Senior Technical Recruiter Contractor

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Job Description

Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) is looking for a technical recruiter contractor to lead full-cycle hiring across UK, Ireland, and U.S. engineering teams, with a strong focus on Platform Engineering, Quality Engineering, and niche Software Engineering roles. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and can partner closely with technical leaders to deliver exceptional talent.

This is a contract position based Remote in the UK.

Supports: UK, Ireland, and select U.S. engineering teams

Focus Areas: Platform Engineering, Quality Engineering (QE), and Software Engineering (Backend, Full-Stack, Frontend, Mobile, Data)

What You'll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting across a wide range of engineering roles, with emphasis on platform, QE, and highly niche SWE positions
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• Partner closely with hiring managers, technical leaders, and executives to define hiring strategies and deliver top-tier talent.
• Be creative and resourceful in sourcing -- leverage unconventional channels, talent communities, events, and deep market research to find hard-to-reach candidates.
• Build and nurture strong pipelines across UK/IRE and U.S. markets, adapting strategies to different technical ecosystems.
• Maintain ATS accuracy, reporting, and recruiting metrics with a data-driven approach.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience rooted in transparency, speed, and relationship-building.
• Use data to drive decisions -- define funnel KPIs, track pipeline health, and identify bottlenecks to continuously improve processes.
• Identify process gaps and propose scalable hiring solutions that support a high-growth engineering organization.
• Lead offer strategy, manage compensation conversations, and close top technical talent in a competitive global market.

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience
  , ideally supporting high-growth tech, engineering orgs, or globally distributed teams.
• Proven success hiring for niche engineering roles -- especially Platform, QE, and SWE (Backend, Full-stack, Frontend, Mobile, Data).
• Strong understanding of technical stacks, systems design concepts, and the ability to speak credibly with engineers.
• Experience sourcing and closing candidates across multiple regions (UK, Ireland, and U.S.).
• Track record of exceeding hiring goals and building strong partnerships with engineering leaders.
• Strategic, organized, proactive, and highly accountable -- able to operate independently with strong ownership.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; able to coach hiring teams and drive alignment.

About Us

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods;

collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sports book and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes;

and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

About the Team

Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sports book is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sports book inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium.

Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin.