[Hiring] Senior Manager, Live Entertainment @EPAM

Role Description

EPAM is growing its Media & Entertainment practice, and we are looking for a senior manager to help expand our Live Entertainment offering. This role sits at the intersection of delivery, innovation, and business development. You will work directly with promoters, venues, ticketing platforms, artist and rights-holder organizations, and sports and entertainment companies to translate complex ticketing, venue operations, and fan engagement challenges into actionable technology and process solutions.

If you are a builder who thrives in a fast-growing practice, is equally at home closing a deal and running a program and brings deep expertise in how live events are ticketed, staged, and monetized; this is your role.

• Apply deep knowledge of live entertainment technology ecosystems spanning ticketing and box office platforms, venue and event operations systems, fan CRM/loyalty, and monetization models across arenas/stadiums, concerts, theme parks, and live streaming.
• Analyze client technology stacks to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and growth opportunities.
• Develop transformation roadmaps and modernized platform architectures aligned to client revenue, fan experience, and operational goals.
• Apply working knowledge of major platforms to design practical, scalable solutions around key live entertainment focus areas (e.g., loyalty, pricing, operational management, hospitality, sponsorship, payment).
• Stay current on emerging trends in live entertainment including fan data and personalization, loyalty and membership models, artist/venue direct-to-fan channels, and generative AI applications and translate them into actionable client strategies.
• Lead and support engagements end-to-end: work planning, requirements documentation, stakeholder workshops, stakeholder management, solution design, deliverable ownership, and team oversight.
• Create detailed project work plans and status reports; manage activities and deliverables and provide feedback to team members and client stakeholders.
• Manage client expectations throughout the project lifecycle and provide alternative recommendations when needed to keep objectives on track.
• Build trusted relationships with mid- to senior-level business and technology stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver client presentations, workshops, and written work products that translate complex technology concepts into clear business language.
• Assist in designing new business processes based on client requirements; conduct user review sessions, workshops, and stakeholder agreement meetings.
• Quickly assess client challenges and engage cross-functional partners to develop the right solutions.
• Anticipate and mitigate project risks with sound judgment on when to escalate to senior leadership.
• Earn the respect and trust of EPAM and client colleagues by being supportive and highly reliable.
• Proactively deepen expertise in live entertainment and stay attuned to sector trends and challenges as they relate to client business goals.
• Partner with EPAM Client Partners and sales teams to engage prospects across the full sales lifecycle, from initial scoping through proposal and close.
• Lead the authoring of proposals and statements of work for complex live entertainment engagements.
• Design project teaming models and produce accurate effort and cost estimates.
• Clearly communicate scope, assumptions, and risk to both technical and executive audiences.
• Develop a fundamental understanding of EPAM products and accelerators and how they apply to live entertainment clients' needs.
• Support pursuit activities, proposal development, and EPAM's Media & Entertainment go-to-market strategy for the live entertainment sector.
• Manage and support live entertainment market eminence efforts, including points of view, thought leadership, and industry conference participation.
• Align with EPAM Client Partners, Business Development Teams, and Senior Leadership to support the creation and execution of account plans and strategies for delivery, growth, and client satisfaction.
• Contribute to EPAM's live entertainment offerings, reusable assets, and accelerators.
• Contribute to EPAM's point of view in the Media & Entertainment space through internal communities, white papers, and external-facing content.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to raising the quality bar across the practice.
• Support recruiting, methodology development, and internal growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in M&E consulting and advisory.
• 8+ years of client-facing roles (e.g., management consulting, live entertainment technology).
• Deep expertise in live entertainment technology, including working knowledge of relevant platforms and workflows (e.g., ticketing/box office systems, venue management, marketing, CRM/loyalty, dynamic pricing engines, cashless and RFID solutions).
• Strong understanding of the live entertainment ecosystem, including promoters, venues, artist and rights-holder organizations, festivals, sports, theme parks, and touring.
• Proven ability to translate business challenges into technology and process solutions and communicate them to executive audiences.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading pre-sales activity, including scoping, proposals, and deal closure.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary consulting teams and managing delivery governance across complex programs.
• Strong analytical skills, including process mapping, business case development, and solution evaluation.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery practices preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; experience developing and presenting client-facing materials (PowerPoint, Visio, Excel).

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