David Zwirner Gallery Hiring for Engineering Manager Full Time

At David Zwirner, we look to be an industry leader in our field, with our artists at the center of what we do. Our global exhibition program expands beyond our locations in New York, London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Paris, representing seventy artists and estates. Home to innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres. Active in both the primary and secondary market, David Zwirner has helped foster the careers of some of the most influential artists today.

Who will work well with us

• The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate and interested in the arts/larger creative arena or is eager to learn. Previous experience and a background within the commercial art world is not required.
• We welcome all individuals entering the workforce, those moving into a new stage of their career or vocation, making a change, returning to work, those wanting to learn and grow within the industry, to apply.

About the opportunity

David Zwirner is looking for a hands-on, engineering leader to manage development of our in-house ERP. The team will sit at the crossroads of inventory, sales, and accounting as well as work on customer-facing projects covering web and mobile. You’ll lead a team of engineers and work closely with product management and design.

What you’ll do

• Hire, lead, and grow a world class engineering team to deliver pleasing and groundbreaking experiences for David Zwirner.
• Build, support, and lead a team of up to 6 highly talented and engaged engineers
• Coach and mentor engineers on your team to help them grow their skills and their careers
• Partner with the product team to execute the timely delivery of key business initiatives
• Hold 1:1s, quarterly and annual reviews with every member of the team
• Gather, compile and clearly communicate performance feedback to the team
• Actively participate in our recruiting process from sourcing to hiring
• Foster technical decision making within the team, but also across teams
• Work cross functionally with design and product management to own the team’s vision, strategy and execution
• Work with cross-functional partners across different business units to deliver an end-to-end product experience

What we would like you to have

• 5+ years software engineering experience
• 3+ years of hands-on technical management experience as an engineering manager
• Have a demonstrated track record of growing engineers of all levels to the next level
• Experience in a tech lead role leading a team executing large scale initiatives/projects over multiple quarters
• Self-driven mindset, and the ability to work on migrating legacy code as well as greenfield projects
• Have successfully partnered with other internal teams to coordinate large spanning initiatives
• Are value-oriented, and you share our company values
• Are technical, and capable of having in-depth decisions with engineers about decisions they are making

Bonus points for

• Experience building and scaling early versions of mobile apps
• Practical knowledge of automated, HA deployments

What you will love about David Zwirner (benefits)

• David Zwirner has pioneered initiatives dedicated to the gallery’s long-standing commitment to kaleidoscopic storytelling, including: David Zwirner Online, David Zwirner Books, Dialogues, Platform, Utopia Editions, Consignments, Program
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  Premier Access – to private on-site and off-site events, such as exhibition previews, book signings, talks, and walkthroughs with gallery artists and estate members, and external curators and scholars.
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  Staff-driven projects and fundraising initiatives. This includes David Zwirner commitment to Galleries Commit.
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  Benefits! Flexible workplace and commuter benefits, corporate memberships to museums, including the Whitney, New Museum, The Met, and others. Summer Fridays, generous PTO and leave, Family Medical/Dental/Vision benefits. 401K savings plan with automatic employer contributions.

We are an equal opportunity employer, if you need assistance in applying to a role you may reach out to [email protected].

Salary range:
$170,000 – $200,000