VP, IT Platform Engineering

Job Summary: Job Purpose The VP, IT Platform Engineering is a senior leadership role within Live Nation's Global IT department, responsible for the enterprise-wide IT infrastructure engineering including our cloud-based compute, storage, network, security, and identity and access management capabilities, along with the strategic management of related technology contracts, licensing, and third-party relationships. Reporting to the SVP, Global IT Operations, this role is a strategic leadership position, accountable for delivering key initiatives critical to improving the quality, reliability and security of our infrastructure engineering function, building new teams and capabilities, and improving the pace of infrastructure delivery. This role is also responsible for the management of a global Identity and Access Management (IAM) team, maturing cloud engineering and cloud application support capabilities, developing network engineering architecture, and driving disciplined, cost-effective management of the enterprise’s technology contracts and vendor ecosystem. This role is ideally based in LA with hybrid work at our offices in Beverly Hills, CA, but remote candidates open to frequent travel will be considered. Role Description Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive global IT engineering capability improvement roadmap that aligns with Live Nation's business objectives and incorporates disaster recovery & business continuity goals. Collaborate with executive leadership to identify and prioritize technology initiatives that drive growth and efficiency. Envision and implement AI-native practices and tools to drive effectiveness and delivery throughput Implement frameworks and ways of working to ensure regulatory compliance across all technology domains. Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), service-level agreements (SLAs), and other metrics to track performance. Own budget management for the function, including forecasting, cost optimization, vendor spend, and capital expenditure planning across security, cloud, and third-party contracts IT Security Engineering & Identity and Access Management (IAM) Own the enterprise IT Security Engineering function, setting technical direction, standards, and roadmap for IT security tooling and architecture across the organization. Lead the global Identity and Access Management (IAM) team, hiring and developing talent, and managing the operating model, processes, and governance for identity, authentication, and access control, in partnership with global Cyber Security team. Manage the IAM technology stack (e.g., SSO, MFA, privileged access management, identity governance) across the enterprise, ensuring secure, scalable, and audit-ready access management practices. Define and implement security engineering processes covering vulnerability management, secure architecture review, threat detection engineering, and security tooling integration. Partner with Compliance, Risk, Data Privacy and Legal teams to ensure IAM and security engineering practices meet regulatory, audit, and data protection requirements. Drive continuous improvement of the organization's security posture, working closely with SOC/security operations, engineering, and infrastructure teams to reduce risk and close gaps. Cloud Engineering Lead the Cloud Engineering function, setting architecture standards, governance, and best practices for cloud infrastructure across the enterprise's cloud environments. Oversee Cloud-based Third-Party SaaS Application Implementation, Integration & Escalated Support, ensuring reliable, secure, and well-supported operation of business-critical cloud-hosted applications, with clear escalation paths and service level accountability. Drive cloud engineering roadmap decisions including automation, infrastructure-as-code, cost optimization (FinOps), scalability, and resilience of cloud platforms. Ensure security engineering and IAM practices are embedded into cloud engineering design and operations from the outset (secure-by-design). Partner with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to ensure cloud engineering and support practices align with broader enterprise technology strategy. Enterprise Networking Engineering Architecture Own the end-to-end architecture and technical standards for the enterprise's global network estate, ensuring consistent, compliant, scalable design across cloud, and office (incl. international venue) locations. Lead the technical design of network integrations for M&A activity, ensuring acquired businesses are architected into the global network in line with corporate standards. Embed security-by-design principles (segmentation, Zero Trust, encryption) into all network architecture decisions. Drive the network technology roadmap, including automation, infrastructure-as-code, and resilience/capacity planning, to reduce risk and manua #J-18808-Ljbffr Live Nation