About Art Bridges
Art Bridges Foundation is the vision of philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton. Since 2017, Art Bridges has created and supported projects that bring outstanding works of American art out of storage and into communities. Art Bridges partners with a growing network of over 200 museums of all sizes and locations on nearly 900 projects—impacting more than 5.3 million people across 49 states and Puerto Rico—to provide financial and strategic support for exhibition development, loans from the Art Bridges Collection and Partner Loan Network, and programs designed to educate, inspire, and deepen engagement with local audiences. The Art Bridges Collection represents an expanding vision of American art from the 19th century to present day and encompasses multiple media and voices. For more information, visit artbridgesfoundation.org.
Job Description:
Job Title: Awards Agreements and Compliance Specialist
Reports to: Senior Awards Manager
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Location: Bentonville, Arkansas (On-site)
Salary range: $60,000 - $72,000
Date Reviewed: 06/19/2026
About Art Bridges Foundation
Art Bridges Foundation is the vision of philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton. Founded in 2017, Art Bridges creates and supports projects that share works of American art with communities across the United States and its territories. Art Bridges partners with a growing network of nearly 400 museums of many sizes—impacting 25 million people nationwide—to provide financial and strategic support for exhibitions, collection loans, and programs designed to educate, inspire, and deepen engagement with local communities. The Art Bridges Collection represents an expanding vision of American art from the 19th century to present day and encompasses multiple media and voices. For more information, visit artbridgesfoundation.org.
About the Position
The Award Agreements and Compliance Specialist supports the planning and execution of agreement administration and compliance activities, providing operational support across the awards processing lifecycle. Working in close partnership with internal teams, the shared services legal team, and external stakeholders, this role supports cross-functional initiatives by preparing, documenting, and managing agreements and amendments, ensuring compliance documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained in accordance with established standards, and coordinating the agreement lifecycle from drafting through closeout. The role contributes to compliant awards processing by maintaining documentation within organizational systems of record, supporting agreement workflows, coordinating agreement modifications and legal review, and helping ensure agreements are complete, well-documented, and aligned with approved award decisions and organizational requirements.
Success in this role requires strong organizational, analytical, and project coordination skills, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities, support cross-functional collaboration, and exercise professional judgment in administering agreements, identifying compliance risks, and maintaining accurate documentation. The role also requires attention to detail, adaptability, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and a collaborative approach.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Agreements and Compliance
Prepare, draft, issue, and track agreements, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with approved terms.
Route agreements to department leadership for review prior to execution and manage signature workflows, electronic signature platforms (e.g., DocuSign), and timelines.
Draft and process agreement amendments, ensuring changes are clearly documented, version-controlled, and routed for required review and approval.
Manage requests for agreement modifications and revisions by coordinating with the shared services legal team and facilitating follow-up with authorized signers and relevant recipients to ensure agreements…