Project Manager

Live Nation Entertainment is a global leader in live entertainment, composed of Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. We are seeking a strong Project Manager to support our engineering teams that deliver marketing technology applications and services.

We aim to connect the right fans with the right events at the right time, at scale for hundreds of millions of fans across hundreds of thousands of events with billions of tickets to sell.

We are looking for a proactive, self-starter with a proven track record of delivering world-class products, preferably in data-intensive organizations. The ideal candidate should be an accomplished professional who possesses the passion, experience, skills, and abilities to help extend Marketing Services PMO.

The Project Manager will serve as Scrum Master/Project Manager for one or more engineering teams, collaborating with Product and Tech Leads to establish prioritization, planning, and execution processes.

• Serve as Scrum Master/Project Manager for one or more engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Product and Tech Leads to establish prioritization, planning, and execution processes.
• Identify and quickly resolve changes in scope, schedules, and resource requirements.
• Identify and communicate risks; work with subject matter experts to develop and implement risk mitigation plans.
• Prioritize and track issues and create remediation plans for resolution of impediments in priority order.
• Coordinate with interdependent teams, aligning roadmaps and deliverables to meet deadlines.
• Understand and maintain focus on business value and KPIs.
• Maintain accurate project reporting information and up-to-date project assets and metrics.
• Ensure open and clear communication regarding product releases, roadmaps, and challenges.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in Agile Project Management, with experience in a data-intensive organization a plus.
• Certification in one or more project management frameworks (CSM, PMP, etc.) or applicable experience managing an engineering team with direct responsibility for delivery of business value.
• Experience establishing Agile Project Management process within an existing team.
• Experience with all phases of large-scale, complex, cross-discipline technology projects, including scope definition, schedule development and management, communications, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Working knowledge of both Jira and Confluence or similar tools.
• Asana and Smartsheet experience is a plus.
• Excellent knowledge of agile techniques, artifacts, values, and principles and passionate about continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication, presentation skills, and ability to adjust delivery approach, language, and level of detail to meet technical, non-technical, and executive audience needs.
• Ability to lead efficient meetings and guide a group towards agreed-upon objectives.
• Detail-oriented with strong time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Able to manage competing priorities with little supervisory input.
• Flexible and responsive to changing situations.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, multi-task, fluid environment capable of reacting instantly to changes in a competitive business environment.

Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits:

• HEALTH: Medical, Vision, and Dental benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• YOURSELF: Generous paid time off policy, including paid holidays, sick time, and paid days off for your birthday, Free concert tickets
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support, including caregiver leave and childcare cash, Infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, Crowdfunding network

Live Nation's policy regarding vaccinations and masking related to a pandemic or other infectious disease control measures, acts of God, health and safety mandates, and/or restrictions imposed by applicable local, state, or federal governments has evolved over time.

Currently, we strongly encourage employees to be fully vaccinated from such infectious diseases for which vaccinations are available.

You are expected to follow Live Nation's health and safety protocols and policies as they change from time to time.

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion.

You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work.

We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife.

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.

It's talent that matters to us, and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or caring responsibilities.

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, 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.

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.