LATAM Regional Compliance Director

About the role

The Director, LATAM Regional Compliance Director role at Live Nation Entertainment is responsible for leading the company's anti-bribery/anti-corruption (ABAC) and FCPA compliance program across Latin America and the Caribbean. Reporting to the VP of Global Ethics and Compliance, this role will set regional strategy, strengthen governance, and partner with various departments to embed practical controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the LATAM FCPA/ABAC compliance program, including regional strategy, governance, risk prioritization, executive reporting, and execution across active businesses, acquisitions, joint ventures, and government-facing operations.
• Build and mature a scalable ABAC control framework covering government interactions, gifts and hospitality, sponsorships, charitable donations, third-party risk, escalation standards, monitoring, and reporting.
• Lead post-acquisition and joint venture compliance integration, including due diligence input, pre-close risk assessment, policy deployment, control implementation, remediation tracking, and post-close monitoring.
• Advise senior regional stakeholders on high-risk business decisions involving government touchpoints, books-and-records risks, internal controls, sanctions, PEP exposure, and third-party engagements.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, Legal, M&A, Compliance Operations, in-country leadership, external counsel, and forensic advisors to identify, escalate, and remediate material compliance risks.
• Direct regional ABAC/FCPA training and communications, ensuring content is locally relevant, language appropriate, role-based, and supported by completion tracking and effectiveness measures.
• Oversee regional risk reviews, forensic compliance workstreams, remediation plans, and leadership updates to ensure timely accountability, closure of findings, and visibility into emerging risk trends.
• Develop durable regional compliance infrastructure, including templates, workflows, dashboards, escalation protocols, and cross-functional operating rhythms that support sustainable oversight.
• Ensure that regional programs align with global program standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; JD, MBA, advanced degree, or relevant certification such as CCEP, CFE, CAMS, CISA, or CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of FCPA/ABAC, ethics and compliance, investigations, audit, legal, or related risk experience, including meaningful responsibility for Latin American or Caribbean markets.
• Deep working knowledge of FCPA anti-bribery provisions, books-and-records obligations, internal controls, third-party risk, government interactions, gifts and hospitality, sponsorships, donations, and high-risk approvals.
• Fluent Spanish, written and verbal, with the ability to advise senior stakeholders, deliver training, engage in-country teams, and coordinate with regional counsel; Brazilian Portuguese preferred.
• Experience leading post-acquisition or joint venture compliance integration, including ABAC due diligence, risk prioritization, policy deployment, remediation tracking, and post-close monitoring.
• Strong understanding of LATAM regulatory, cultural, and business environments across multiple jurisdictions, with sound judgment in balancing risk management and commercial practicality.
• Ability to partner effectively with Accounting, Finance, Legal, M&A, Compliance Operations, in-country management, external counsel, and forensic advisors on complex regional risk matters.
• Working knowledge of financial statements, books-and-records risk, internal controls, and forensic accounting concepts; accounting background or CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience with GRC, workflow, monitoring, or compliance reporting platforms such as Workiva, AuditBoard/Optro, OneTrust, ProcessUnity, or similar tools.
• Willingness to travel regularly within LATAM and engage directly with local leadership, finance teams, and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of FCPA/ABAC, ethics and compliance, investigations, audit, legal, or related risk experience, including meaningful responsibility for Latin American or Caribbean markets.
• Deep working knowledge of FCPA anti-bribery provisions, books-and-records obligations, internal controls, third-party risk, government interactions, gifts and hospitality, sponsorships, donations, and high-risk approvals.
• Fully fluent Spanish, written and verbal, with the ability to advise senior stakeholders, deliver training, engage in-country teams, and coordinate with regional counsel; Brazilian Portuguese preferred.
• Experience leading post-acquisition or joint venture compliance integration, including ABAC due diligence, risk prioritization, policy deployment, remediation tracking, and post-close monitoring.
• Strong understanding of LATAM regulatory, cultural, and business environments across multiple jurisdictions, with sound judgment in balancing risk management and commercial practicality.
• Ability to partner effectively with Accounting, Finance, Legal, M&A, Compliance Operations, in-country management, external counsel, and forensic advisors on complex regional risk matters.
• Working knowledge of financial statements, books-and-records risk, internal controls, and forensic accounting concepts; accounting background or CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience with GRC, workflow, monitoring, or compliance reporting platforms such as Workiva, AuditBoard/Optro, OneTrust, ProcessUnity, or similar tools.
• Willingness to travel regularly within LATAM and engage directly with local leadership, finance teams, and business stakeholders.

Skills

• Strategic planning and execution.
• Leadership and team management.
• Compliance and risk management.
• Financial analysis and reporting.
• Interpersonal and stakeholder engagement.
• Project management and organizational skills.

Benefits

Live Nation Entertainment offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health insurance (medical, vision, dental, and mental health)
• Paid time off (including holidays, sick time, and personal days)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs and HSAs)
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment
• Parental leave programs
• Volunteer time off
• Career development programs

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This role is full-time and based in the United States.