Senior Vice President, Tax

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
• [http://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.