Lead AI Engineer (Finance Transformation, LN Venues)

Live Nation; Chicago (IL); Sur place; USD 140 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Caregiver leave

Free concert tickets

Résumé du poste

Venue Nation Analytics is seeking a technical leader to transform how our Finance organization operates—from automating complex workflows to enabling smarter decision-making at scale. You will partner with Finance leadership to identify high-impact opportunities and design AI-powered solutions across financial reporting, close, reconciliation, and forecasting.

This is a builder-leader role: your code ships to production, and your technical judgment shapes how AI is applied across the finance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3+ years designing and delivering production LLM-based applications and agentic workflows.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.

Responsabilités

• Design and build AI-powered solutions across the accounting lifecycle, from high-volume transactional work to forecasting and decision support.
• Apply LLMs, RAG, and agentic workflows to real business problems.
• Stand up pilots in development environments and deploy to production.
• Collaborate with Data Science to apply AI to forecasting and planning workflows.
• Ensure deterministic, auditable financial calculations.

Connaissances

Python

SQL

LLM-based apps

Agentic workflows

Communication

Full-stack development

Cloud data platforms

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Data Science/Finance/Accounting

Master’s degree in a related field

Outils

Databricks

Description du poste

• Venue Nation is seeking a technical leader to help transform how our Finance organization operates - from automating complex workflows to enabling smarter decision-making at scale
• You will partner directly with Finance leadership and Accounting teams to identify high-impact opportunities, then design and build the AI-powered solutions that deliver on them, spanning financial reporting, close, reconciliation, and forecasting
• This is a builder-leader role: your code ships to production, and your technical judgment shapes how AI is applied across the finance function
• Based within Venue Nation Analytics alongside our Data Science team, you will own solutions from discovery through production. Your work will span a growing portfolio of projects sponsored by the Division CFO
• Build and Ship:
• Design and build AI-powered solutions across the accounting lifecycle, from high-volume transactional work (invoice coding, cash application, account reconciliations, journal-entry support, and close-task coordination) to management reporting, forecasting, and decision support
• Apply LLMs, RAG, and agentic workflows to real business problems, selecting the right approach for each use case
• Stand up pilots in development environments to validate solutions with business users and partner with Data Services to deploy to production
• Collaborate with the Data Science team to apply AI to forecasting and planning workflows, including variance detection and driver analysis
• Partner and Discover:
• Partner with Finance leadership and operational finance teams to understand how work is done today and decompose workflows to identify where AI can assist
• Serve as a translator between finance and technical stakeholders, ensuring solutions reflect how the business actually works
• Build for Trust and Auditability:
• Develop evaluation frameworks that measure solution accuracy and reliability against defined thresholds, and produce the documentation needed to meet Finance governance and audit requirements
• Design human-in-the-loop review workflows, exception handling, and confidence-based routing so that AI-enabled solutions earn trust incrementally
• Ensure financial calculations are performed through deterministic, auditable logic rather than generative outputs
• Compound the Capability:
• Contribute reusable components, patterns, and best practices that accelerate AI delivery across the Analytics organization
• Monitor deployed solutions for accuracy drift, performance, cost, and adoption, and iterate based on what you learn

Benefits

• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement
• YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time, and day off for your birthday, free concert tickets
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, infertility support
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed

We are looking for a self-starter who brings structure to undefined problems - someone who can break down a business process as readily as they can architect an agent

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments - defining scope, prioritizing, and delivering outcomes without dedicated project management support
• Strong Python and SQL skills, with experience building against modern cloud data platforms
• 8+ years of professional engineering experience, including 3+ years designing and delivering production LLM-based applications and agentic workflows, with demonstrated technical leadership
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and finance audiences and present clearly to senior leadership
• Solid understanding of finance and accounting concepts, including P&L structure, close and reporting processes, and how financial results relate to underlying transactional data
• Full-stack development experience, with the ability to build and ship user-facing applications and review interfaces (e.g., React, Streamlit, or similar) without relying on a separate front-end team
• Experience applying AI, machine learning, or advanced automation to finance or accounting processes
• Experience with Databricks (Apps, Unity Catalog, MLflow, Genie) or a comparable lakehouse platform
• Experience integrating with ERP and Accounting systems of record
• Background in a multi-unit operating business such as live entertainment, hospitality, or retail
• Master’s degree in a related field