Research & Vetting Senior Manager

Artsy's mission is to expand the art market to support more artists and art in the world. Artsy has created the world's largest two-sided art marketplace, offering more than 1 million works by 100,000 artists from 4,000 leading galleries, fairs, auction houses, and institutions in more than 100 countries.
Artsy is seeking a Vetting & Research Senior Manager to join the Marketplace Integrity team. This role will have a range of responsibilities from providing due diligence and cataloging for artworks to advising on strategic decisions to ensure that Artsy is the most trusted place to buy and sell the world's most in-demand art.
Core responsibilities will include researching and cataloging artworks offered through Artsy's peer to peer sales, reviewing high value gallery transactions and strategically reviewing the Artsy marketplace to ensure works are accurate and compliant with our marketplace policies. You will work closely with the business-getting teams to ensure listing quality and accuracy, to balance the velocity of artwork review with ensuring proper due diligence is met, and make risk-based decisions for high value sales. You will also work with our gallery partners to ensure everything from image rights to authenticity adhere to Artsy's listing policies.
Artsy's Marketplace Integrity team is composed of Fine Art experts who bring their knowledge of Contemporary and Modern Art to support Private Sale Advisors, Auction Specialists, and Gallery partners. The ideal candidate will bring a strong knowledge of post-war and contemporary fine art, risks surrounding high-demand artworks, experience with identifying forgeries and be up to date with the latest in fine art research and cataloging standards.
What You'll Do:

• Provide due diligence on high-value transactions to ensure listing accuracy for both authenticity and condition
• Catalog, research, and vet artworks offered through Artsy's peer to peer sales channels
• Think strategically and advise on approaches to decrease the risk of post-sale disputes
• Review Artsy's marketplace for listing inaccuracies and create large impact plans to approach issues of authenticity across the platform
• Field inquiries from third-parties flagging authenticity issues and right-to-list disputes. Working with our gallery partners to correct issues and action these requests.
• Enforce listings compliance across sales channels, working closely with Trust & Safety team to make recommendations to policies
• Work quickly and efficiently to compellingly represent art works and get listings live on Artsy
• Oversee the daily management of the team's inbox
• On an as-needed basis review high value works in person for cataloging and due diligence purposes.

Who You Are:
We welcome you to apply regardless of "checking all the boxes" below, and are excited to hear what you can bring to the team.

• Comprehensive knowledge of art authentication and cataloging practices, ideally in post-war and contemporary
• Experience reviewing artwork digitally and in person
• Excellent judgment and decision making skills; rigorous risk assessment and able to balance risk and reward
• Clear and effective communicator with the ability to articulate risk assessments to audiences that don't have subject matter expertise
• Ability to utilize data and reporting to inform decision making
• You are currently authorized to live and work in New York
• This role will be based in New York City and is a hybrid role

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to reimagine the art industry while working with a talented, diverse, international team.
• Competitive salary and equity
• Flexible time off: we empower Artsy employees to take time off based on their desires and needs that matter most to them
• We are a distributed-first company where employees have the flexibility to work from home. Offices are available for employees in New York, London, and Berlin. (In-person recommendations, and location will vary by role)
• Comprehensive healthcare & benefit options, including: medical, dental, parental leave, short- and long-term disability, Employee Assistance Program featuring free mental health support, 401k, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA), financial wellness support & resources, and more
• Professional development, including: mentoring, lunch & learns, regular training, 1:1 management, and an open feedback culture
• Engaging opportunities and internal programming globally, to foster new relationships and build upon our collaborative community. Including: happy hours, holiday parties, global "All Hands" meetings, "Artsy Salon" (a yearly exhibition of our team's creativity), attendance to art world events, and more

The salary range for this role is $60,000 - $75,000 annually. Artsy is committed to equitable compensation practices, and your offer will depend on the relevant experience and skillset you bring to the team.
All compensation packages include meaningful Artsy equity and competitive health benefits. Please see our "What We Offer" above for more detail, or speak to our Recruiter to learn more!
Artsy Values
Artsy has five core values that will inform your experience at Artsy.
For the Love of Art: We have relentless curiosity, empathy, and passion for collectors, artists, and the art market. We are here to make the art world more fair and welcoming.
Own Our Outcomes: We are all individual owners of Artsy's shared success. We are resourceful and resilient, and to get the job done, we each take responsibility for our outcomes.
Lead with Openness: We trust in our teammates. We seek diverse perspectives, communicate authentically, and act with integrity. A more open art world starts with us.
Transform Together: Our mission asks us to challenge the status quo. We embrace feedback, learning, and change so that we can transform our industry, our company, and ourselves.
Impact Over Perfection: Using both art and science, we debate and decide swiftly and iterate on our plans as we learn. To make the biggest impact, we prioritize speed and clarity of action over perfection.