Job Summary:

WHO ARE WE?

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

WHO ARE YOU?

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

THE JOB

We are seeking a Director of Shared Services for the Live Nation Concerts division, a segment of the Live Nation live music business. This position oversees accounting, accounts payable, purchasing, timekeeping system support, and strategic projects teams; interacts with multiple divisions, and includes the development and implementation of process efficiencies and accounting policies and procedures. This person must be a self-motivated individual with the ability to multitask.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for harmonized nation-wide order-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes, including use of technology, digital transformation, and talent strategy
• Direct a centralized shared services team, including accounting, accounts payable, purchasing, timekeeping system support, and strategic projects, which will fully support the Company’s objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team across multiple businesses and locations. Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with all internal stakeholders, including business leaders and functional leaders.
• Lead automation and system integration efforts to streamline finance and operations processes. Develop and implement standardized processes, controls, and service-level agreements to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Foster a culture that encourages the highest level of performance, integrity and ethical behavior and cooperation in all business activities.
• Ensure enterprise compliance and risk mitigation through strong internal controls and audit readiness.
• Undertake special projects and/or general management assignments as requested by senior management.
• 25% domestic travel.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Visionary leadership in finance operations and shared services strategy.
• Expertise in global service delivery, digital transformation, and enterprise governance.
• Exceptional executive presence and strategic influence.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale change and drive measurable impact.
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of corporate finance dynamics within a decentralized and entrepreneurial business.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities that allow projects and goals to be completed on time.
• Be able to delegate responsibility and authority to the lowest appropriate level yet be willing to participate directly and actively as required.
• Project management experience a plus.
• ERP experience, preferably Oracle Cloud, but equivalent is sufficient.
• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent. CPA preferred. MBA or MA a plus.
• 8+ years managing a dynamic team.
• 12+ years of comparable experience in finance, accounting, or related field.

BENEFITS & PERKS

Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:

HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)

YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days

WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program

FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support

CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment

OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Equal Pay Transparency Rules. It is estimated based on what a successful Colorado applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in Colorado or perform the position from Colorado. Similar positions located outside of Colorado will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the CO EPEWA, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.