Business Associate

About Bonhams

Bonhams is a global auction house with an 18th-century heritage and operations in London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. We conduct auctions across more than 60 categories, including fine art, motor cars, jewelry, and entertainment memorabilia.

Our employees are passionate about their work, and we pride ourselves on a bespoke approach that makes every client feel important. As Bonhams continues to evolve, we are building a people-focused organization that strengthens our capabilities, enhances our global brand, and drives continuous improvement.

Bonhams is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As part of our commitment to fight for equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.

This role provides strategic and operational support to the Managing Director, US and the SVP, Head of Business Development. The role coordinates business-development and client engagement activity across Bonhams’ arts and collectibles departments, with particular emphasis on major consignments, flagship auctions, high-value client relationships, pitches, proposals, events, and private sales. Working closely with General Managers, Specialists, Client Development, Trusts & Estates, Museum Services, Marketing and Events, Regional Representatives, Finance, and other stakeholders, the Business Associate will maintain visibility over business opportunities, provide data and research, coordinate cross-functional activity, and support timely follow-through.

Time-to-time executive administrative support, including calendar management, travel booking, correspondence, and office logistics.

• Maintain the systems and processes used to track business-development opportunities, consignments, pitches, proposals, private sales, and priority client relationships.
• Coordinate deal and pipeline discussions, documenting responsibilities, deadlines, deliverables, and next steps.
• Work across departments and regions to gather information and coordinate activity required to pursue business opportunities.
• Support the preparation of deal analyses, commercial scenarios, performance reports, and pipeline updates.
• Maintain a centralized view of active, prospective, and dormant client and business targets.
• Monitor follow-up activity and flag gaps, risks, or missed opportunities.

• Support the Managing Director and the Head of Business Development with consignment inquiries, buyer-development, and client‑engagement initiatives.
• Prepare targeted client and prospect lists for auctions, private sales, travel, valuation events, client visits, campaigns, and events.
• Manage and distribute relevant inbound inquiries to the appropriate Specialist or department.
• Research clients, objects, valuations, bidding, buying, underbids, and previous sales activity to identify potential consignors, buyers, and business opportunities.
• Support wish‑list matching and targeted outreach for auction and private‑sale opportunities.
• Coordinate pre‑sale interest meetings and ensure actions and ownership are clearly documented.
• Distribute post‑sale buyer, bidder, underbidder, registrant, and prospect information to the appropriate relationship owners.
• Monitor post‑sale outreach and capture relevant learnings to support future targeting and client engagement.

• Support the MD and the Head of Business Development to coordinate high‑value collection pitches and proposals by gathering content, data, credentials, case studies, and commercial information from relevant teams.
• Manage pitch…