VP of Engineering (Remote, United Kingdom)

The Sports Platforms engineering team is responsible for delivering innovative, scalable, and secure technology solutions that power live sports experiences across EMEA. We work closely with cross-functional partners to align product development with business strategy, ensuring operational excellence, fan engagement, and industry leadership.

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Vice President of Engineering to lead our engineering organization across Sports Platforms in EMEA. This role is a rare opportunity for a strategic and execution-driven leader to shape the future of sports technology at scale. You will be responsible for technical strategy, engineering execution, architectural innovation, and team leadership across multiple platforms and product lines.

You will play a critical role in building high-performing teams, driving engineering excellence, and delivering business impact through robust and scalable solutions. If you are passionate about creating industry-defining software, nurturing engineering talent, and innovating at the intersection of technology and live sports, we want to hear from you.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Partner with executive leadership to define and evolve the company's long-term technical vision and roadmap.
• Translate high-level business objectives into detailed engineering strategies, initiatives, and measurable goals.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure continuous innovation and technical differentiation.
• Build, lead, and mentor a diverse and geographically distributed team of engineers, architects, and managers.
• Establish a strong engineering culture rooted in trust, transparency, collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability.
• Invest in talent development by providing coaching, clear career paths, growth opportunities, and performance feedback.
• Implement strategies to attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent.
• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable, secure, and high-performance software systems.
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of products and features by refining and enforcing best practices in software development.
• Drive adoption of agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Champion engineering excellence through code reviews, architecture reviews, test automation, monitoring, and observability.
• Provide hands-on guidance on system architecture, infrastructure design, scalability, data management, and cloud operations.
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure systems meet regulatory and industry standards (e.g., SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA).
• Optimize systems for performance, availability, and cost-efficiency, especially in cloud-native environments.
• Partner with Product, Design, Data and Sales to prioritize initiatives and deliver on customer and market needs.
• Communicate engineering priorities, trade-offs, and constraints to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and persuasive manner.
• Align engineering capacity and planning with product roadmaps, go-to-market strategies, and customer commitments.
• Define and manage engineering KPIs, SLAs, and OKRs to measure progress and inform data-driven decisions.
• Own the engineering budget, including headcount planning, tools, vendors, and infrastructure spend.
• Ensure business continuity, risk mitigation, and incident management processes are well-defined and effectively executed.

What You Need to Know (or Technical Skills):

• Proven years of progressive experience in software engineering roles, with at least proven years in a senior engineering leadership role.
• Proven track record of scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments (startup to mid-size or enterprise).
• Deep understanding of modern software architecture, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), distributed systems, and API-first development.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing high-performing teams that deliver complex, customer-facing applications.
• Strong grasp of agile development, continuous integration and delivery, DevOps culture, and engineering metrics.
• Hands-on technical background; able to engage meaningfully in architecture and technical decisions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working in regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, or government.
• Familiarity with data-intensive applications, machine learning pipelines, or real-time processing.
• Track record of managing remote-first or hybrid engineering teams across multiple time zones.
• Involvement in M&A technical due diligence and post-acquisition integration.

You (Behavioural Skills):

• Lead with integrity and set high ethical standards for your team.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with humility and clarity.
• Inspire, empower, and mentor others to do their best work.
• Make data-informed decisions and take ownership of outcomes.
• Embrace change and foster innovation in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate reliability and accountability in execution and delivery.
• Build an inclusive and diverse team culture where everyone can thrive.

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live entertainment company. Our vision at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love. As the world's largest ticket marketplace and the leading global provider of enterprise tools and services for the live entertainment business, we are uniquely positioned to successfully deliver on that vision.

We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you're passionate about live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.

Our work is guided by our values:

• Reliability - We understand that fans and clients rely on us to power their live event experiences, and we rely on each other to make it happen.
• Teamwork - We believe individual achievement pales in comparison to the level of success that can be achieved by a team.
• Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent.
• Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive.

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.