Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships & External Events

New York City, New York (onsite)

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), founded in 1869 with a dual mission of scientific research and science education, is one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. The Museum encompasses more than 40 permanent exhibition halls, galleries for temporary exhibitions, the Rose Center for Earth and Space, including the Hayden Planetarium, and the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation.

The Museum’s scientists draw on a world-class permanent collection of more than 30 million specimens and objects, some of which are billions of years old, and on one of the largest natural history libraries in the world. Through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, the Museum offers two of the only free-standing, degree-granting programs of their kind at any museum in the U.S.: the Ph.D. program in Comparative Biology and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Earth Science residency program.

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AMNH is seeking an entrepreneurial and relationship-driven Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships & External Events to lead and grow the Museum’s corporate philanthropy and external events portfolios.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Government & Corporate Relations and Community Engagement, the Senior Director will lead a team of five focused on corporate partnerships and external events. Together these programs generate more than $11M annually, with over $4M raised through corporate memberships and sponsor ships and $7-8M through external events. The Senior Director will oversee the largest corporate membership program in Museum history, with 85 member companies contributing between $5K and $50K annually, and will be charged with growing that base significantly.

This leader will bring fresh thinking to how corporate partnerships support the Museum’s multi-million-dollar Advancement goal and its broader strategic plan.

This is an ideal opportunity for a trusted corporate connector who believes deeply in AMNH’s mission and is ready to build lasting partnerships on behalf of one of the world’s most beloved cultural institutions.

Strategic Vision

• Develop and execute an annual revenue strategy for corporate fundraising and external events in partnership with the Director of External Events, meeting or exceeding a combined goal of $11M+.
• Partner with the Senior Vice President, Government & Corporate Relations and Community Engagement, the Chief Advancement Officer, and leaders across Advancement, Finance, and Communications to translate institutional priorities into high-value corporate opportunities.
• Represent the department on cross-functional Museum committees, including Technology Implementation and Revenue Generation, to align corporate fundraising with the Museum’s long-term strategic plan.
• Lead corporate strategy for major technology initiatives tied to the strategic plan, including collection digitization (1M+ objects) along with mobile app and digital way finding enhancements.
• Serve as the corporate representative on the Museum’s reputational risk working group, developing due diligence and oversight policies in collaboration with the Office of the General Counsel and Advancement colleagues.
• Oversee the Museum’s corporate membership program and manage a high-level portfolio of global sponsors, partners, and event clients.
• Grow the corporate member base significantly by establishing an industry coverage structure that builds on the Museum’s strength in finance and insurance, while expanding into new sectors such as real estate, technology and law.
• Secure exhibition and…