Sr. Manager, Strategic Finance – Business Operations

New York, NY, United States

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.

Reports to
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Sr. Director, Strategic Finance

Location
: NYC

Other
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Full Time In-Office Position; periodic travel to Portland, Oregon required, typically a few times per quarter.

Fanatics Collect is a global product and technology group dedicated to revolutionizing the world of collectibles. Every single day our team of experienced product leaders, engineers, and operators obsesses over how to create the ultimate collector experience with our products: , the direct to consumer ecommerce platform of the Topps brand, Fanatics Collect, the most trusted and dynamic collector focused marketplace, and our collector focused live shopping platforms, Fanatics Live and Voggt.

We have the unique advantage of being backed by Fanatics - the world’s largest sports merchandiser, with more than 900 global sports relationships, 90+ million reachable fans, and exclusive licensing deals with the MLB, NFL, and NBA among many others - but we’re a nimble, ambitious team building products from the ground up.

If you're passionate about building world class products and share our love for sports fans and collectors, Fanatics Collect offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team creating the future of collecting.

The Sr. Manager, Strategic Finance – Business Operations is the embedded finance leader for

Fanatics Collect’s Vault Operations, Customer Service, Shipping, Payment Processing, Trust & Safety, and People organizations. This role partners closely with FP&A and functional leaders on operational forecasting and reporting, drives improvements in efficiency, unit economics, and customer experience, and owns workforce and headcount financial planning, people-cost budgets, and financial support for the People team.

This role is designed for a finance leader who combines rigorous analytical thinking with deep operational curiosity and a bias for action. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable building sophisticated financial models, working directly with teams on the Vault floor to understand processes and cost drivers, and advising senior leaders on operational improvements and workforce investments.

• Serve as the dedicated finance partner to operational and People leaders, developing deep knowledge of each function’s operating model, cost structure, vendor relationships, process flows, and key performance drivers.
• Identify and lead opportunities to improve unit economics across the business,…