, please click here. • click here