Sales Strategy & Operations Lead (Maternity Cover)

ABOUT AVANT ARTE Avant Arte is a curated platform connecting the world’s leading artists and public arts institutions with a new generation of enthusiasts, collectors and patrons. In collaboration with the most exciting contemporary artists such as Ai Weiwei, Mickalene Thomas, Maurizio Cattelan and Jenny Holzer, Avant Arte creates limited editions of the highest quality, from prints and sculptures to digital works. With a global community of over 4 million collectors and art enthusiasts, Avant Arte reflects the growing energy and curiosity of a generation transforming how art is discovered, collected, and supported. Together with leading museums and institutions, such as LACMA, the Contemporary Art Society and the Guggenheim, Avant Arte develops fundraising collaborations that strengthen public access to art and engage the new generation of patrons who will shape its future. Make-Ready, our North London print studio, is the largest fine art silkscreen printmaker in the world. Avant Arte’s mission is to make discovering and collecting art more accessible, connecting artists, institutions and audiences in meaningful ways that expand art’s reach and impact. OUR CULTURE We’re a small team with really big ambitions, both for what we want to achieve and also the environment we’re building. We want to create a company that remains thoughtful as we scale and tries to be genuinely progressive in how we operate. We want people to really own what they do and be given the autonomy and freedom to make mistakes, learn, and create something meaningful. We all work incredibly hard because we really care about what Avant Arte is here to do – we’re looking for exceptional people who are proactive, hungry to learn, and want to put their pride in our collective achievements. We know that creating an inclusive environment that promotes and values diversity is critical if we want to build something with impact and meaning. We believe that having diversity in age, background, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective will make us an infinitely better company. We were shortlisted for Women in Tech’s Best Employer - Small Company and Best Benefits, and Otta’s top 100 startups to work at. WHAT WE NEED We’re looking for an experienced Sales Strategy & Operations Lead (maternity cover) to oversee our Sales and Client Services teams and help drive strong commercial performance while maintaining an exceptional collector experience. You will work closely with the Marketing Leadership Team to shape sales strategy and align it with broader demand objectives, ensuring launches are well prepared, collectors are effectively engaged, and commercial performance is maximised. You’ll combine strategic oversight with significant operational involvement, ensuring launches are well executed, sales processes run smoothly, and both the Sales and Client Services teams have the structure and support needed to perform at a high level. You will manage key team members across both functions, while working cross-functionally with Product, CRM, Marketing, Content, and Operations teams to ensure our sales activity, collector engagement, and customer support all work together to create a seamless collector journey. Team Leadership & Sales Operations Provide leadership across the Sales and Client Services teams, ensuring both functions are aligned and working toward shared commercial and collector experience goals. Manage and support direct reports including the Collector Experience & Operations Executive and the Client Services Team Lead through regular feedback, 1:1s, and performance development. Oversee day-to-day sales and launch operations, ensuring priorities, workflows, and responsibilities are clearly structured, particularly during key release periods. Oversee operational preparation for launches, coordinating product listings, assets, communications, and systems across Product, Content, Artist, Ware ... (truncated, view full listing at source)