Head of Venue Network Engineering & Reliability

Live Nation, Inc; Texas; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Concert tickets

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Live Nation Entertainment is seeking a Director of Network Engineering to provide strategic leadership for design, delivery, and maintenance of current and future technologies across 150+ venues in North America.

You will lead a high-performing team, establish policies, KPIs, and ensure security, compliance, and SLA adherence while partnering with vendors and internal stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable venue network services, CCTV, signage, and related systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT services experience in a large enterprise.
• 5+ years in IT management for a large enterprise.
• Extensive knowledge of networking, telecom and servers.
• Proven leadership with conflict resolution and negotiation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration.
• Willingness to work off shifts for incident management.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead Network Engineering team and develop talent.
• Establish infrastructure policies, best practices, and standards.
• Develop KPIs to observe health and operational stability.
• Stay current on AI/automation to improve reliability.
• Collaborate with Information Security to meet compliance.
• Work with VP to deploy leading-edge technology at venues.
• Ensure managed service partners meet SLAs.
• Oversee vendor relationships and alignment with business.
• Deliver reliable network, telecom, CCTV, signage, and POD systems.

Skills

Network Engineering Leadership

Team Management

Incident Management

Vendor Management

Security & Compliance

Strategic Planning

Communication Skills

AI/Automation awareness

Education

BA/BS in business, technology or related field

Tools

Networking Equipment

Telecommunications Equipment

Server/Computer Hardware

Job description

Live Nation Entertainment is seeking a Director of Network Engineering to provide strategic leadership for design, delivery, and maintenance of current and future technologies across 150+ venues in North America.

You will lead a high-performing team, establish policies, KPIs, and ensure security, compliance, and SLA adherence while partnering with vendors and internal stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable venue network services, CCTV, signage, and related systems.