Reporting to the Director of Exhibitions and Program Management (EPM), the Project Manager II, Exhibitions oversees and drives workflows for exhibition and display activity. This position requires strong critical thinking and leadership skills and the ability to evaluate and make independent decisions about competing priorities that support the Museum and the Collections, Exhibitions, and Design (CED) Division’s overall strategic objectives and plan.   

The Project Manager II, Exhibitions is responsible for managing the integration and flow of all cross-functional and strategic projects for the CED Division, and specifically Exhibition and Gallery programs. The Project Manager II, Exhibitions works directly with multiple departments and external partners to realize the museum’s 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 realizing integrated 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, and maintaining accuracy and attention to detail while balancing a substantial and dynamic workload. This role requires on-site participation during assigned installations and, although rare, may also include occasional evenings and weekends during critical times.  

At 30 days, incumbent will gain a general understanding of their role within the structure of the Museum. Within the first quarter, incumbent will 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 managing assigned projects with minimal supervisory oversight.