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 ROLE
Reporting to key management within the Corporate group, the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Tax is a key executive leader responsible for the strategic direction, governance, and execution of all global tax matters for a multinational organization. This role ensures tax efficiency, compliance, risk management, and alignment with the company’s overall financial and business objectives. The SVP of Tax serves as a trusted advisor to the Corporate Controller, C-suite, executive leadership team, divisional finance and operations, and Board of Directors on all tax-related issues across multiple jurisdictions. This is a hybrid office role based in Houston, TX.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute a comprehensive global tax strategy aligned with the company’s business objectives and growth plans.
- Advise senior leadership on the tax implications of mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, and new market entries.
- Monitor global tax policy developments and assess their impact on the organization.
Global Tax Compliance & Reporting
- Oversee all direct and indirect tax compliance across jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to local and international regulations. Lead global tax provision and reporting processes in accordance with applicable accounting standards (e.g., ASC 740).
- Lead the review of the tax disclosures within the Company’s SEC filings (e.g., Form 10-K and Form 10-Q) for compliance with applicable standards.
- Ensure timely and accurate filing of all tax returns and disclosures, including applicable partnership tax returns.
Risk Management & Governance
- Lead interactions with external auditors regarding tax account balances, internal controls, and disclosures within the Company’s financial statements.
- Manage tax audits, disputes, and controversies with tax authorities worldwide. Ensure compliance with transfer pricing regulations and documentation requirements.
- Manage the income tax process and ensure compliance with internal control requirements under SOX 404.
Operational Excellence
- Optimize the company’s global tax structure to enhance efficiency and minimize tax liabilities within legal frameworks.
- Drive process improvements, automation, and the use of technology in tax operations.
- Partner with Finance, Legal, Treasury, and Business Units to integrate tax considerations into decision-making.
- Lead the global tax forecasting process with timely and accurate updates to the estimated effective tax rate.
Team Leadership
- Grow, lead, and develop a high-performing global tax team of over 10 professionals.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development.
- Manage relationships with external advisors, auditors, and regulatory bodies.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA or equivalent qualification preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive tax experience, including leadership roles in multinational corporations or major public accounting firms.
- Strong expertise in US domestic/state and international taxation, including BEPS Pillar 2, transfer pricing, withholding tax, US tax treaties, and partnership compliance.
- Proven expertise in tax strategy/planning and mergers & acquisition support within a complex, multi-entity global organization.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a proven ability to provide tax insights in a clear manner and translate them into actionable guidance for stakeholders.
- Experience with SOX 404 and reporting requirements at a public company subject to SEC regulations.
- Willingness and ability to become well-versed in the operations of the company to ensure the best opportunity to identify potential tax impacts and to facilitate interactions with divisions and management.
- Willingness for both domestic and international travel as required.
- Willingness to innovate and utilize emerging technologies in the income tax provision process.
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.
Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.
