Manager, Strategic Business Development & Partnerships - Art Vertical

Join ShopMy – Powering the Future of Digital MarketingShopMy is transforming e-commerce by building the infrastructure for human-led curation at scale. We help brands run performance-driven creator programs while enabling top creators to monetize their influence and partner directly with the brands they love—driving discovery through trusted tastemakers and authentic recommendations.ShopMy recently became a unicorn, raising at a $1.5B valuation with backing from Bessemer Venture Partners, Avenir Growth Capital, and Bain Capital Ventures.At ShopMy, you're building the future of human-led commerce for the world's best brands, tastemakers, and shoppers. You move fast and see immediate impact in your work, alongside accomplished teammates who are driven by helping find the world's best things. If you’re excited to help shape the future of curated commerce at the intersection of technology, culture, and taste, we’d love to meet you.About the RoleThis role will help define and grow ShopMy's art ecosystem by bringing the industry's most influential tastemakers onto the platform. That includes artists, collectors, gallerists, curators, and other voices whose perspective, taste, and communities make them uniquely compelling creators.This person will identify, recruit, onboard, and cultivate top talent across art, interiors, and adjacent creative industries - internationally, across all key markets.They will also contribute to strategic partnerships across the art world (including galleries, auction houses, fairs, museums, and other cultural institutions) to expand ShopMy’s presence and create meaningful opportunities for creators, brands, shoppers, and the broader ecosystem.What You’ll DoOwn outreach across the art ecosystem: proactively pitching artists, gallerists, collectors, curators, directors, and other art-world figures to join ShopMy - across art, interiors, and adjacent creative industries, internationallyIdentify and source right-fit talent: focused on people whose taste translates into commerceActivate relationships we already have with artists and galleries on the platform and turn them into stronger, more visible participationContribute to and help build ongoing art-focused partnerships and events that drive onboarding and brand relevance, including editorially resonant moments and intimate industry gatheringsPartner closely with Marketing, Creator, and Brand teams to feature onboarded talent in a way that feels elevated, editorial, and commercially effectiveWhat Sets You Up for Success4+ years of experience in a gallery, auction house, or art-related companyBackground as a sales associate up through director, specialist, or a role on the events or partnerships team of a gallery, auction house, museum, or art-adjacent institutionExisting network across the contemporary art world, especially among socially active artists, gallerists, curators, and tastemakersProven track record of building relationships and turning a niche network into business outcomesExcellent communication and organizational skills with sharp attention to detailPassionate about taste-driven commerce, the creator economy, and the intersection of culture and marketingComfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguity-rich environmentsBonus PointsA second language beyond English - many of the strongest gallery professionals built their networks working internationally, so this is a strong plusFamiliarity with tools like Salesforce, Notion, or similar workflow systemsExperience working in a startup environmentNYC-based is a plus, but not requiredIn compliance with New York Pay Transparency Law, the salary range for this position is as shown. We note that salary information as a general guideline only, actual compensation may vary from posting based on the offer for this role, including the scope and responsibilities of the position, relevant work experience, key skills, education, training and business considerations. New York Pay Range$110,000—$130,000 USDThe provided salary range is base salary, exclusive of bonus potential or commission and is a good faith estimate of cash compensation. ShopMy is flexible pending candidate's experience and how our business needs evolve throughout the search. Every employee of ShopMy receives equity on top of cash compensation!ShopMy offers a bundle of benefits on top of being a great place to work. Our teammates are provided benefits such as:Medical & Dental Coverage at 70%Equity in ShopMyFlexible PTO14 weeks of parental leaveWellness & Social StipendTechnology StipendLearning & Development Stipend 401k program (3% automated contribution from ShopMy!)Wellhub MembershipCompany retreatsOpportunity to monetize your influence- all employees build out a ShopMy page!Birthday PTOBrand new NYC HQ office