VP Engineering

Company Information For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world. We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300+ venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer. Our business is interwoven with the human mind and heart, and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans that we host; reach beyond traditional boundaries to support the communities in which we operate; and minimize our impact on the environment by adopting sustainable practices throughout our business operations. If you want to be challenged to up your game and make a difference, then join us in giving the world reason to cheer! Job Summary The Vice President Engineering leads the organization responsible for building, operating, and scaling the digital platforms that power the company's global ecommerce, fan engagement, and data ecosystem. Reporting to the SVP of Engineering, this leader oversees an engineering organization of approximately 100 professionals across DevOps, platform infrastructure, product engineering, and data engineering, ensuring reliable delivery of high-volume commerce and real-time digital experiences. The role partners closely with Product and Technology leadership to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable platforms capable of supporting millions of users and mission-critical business operations. Success requires deep technical credibility and strong organizational leadership to establish engineering best practices, scale cloud infrastructure, and maintain operational excellence across complex systems. Essential Functions Lead and develop a 100+ person engineering organization spanning product engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, and data engineering while building and mentoring engineering leaders and fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence. Scale hiring, organizational design, and leadership development to support rapid platform growth and ensure the engineering organization can effectively support expanding digital products and infrastructure. Partner closely with Product leadership to design and deliver custom-built platforms aligned to product strategy and roadmap commitments while ensuring engineering teams deliver scalable systems capable of supporting high-traffic digital experiences and commerce platforms. Drive engineering execution across multiple concurrent initiatives and cross-functional product teams to ensure timely, high-quality platform delivery. Oversee engineering including cloud architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and system reliability while leading platform architecture and data engineering initiatives that enable scalable data pipelines and analytics capabilities. Establish engineering standards across multiple programming languages and frameworks to ensure maintainability, performance, and long-term platform stability. Ensure the security and resilience of ecommerce platforms by implementing strong cybersecurity practices, threat monitoring, and vulnerability management. Lead engineering processes that safeguard customer data and support compliance with evolving security and data protection standards. Establish and lead Incident Command Management (ICM) practices across engineering teams while building incident response playbooks, escalation protocols, and operational readiness frameworks. Drive continuous improvement in system reliability, uptime, and recovery performance for mission-critical platforms. Partner with executive leadership to evolve long-term engineering strategy and technology investments while managing engineering b