Senior Manager, Corporate IT Security & Compliance

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
Live Nation is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Corporate IT Security & Compliance to lead the organization’s IT compliance, governance, risk management, and audit programs. This role is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement of IT controls that support regulatory compliance, cybersecurity governance, financial reporting integrity, and operational excellence across the Corporate IT landscape.
The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to technology and business leadership, driving a strong culture of accountability, compliance, and risk awareness while ensuring alignment with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), industry standards, and corporate objectives. This role will lead IT audit and compliance initiatives, manage internal and external audit relationships, strengthen the enterprise control environment, and support strategic technology transformation efforts.
This role provides a unique opportunity to shape the future of IT governance, security, compliance, and risk management within the world’s leading live entertainment company. You will partner with senior leaders across technology and business functions to strengthen the enterprise control environment, reduce organizational risk, and support transformative business initiatives while advancing a culture of accountability, compliance, and operational excellence.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
IT Compliance, Governance & Risk Management
Develop and execute the Corporate IT SOX compliance strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
Establish and maintain governance processes supporting the full IT control lifecycle, including control design, implementation, testing, monitoring, remediation, and continuous improvement.
Conduct enterprise-wide IT risk assessments to identify financially significant applications, infrastructure, automated controls, and technology dependencies supporting key business processes and financial reporting.
Define and maintain risk-based compliance frameworks that align technology initiatives with regulatory, operational, and business objectives.
Establish escalation protocols and issue management processes to proactively identify, assess, prioritize, and remediate control deficiencies and technology risks.
Assess emerging technologies, cloud platforms, AI-enabled solutions, and digital transformation initiatives for security, compliance, and operational risks.
IT Controls, Security & Financial Systems Compliance
Oversee the design, implementation, and monitoring of IT General Controls (ITGCs), IT Application Controls (ITACs), automated controls, interface controls, and key IT-dependent business process controls.
Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness across key technology domains, including:
Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Change Management
System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Technology Operations
Data Management and Governance
Cybersecurity Controls
Assess financial reporting risks associated with ERP systems, cloud platforms, SaaS applications, integrations, and supporting infrastructure.
Provide subject matter expertise on SOX 404, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR), COSO, COBIT, SOC 1, SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, and other applicable governance and security frameworks.
Support vulnerability management, security assessments, and compliance monitoring initiatives by providing guidance on control design and effectiveness.
Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, Finance, Legal, and Internal Audit teams to strengthen the overall control environment.
Audit Management & Regulatory Compliance
Lead the planning, execution, and oversight of IT SOX audits, including walkthroughs, risk assessments, control testing, evidence review, and documentation management, in partnership with the IT Internal Audit team.
Serve as the primary liaison between Corporate IT and external auditors, Internal Audit and compliance stakeholders.
Coordinate audit requests, walkthroughs, evidence collection, testing activities, issue remediation, and management responses.
Ensure audit readiness through the maintenance of high-quality, inspection-ready documentation, control narratives, risk assessments, and evidence repositories.
Support auditor reliance through disciplined testing methodologies, reporting practices, and governance processes.
Partner with Internal Audit to develop risk-based audit plans and support broader enterprise governance initiatives.
Track audit findings, control deficiencies, and remediation efforts to ensure timely and sustainable resolution.
Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement & Program Management
Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership by translating complex technology, security, and compliance risks into actionable business recommendations.
Build strong relationships with technology, finance, legal, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to drive compliance and risk management objectives.
Lead cross-functional and geographically distributed teams responsible for compliance programs, audits, risk assessments, and remediation initiatives.
Establish execution standards, quality assurance processes, performance metrics, and governance reporting for compliance and audit activities.
Develop and deliver compliance awareness and training programs to promote accountability and a culture of compliance across the organization.
Mentor and develop team members while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance work environment.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness of compliance, governance, and audit programs.
Reporting & Executive Communications
Prepare and present executive-level reports, dashboards, and presentations on compliance status, audit findings, risk exposure, remediation progress, and emerging risks.
Communicate complex technical and regulatory concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
Master’s degree preferred
8–15+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology, IT Audit, IT Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Compliance, or related disciplines.
Minimum 5–7 years of direct experience leading SOX compliance, IT audit, risk management, or governance programs within a publicly traded company, Big Four accounting firm, or consulting organization.
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise SOX 404, ICFR, SOC 1, and SOC 2 compliance programs in complex, multi-system environments.
Professional certifications preferred, including:
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Experience managing external audit relationships, regulatory examinations, and audit readiness initiatives.
Proven track record leading large-scale, multi-workstream compliance and audit programs.
Experience leading cross-functional and globally distributed teams.
Demonstrated success driving remediation programs, strengthening control environments, and influencing organizational change.
WHAT THIS PERSONW WILL BRING: Technical Knowledge & ExpertiseGovernance, Risk & Compliance
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
IT Risk Management Methodologies
SOC Reporting Frameworks
IT General Controls (ITGCs)
IT Application Controls (ITACs)
Technology & Security
Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Change Management & SDLC Controls
Data Governance & Technology Operations Controls
Vulnerability Assessment & Security Monitoring Tools
Cloud Security and Compliance Controls
AI