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Project Manager II, Exhibitions

Sfmoma

Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 81374 - 88055

Posted: 5 August 2026 (29 days ago)

Application Deadline: 22 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the United States and a thriving cultural center for the Bay Area. We cannot imagine life without art; it inspires and connects us every day. Now more than ever these connections matter and are aligned with our values.

Inclusive: We strive to be a museum of many voices in dialogue.

Passionate: We believe working with art is more than a job or trusteeship - its a way of life.

Brave: We are committed to approaching our work with courage and a sense of adventure always ready to explore new perspectives.

Empathic: We aim to act like a person not an institution.

SFMOMA is a place for the infinitely curious to explore support and experience the art of our time. We believe that modern and contemporary art can influence the way we think view the world and embrace the many voices and perspectives around us. We aspire to foster an environment that elicits joy nurtures a sense of belonging and purposewhere difference is seen as a strength and every one is appreciated for their whole self.

Schedule: Full Time 35 hours/week at least three days working onsite

Reporting to the Director of Exhibitions and Program Management (EPM) the Project Manager II Exhibitions oversees and drives workflows for exhibition and display requires strong critical thinking and leadership skills and the ability to evaluate and make independent decisions about competing priorities that support theMuseum andtheCollections Exhibitionsand Design(CED)Divisionsoverall strategicobjectivesand plan.

The ProjectManager IIExhibitionsis responsible formanaging the integration and flow of all cross-functional and strategic projects for the CED Division and specifically Exhibition and Gallery programs.The ProjectManager IIExhibitionsworks directly with multiple departments and external partners to realize the museums display programs.The position is a vital partner to colleagues in Collections Exhibitions and Program Planning Design Digital Experience Marketing and Communications Curatorial and Education and Community Engagement in realizingintegrated collections stewardship collaborative collections research and dynamic programming.

This is a high-volume highly collaborative role that manages multiple concurrent initiatives with competing deadlines. The successful candidate is skilled at prioritizing work adapting to evolving priorities andmaintainingaccuracy and attention to detail while balancing asubstantialand dynamic workload.This role requires on-site participation during assigned installations andalthough raremay also include occasional evenings and weekends during critical times.

At 30 daysincumbent will gain a general understanding of their role within the structure of the Museum. Within the first quarterincumbentwill have a more comprehensive grasp of the systems and processes critical to their position in the organization and will be managing some projects/processes independently; and by the end of the first year incumbent will be managingassignedprojectswith minimal supervisory oversight.

Responsibilities & Duties

Team Leadership

Delivers and implementsnew solutionsand procedures tofacilitateart stewardship and human and environmental sustainability to engage inspire and reward audiences so that visitors feel compelled to return and recommend the museum to their family and friends.

Encourages an inclusive rewarding and inspiring workplace where innovation discovery and constant learning cultivate a deep sense of belonging and shared responsibility within the Exhibitions Project Management team.

Builds and fosters a culture of safety inclusivity and equity.

Supports employee personal and professional growth.

Works in a healthy and flexible management style that understands and adjusts to staff needs and complex projects and supports strategic pursuits and sustainable workloads.

Nurtures collaboration and partnerships across teams with fluid communication and respect for diverseexpertiseessential to an art museum.

Supports effective and efficient communication and workflows prioritizes activities and ensures that teams have the resources they need to do their jobs.

Modelsempathy and understandingcommunicatesclearly andexplainsthe benefits of changing practices and behavior.

Works with managers to lead and support teams through healthy conflict resolution.

Promotes a culture of excellence by being a solid source of positivity and motivation for the team.

Supervisesthe Project Manager I Exhibitions positionwhen assignedandis responsible forclearly defining the museums policies and performance expectations.

Strategic Support

Promotes anddemonstratesa commitment to the museums strategic focus with processes and guardrails to ensure we move towards the same goals and pivot away from activities that do not support that strategy.

Recommends key opportunities and strategies for the advancement of projectmanagementbest practices within the department and aligns practices with project teams across the organization.

Establishes streamlining opportunities promoting internal and external synergies.

Evaluates project risks regularly proactivelyidentifyingand resolving potential project roadblocks.

Collaborates with other EPM Team members to design a cohesive broad lens of projects across the Collections Exhibitions and Design Division.

Forecasts with requesting departments project requests in advance of each fiscal year and provides high-level planning while strategizing priorities and workflow.

Delivers policies and procedures that are standardized and sustainable across the team.

Exhibition Management

Directs project management for exhibition and display activities in close partnership with multiple stakeholders across the museum.

Makes recommendations for a course of action or a series of options towardproject goals while adhering to project schedules budgets quality and safety standards.

Implements project management frameworks for complex multi-stakeholder interdepartmental Exhibitions projects and programs.

Manages workloads and workflows for all requests - develops schedules identifies and negotiates resources tracks progress budgets and deadlines and communicates regularly within projects using project management software.

Maintains the strategic calendar integrating collections and exhibitions programs fiscal year and multiyear planning objectives in collaboration with the Director of Exhibitions Program Management and the Chief CED Officer.

Develops and maintains visualization and communication of timelines schedules milestones dependencies and deadlines in consultation with the Director of Exhibitions Program Management.

Producesnegotiatesmanagesand reconciles exhibition agreements and budgets

Conducts project after-action reviews and creates a recommendation report toidentifysuccessful and unsuccessful project elements.

Administration

Ensures maintenance of clean and consistent archives of final project outcomes and information and files.

Ensures systems are in place and running tomaintainappropriate logs schedules and records of projects and programs including agreements requests and authorizations for payments.

Facilitates effective communication resolving discrepancies between project components and assuring compliance with project timelines and budget alignment.

Tracks data on projects and finds creative ways to share and applythe informationfor decision-making.

Qualifications & Skills

Bachelors degree or equivalent with course work in museum studies collections management art history or studio art preferred. Working knowledge of nonprofit museum management.

Minimum of five (5)years of success working inmuseumexhibitionsproject management capacity managing the work of creative or multidisciplinary teamspreferably in Exhibitions.

Demonstrated experience in coordinating and/or managing projects and staff.

Demonstrated experience managingdomestic and internationaltouring exhibitions and working with partnering institutions in co-organization and venuecapacities.

Experience with management principles and oversight of teams.

Proven time management skills with the ability to organize work set priorities and meet critical deadlinesin a high-volume environment.

Outstanding management and supervisory skills that support lead and motivate employees.

Maintains a professional and positive attitude in a creative collaborative team-oriented environment.

Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse constituency

Works effectively with a broad range of internal and external constituents to build strong relationships based on trust and positive track records.

High levelsof initiative innovation creativity and flexible problem-solving skills.

Provides a sense of focus and calm under challenging or changing deadlines in a high-volume environment.

Exceptional judgment professionalism and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive situations and matters.

Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication and discrete diplomatic and effective professional negotiating skills.

Excellentproficiencywith Microsoft applications (Outlook Teams Word Excel PowerPoint etc.).

Expertisewith Asana or other project management software platforms.

Ability to quickly master new tools and platforms as technologies evolve.

Ability to prioritize projects and deadlines; strong organizational and time management skills including handling frequentinterruptionand several issues at one time.

Working Conditions

This role requires on-site participation during assigned installations andalthough raremay also include occasional evenings and weekends during critical times.

$81374 - $88055 a year

Job posting open date: 8/3/26

All jobs posted will remain open for at leastfivebusiness days.

We encourage both internal and external candidates to apply within theinitialopen posting period as the application close date may or may not be extended beyond will not be accepted afterapostinghas been closed.

Location: San Francisco 151 3rd Street.

Benefits: PTO Medical Dental Vision Flexible Spending Accounts Pet Insurance Life and AD&D Coverage Disability Insurance Mental Health and Wellness Benefits Discount Programs Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan SFMOMA Membership and more

At SFMOMA we do not believe that any applicant can or should meet every qualification listed in a job posting. We are committed to welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and professional paths who are inspired to join a mission-driven community-oriented organization grounded in inclusivity passion bravery and empathy.

If this describes you we encourage you to apply.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

SFMOMA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity equity inclusion and accessibility. No person shall be discriminated against based on race color religion gender gender identity age genetic information ancestry/national origin marital status disability medical condition HIV status sexual orientation veteran/military status and any other category protected by federal or state law.

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