Sr. Manager, Strategy & Operations

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.

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.

About the Role

Fanatics Betting & Gaming is hiring a Sr. Manager, Strategy & Operations to work directly with VIP leadership on how we acquire, grow the loyalty of, and retain our highest-value customers.

This is a strategy and operations role built around owning outcomes end to end: from the strategy itself through execution to the measurable results it drives. The person in this role will use AI and technology as core working tools to help build the experiences that make our top customers choose Fanatics, whether they're playing or trading, over any other option in the market.

What you'll do

• Partner directly with VIP leadership to define and execute strategy for acquiring, growing the loyalty of, and retaining top-tier customers
• Run a variety of concurrent projects spanning analysis, strategy, partnerships, and hands‑on build work, shifting between them as priorities shift
• Own outcomes end to end: from strategy design through execution through measurable results
• Learn the business inside and out, understand what actually drives our customers, and use that understanding to shape what gets built and why
• Use AI and technology as core working tools to build models, analyses, and workflows that improve how the VIP team identifies, engages, and serves high‑value customers
• Work cross‑functionally with Data, Product, Engineering, and Marketing to ship VIP initiatives
• Operate within a highly regulated environment, with sound judgment on responsible gaming considerations built into strategic and operational decisions

Who you are

• 5-8 years of experience, with a technical or engineering‑adjacent background
• AI‑native: you use AI tools daily, not occasionally, and can point to something you personally built or shipped with them, along with a measurable outcome, not just a tool you used
• Comfortable with ambiguity, moving fast, and making calls with incomplete information in a high‑growth environment
• Able to move fluidly across…