Global Contemporary Art Business | Delhi | Luxury | Collectors | Wealth & Investment Advisory | International Business

Important Notes for Applicants

? Our client is a highly respected and internationally recognized contemporary art gallery business in India for almost 30 years now with a long-standing track record of representing Indian artists and building relationships across global collectors, institutions and cultural ecosystems.

? The organisation is entering an ambitious next phase of growth, with plans to scale its commercial platform, strengthen institutional and advisory businesses, build recent revenue verticals and expand internationally.

? The business is targeting approximately ₹250 Crores in Year 1 revenue and building towards ₹750 Crores in annual revenue by 2030, alongside expansion into Dubai and New York. (Currently spread across multiple galleries in Delhi & Mumbai)

? The company name will be shared with shortlisted candidates during the selection process.

? This is a senior Founder/MD-facing leadership role for an individual who can translate vision into measurable commercial, operational, organisational and growth outcomes.

? Candidates currently based in Delhi NCR or open to relocation to Delhi will be considered.

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About our Client Company

Our client is one of India's most respected contemporary art and cultural organisations, operating at the intersection of art, culture, luxury, commerce, collectors, institutions and international markets.

The organisation is now at a significant growth inflection point and is looking for a senior leader to build the commercial and operating engine required for its next phase.

Role Summary

- Company: Leading Global Contemporary Art Gallery (Name shared during application process)
- Official Designation: Head of Execution & Vision Implementation (Office of the Founder)
- Years of Experience: 15 to 18 years
- Job Type: Full time, On-site, Mon to Fri (+ alternate Saturdays working - 2nd & 4th Saturday off)
- Work Location: Vasant Vihar | Nehru Place, Delhi (with travel as & when needed to upcoming sites)
- Industry: Contemporary Art | Luxury | Culture | Collectors Assets | Auction Houses
- CTC on offer: 60 LPA (40+20 split) based on relevant experience & interview performance.

Position Overview

- We are conducting a search for a driven, proven Commercial & Growth Operations leader who will work directly with the Founder / Managing Director of our client company.
- This is an organisation-wide leadership role for an individual who can take the vision of the Managing Director and turn it into execution at scale.
- The role spans commercial growth, revenue, operations, systems, organisational design, people, expansion, institutional relationships and business execution.
- This is NOT a conventional strategy, consulting or Chief of Staff role.




- The successful candidate must have personally built, scaled or run something of meaningful complexity, with genuine ownership of outcomes and preferably P&L; responsibility.
- The central requirement: Take what has been envisioned at the top and make it real.

Key Responsibilities:

? Commercial & Revenue Growth

- Own the revenue pipeline across primary gallery sales, secondary market, advisory, art fairs and commercial programming.
- Drive the ₹250 Crore Year 1 revenue objective through team structure, sales capability, accountability and execution.
- Build a robust commercial operating system covering CRM, collector segmentation, pipeline tracking, forecasting and opportunity management.
- Ensure commercial teams have the right structure, talent, tools, processes and accountability to deliver targets.
- Identify and launch new revenue verticals, including corporate advisory mandates, institutional partnerships and commercial event opportunities.
- Monitor performance and proactively address gaps in pipeline, conversion and revenue.

⚙️ Operations, Systems & Scale

- Build the systems, processes and reporting required to scale the organisation.
- Strengthen financial reporting by business stream, inventory management, exhibition delivery and artist liaison workflows.
- Lead ERP selection, configuration, implementation and adoption.
- Establish clear ownership, KPIs, decision rights and review cadences across departments.
- Build operating systems capable of supporting multiple locations and international expansion.

? Organisation & People

- Design the organisation required for the ₹250 Cr, ₹500 Cr and ₹750 Cr growth stages.
- Identify capability gaps and drive critical senior and specialist hiring.
- Develop hiring briefs, lead searches, assess talent and ensure successful onboarding.
- Build a culture of accountability while retaining the organisation's creativity and entrepreneurial energy.
- Establish clear KPIs and quarterly performance reviews.
- Hold leaders and teams accountable for commitments.

? International Expansion

- Support and drive expansion into Dubai & New York.
- Lead data-backed evaluation of locations, leases, financial models, break-even timelines, staffing and operating requirements.
- Drive Dubai from decision through launch, including location, fit-out, hiring, systems and first show/programming.
- Build transparent reporting so every location operates against defined commercial and operational targets.

?️ Institutional & Vision Execution

- Work with the MD to translate the broader vision into quarterly priorities and team-level action.
- Ensure museum relationships, biennial outreach, advisory and institutional programmes are systematically managed.
- Identify problems before they become escalations and proactively fix what is not working.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who has BUILT and RUN something — not someone whose career has primarily involved advising others.





The ideal candidate will have:

- Significant senior experience in business, commercial, operations, general management or P&L; leadership.
- Demonstrated P&L; or meaningful business ownership.
- Experience building/scaling a business, business unit, function or organisation.
- Strong commercial orientation and understanding of revenue generation.
- Ability to read P&Ls;, understand financial models and assess commercial pipelines.
- Experience building teams and organisational structures.
- Experience with systems, process transformation or ERP implementation.
- Comfort operating in founder-led, entrepreneurial and ambiguous environments.
- Strong execution orientation and a track record of delivering outcomes.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive presence.
- Ability to work across commercial, operational, people, institutional and creative environments.
- Genuine curiosity about art, culture, creativity and the broader cultural ecosystem.

Preferred Backgrounds (Highest-priority talent pools):

- Luxury & Premium Consumer - COO, GM, Business Head or senior commercial leaders.
- Auction Houses & Art-Market Businesses - Senior commercial, business or operations leaders.
- Premium Hospitality - Senior GM/COO/business leaders managing multiple revenue streams and complex operations.
- Creative, Design & Brand Agencies - COO/MD/business leaders with P&L;, recent business, talent and delivery responsibility.

Other relevant backgrounds:

- Founder’s Office at high-growth companies, where the candidate has had genuine multi-functional ownership.
- Publishing, media and cultural organisations at COO/MD/business leadership level.
- Management consulting ONLY where followed by genuine operational ownership as COO, GM, founding team member or P&L;/business leader.

Who Will NOT Be a Positive Fit

- Pure consultants without subsequent operational ownership.
- Traditional Chief of Staff profiles focused mainly on coordination/executive support.
- Pure art-world profiles without strong commercial/business capability.
- Functional operations professionals without meaningful business/P&L; exposure.
- Pure financial services — investment banking, private equity, venture capital
- Candidates who need a highly structured environment or narrowly defined scope.
- People who manage upwards well but have limited experience driving teams and execution.
- Candidates motivated by title/prestige rather than the work itself.

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