Jobs at Sotheby's

Coordinate production of accurate valuation documents and administration for Valuations Managers and Head of Production. Log and route enquiries, format and proof valuations, manage databases and spreadsheets, arrange visits and travel, support client visits, liaise with internal teams, maintain confidentiality and GDPR compliance, and provide high-standard client service under tight deadlines.

The Senior Software Engineer at Sotheby's will own systems, solve business problems pragmatically, communicate clearly across teams, and ensure code maintainability while working with distributed systems and microservices.

Provide evidence-based valuations and cataloguing for 15th–20th century decorative arts (furniture, rugs, sculpture, clocks) for sale, insurance, tax and estate purposes. Conduct on-site visits and desktop valuations, photograph and catalogue items, research provenance, liaise with specialists, travel across UK and Europe, and maintain compliance with legal and company standards.

Provide transactional legal support for art-backed lending and consignor advances across Europe and Asia: draft, review and negotiate loan and security documents, conduct due diligence and closings, develop templates and playbooks, advise on transaction structuring, lead trainings, and partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance and operational scalability.

Create and edit engaging social media video content, collaborating with the social media team and various departments to enhance audience growth and engagement.

Research, catalogue, and value European Old Master paintings; prepare scholarly catalogue entries and condition reports; support auction and private sale coordination; liaise with clients, scholars, and conservators; contribute to marketing, exhibition planning, and bidder outreach while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, on-site London environment.

Support the Old Master Paintings department by conducting rigorous provenance and cataloguing research, preparing valuations and condition reports, updating internal databases, and assisting senior specialists, especially the Head of British Paintings, to support sales and business development.

Lead product strategy, roadmap and execution for Sotheby’s client‑facing websites and mobile apps. Manage product managers, partner with design, engineering and data teams, drive research-driven decisions, run agile delivery, stakeholder communications, and measure product impact to grow demand across auctions, private sales and marketplace channels.

Operate customs processing and record-keeping for goods admitted into the UK, ensuring compliance and accurate data. Prepare and submit customs declarations, monitor Temporary Admission deadlines, coordinate with freight forwarders and internal teams, and support VAT compliance, data analysis, and wider tax projects under supervision.

Conduct KYC/CDD and EDD reviews, screen alerts using tools like World-Check and Qual-ID, verify entity due diligence during onboarding, maintain compliance records, manage vendor/employee screening, support retail and marketplace operations, update reporting, and escalate high-risk clients to Financial Crime Compliance.

The Associate Treasury Analyst will support accounts receivable and treasury functions, perform cash reconciliations, prepare journal entries, and assist with treasury operations and audits.

Lead and grow a distributed engineering team, partner with product to set roadmaps, maintain engineering quality and reliability, run delivery cadence, manage cross-team dependencies, handle incidents, and develop engineers through hiring, onboarding and feedback.

The Director, Lending Specialist at Sotheby's drives revenue growth by sourcing lending opportunities, managing client relationships, and ensuring smooth loan processing.

Lead Sotheby's engineering organization and own technical strategy across client-facing platforms and core transactional systems. Hire and develop senior engineering talent, set architecture and engineering standards, drive cross-functional delivery and CI/CD practices, ensure 24x7 operational reliability, and represent engineering to executive leadership and the board.

Execute end-to-end accounts payable processes including invoice and T&E expense processing, vendor payments, SAP postings, Concur administration, vendor master maintenance, reconciliations, audit support, and stakeholder training and support.

Manage end-to-end UK payroll for ~600+ employees and support EMEA payroll operations. Process manual payroll changes in ADP Celergo, handle pensions, benefits and RTI reporting, reconcile overtime via Excel VLOOKUPs, manage payroll inbox and ADP queries, ensure GDPR compliance, liaise with external consultants for shadow payroll, and support payslip/P60 digital queries.