The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for the overall operation of Georgia Museums, Inc., which includes the Bartow History Museum, Booth Western Art Museum, Savoy Automobile Museum, and Tellus Science Museum. 

The COO will be a trusted, principled leader responsible for providing broad oversight of GMI’s operations. A strategic and pragmatic thinker with a strong command of data, trends, and organizational dynamics, the COO will be instrumental in guiding the organization through its continued growth and evolution. As a key thought partner on organizational strategy and effectiveness, the COO will identify opportunities to strengthen processes, improve systems, and enhance operational efficiency. An exceptional communicator and collaborator, the Chief Operating Officer will bring people together across the organization, fostering alignment and partnership in support of GMI’s future direction. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Serve as a strategic thought partner for the GMI President and CEO and board members across the four distinct museums. 
• Partner with museum leaders to create a cohesive, high-performing operating environment, aligning day-to-day operations with shared organizational priorities, leading industry practices, and the unique goals and needs of each museum. 
• Build and champion an organizational framework that enables excellence, developing and continuously evolving policies, procedures, and operating practices that advance the museums’ mission while strengthening consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness. 
• Lead and facilitate a disciplined, multi-year strategic planning and goal-setting process with senior leadership, translating organizational priorities into actionable plans, measurable objectives, and sustained results aligned with GMI’s strategic direction. 
• In partnership with the CFO, oversee annual budget planning, monitor revenue and expenses, ensure internal controls best practices, and ensure IRS guidelines for contributions are followed. 
• Leverage technology to drive organizational efficiency and effectiveness, optimizing systems and workflows across the museums while identifying and implementing solutions that automate, integrate, and strengthen finance and accounting functions. 
• Partner with museum executives and Board leadership to advance effective governance, shaping compelling board materials, facilitating productive meetings, and ensuring trustees have the insight and information needed to support the organization’s strategic direction. 
• Lead a proactive, enterprise-wide approach to risk and organizational resilience, anticipating and mitigating legal, contractual, insurance, environmental, operational, and safety risks while strengthening emergency preparedness and business continuity across the museums. 
• Collaborate with human resources and CFO to ensure best practices, competitive salaries and benefits, adherence to applicable laws, employee evaluation, and creating a positive culture while investing in employees’ growth to benefit the organization. 
• Cultivate strong partnerships with outsourced service providers to ensure seamless integration, alignment, and operational excellence across the organization. 
• Develop constructive relationships with other similar leaders in the museum field. Contribute strategic and operational expertise to museum collection committees, partnering with curatorial and executive leadership to advance thoughtful collection stewardship, sound decision-making, and long-term institutional priorities 

Work Environment 

• Primarily performed in a professional office environment. 
• Standard work schedule is generally Monday through Friday during normal 
• business hours. 
• Occasional evening and weekend work is required to support Museum events.
• Occasional travel may be required.