Live Nation APAC Looking for General Manager – NZ Festivals at Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows annually for nearly 5,000 artists in 46 countries.

About the Role:

The General Manager of Live Nation NZ Festivals will be tasked with leading and improving our festivals business operations for maximum performance, growth, and efficiencies.

You will provide input into all aspects of the business with a strong focus on the maintenance and improvement of service delivery objectives to ensure that the business delivers on all financial and non-financial performance commitments.

The successful candidate will be an innovative and critical thinker who works well in high pressure environments. You will lead a team, providing regular and ongoing coaching and development.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Working closely with the Festivals Director to set a pathway for business development and growth
• Reviewing and controlling all department budgets
• Liaising with Heads of Department on a regular basis to ensure up to date communications and encourage the free exchange of ideas.
• Working closely with the Finance Team optimizing revenue, expenditure and efficiencies
• Improving existing and implementing new processes to help improve business performance
• Review show performances to identity areas requiring improvement and plans to address these improvements are implemented
• Manage our overall production buying process, working with Production Managers to ensure production builds are tracking on time and on budget
• Liaising with our Bar operations team to ensure a good customer experience, managing costs so profit margins are achieved and licensing conditions are adhered to.
• Manage the alcohol licensing process for the company, overseeing the smooth running of our bar and retail operations
• Partnering with our Sponsorship teams to ensure contractual obligations are delivered.
• Manage the business IT requirements
• Oversee the adequate legal contracting requirements of the business
• Ensuring appropriate health and safety regulations are in place and followed

Skills and Experience Required:

• A proven leader within our industry who can inspire, coach and manage a high performing team. Experience executing live events is essential
• You have exceptional commercial acumen, with a track record of identifying opportunities that deliver commercial growth
• A strategic, critical thinker that has a point of view
• An entrepreneurial mindset – motivated, proactive, resilient
• A natural problem solver that focuses on the solution, not the problem
• You are accountable for what you commit and hold your team to the same standard
• You have clear vision and bring people along for the journey with you
• A skilled negotiator that has impact and can influence a decision to achieve a positive outcome
• You are open to new ideas and empower your team to innovate and challenge the status quo.
• You can build strong trusted relationships quickly – both internally and externally
• You’re fun, high energy and genuinely love live music and events!

What do we offer?

• Ticket perks to our events
• Flexible working environment
• Health & Wellbeing activities and programs, including free counselling
• Investment in your personal career development and training
• To be part of an innovative and exciting business!

Sound like the role for you? To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter telling us a little more about yourself!

Equal Opportunities: 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 home life. 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.