Business Operations Manager

The Petersen Automotive Museum has been growing steadily and is now seeking to dramatically accelerate growth. Reporting directly to the Deputy Director, the museum is looking to hire a Business Operations Manager who is mission-focused, strategic, highly experienced, and process-minded. The Business Operations Manager must be a leader who is able to help others deliver measurable, cost-effective results that make the vision a reality. Importantly, the successful Business Operations Manager will have the skills, sensitivity, and personal confidence to tap into the power that each member of the team brings to their department.

Essential Functions:

  • Serve as the liaison for the Deputy Director and aid in the day to day management of the following departments: Retail, IT, Marketing, Group Services, Visitor Services, and Development.

  • Lead the performance management process that measures and evaluates progress against goals for all departments.

  • Aid in the execution of capital improvement projects.

  • Help enforce sales infrastructures across Retail, Group Services, Visitor Services and Development.

  • Identify growth opportunities and priorities across all revenue generating departments.

  • Communicate and enforce the branded message internally and externally.

  • Oversee marketing schedule across multiple departments.

  • Increase key impact measurements across all departments.

  • Ensure that all programmatic partners are engaged.

  • Maintain a system that provides the organization with quick access to financial information and enables strategic budgeting.

  • Work with the Deputy Director to scope out the next level of information technology systems that support the growth of specific programs and the organization overall.

  • Assist annual budget planning.

  • Continue implementation of systems for reporting, measurement and supporting museum’s revenue streams.

  • Administrative aspects including proposal preparation, credit card reporting, website editing and other assigned duties.