Director, Global IT Operations (Center of Excellence)

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 TEAM

We’re looking for a Director, Global IT Operations (Center of Excellence) to lead the transformation of our Global IT Operations into a data-driven, automated, and continuously improving organization. This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, process governance, and operational excellence — shaping how Live Nation Entertainment delivers IT services at scale across the world.

THE ROLE

This Director, Global IT Operations (Center of Excellence) will be responsible for establishing and leading the frameworks, processes, and insights that drive operational maturity across Global IT Operations. You will also oversee the design and governance of IT processes, performance reporting, communications, and training — ensuring consistency, transparency, and accountability across the enterprise and lead a global team of process owners, analysts, and enablement specialists focused on advancing service quality, governance compliance, and operational performance.

If you’re passionate about enterprise enablement, building structures that empowers agility, and driving measurable value through data, automation, and process maturity — this is your stage.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO:

IT Operations Center of Excellence Leadership

• Drive the overall strategy, roadmap, and execution of the Operations CoE to mature service delivery, process alignment, and data-driven decision-making.
• Build global frameworks that enable transparency, standardization, and efficiency across all IT Operations functions.
• Partner with senior technology leaders to align operational priorities with business outcomes and customer experience goals.
• Define, track and improve global success metrics — SLAs, CSAT, MTTR, automation rate, and process compliance.

Business Engagement & Process Enablement

• Act as a strategic partner to business and technology leaders, translating organizational goals into actionable IT initiatives.
• Design, document, and optimize global IT processes to drive consistency, scalability, and service excellence.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives leveraging ITIL, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Champion automation-first operations, partnering with Engineering and AI Enablement teams to deploy workflows, bots, and orchestration tools that reduce manual effort.

Governance, Standards & Knowledge Management

• Define and enforce IT governance frameworks, policies, and operational standards across all regions and service lines.
• Partner with Risk, Cyber security, Data Privacy and Compliance teams to ensure alignment with PCI, SOX, GDPR, and audit requirements.
• Oversee the global IT Knowledge Base, ensuring accurate, accessible documentation and playbooks for all operational areas.
• Conduct governance audits, process maturity reviews, and drive continuous improvement through automated compliance and policy monitoring.
• Establish a “governance through enablement” model — ensuring that standards empower agility rather than constrain it.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and mentor a global team of analysts, process managers, data specialists, and enablement professionals.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability focused on measurable outcomes and user satisfaction.
• Partner cross-functionally with Global Service Delivery, Workplace Technology, AI Enablement, and Security teams to ensure cohesive and effective operations.
• Champion inclusiveness, transparency, and shared success across teams and regions.

Reporting, Insights & Dashboards

• Develop unified reporting frameworks and executive dashboards to visualize performance, SLA trends, and operational health.
• Deliver actionable insights through tools like Power BI, Tableau, and Zendesk Explore to support strategic and tactical decisions.
• Introduce predictive analytics to identify emerging issues, optimize resource allocation, and improve service delivery.
• Establish a culture of data-driven performance management across IT Operations.

Communications & Training

• Lead the development of global communication strategies to drive transparency and engagement across IT Operations.
• Oversee training and enablement programs to ensure teams are equipped with the skills and knowledge to execute new tools, processes, and technologies.
• Partner with Change Management to support smooth rollouts of operational initiatives and enterprise-wide programs.
• Promote a culture of service excellence, awareness, and accountability through ongoing education and recognition programs.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• 8–10 years of experience in IT Operations, Governance, Service Management, or Process Enablement leadership roles (global scale preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business Administration (Master’s degree preferred).
• Proven track record of leading Operational Excellence, ITIL, and Governance initiatives across enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated success implementing automation, analytics, and reporting solutions within IT service management frameworks.
• Strong expertise with tools such as Zendesk, Power BI, Tableau, and workflow automation or orchestration platforms.
• Exceptional communication, executive presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working across multi-regional teams and driving transformation across diverse business and technology functions.
• A data-driven mindset, strategic vision, and the ability to turn insights into sustainable operational outcomes.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• You will play a key role in redefining how Live Nation delivers and manages global IT operations.
• You will drive enterprise transformation in one of the most dynamic, creative industries on the planet.
• Collaborate with talented teams that thrive at the intersection of technology, innovation, and entertainment.
• We're a culture of flexibility, autonomy, and purpose, and you'll find your work directly impacts the fan and employee experience.

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 is an equal opportunity employer.  It hires and promotes employees based on their experience, talent, and qualifications for the job and does not tolerate discrimination toward employees based on 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.

Live Nation affords 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 or an employee consistent with its legal obligations to do so.  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 or employee to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants and employees are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek or currently occupy. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact either the hiring manager for the role or a Human Resources representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.

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.

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The expected compensation for this position is:

$136,000.00 USD - $170,000.00 USD

** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.