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Serving the Stanford University campus, the Bay Area community, and visitors from around the world, the Cantor Arts Center provides an outstanding cultural experience for visitors of all ages and a growing online audience of scholars. The Cantor’s encyclopedic collection spans 5,000 years and includes more than 40,000 works of art from around the globe. An established resource for teaching and research on campus, the Cantor offers free admission and programs year-round. It is consistently one of the most visited university museums in the U.S. It is an exciting time to join the expanding team at the Cantor. Join us as we build capacity to achieve the museum’s goals within an equitable, collaborative, and creative work environment.
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Cantor, the Manager of Operations will effectively manage and provide oversight of the operational functions of the Cantor that are necessary to support a historic building featuring high-value works of art and exhibitions, classroom spaces, an auditorium, an onsite café, and outdoor grounds and sculpture. This role will establish high standards for building and grounds operations, safety and security coordination, administrative matters, and customer service functions. This role will provide direct supervision of security and facilities staff; these staff are responsible for managing the shared security and facilities functions of the Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection.
Please note that this position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered hybrid with the expectation to be on campus 3-4 days per week depending on events. In addition, this position will require working some evenings and weekends.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At the Vice Presidency for the Arts and Cantor Art Center, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Let us know in your cover letter how your experience makes you a good fit for us. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
The expected pay range for this position is $99,015-$115,000 per annum.
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Application Details:
For priority consideration, applications should be submitted before February 17, 2025. The start date for this role is anticipated for May 2025.
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