Director, Product Management, Trading Card Games; TCG

Director, Product Management, Trading Card Games (TCG)

Seattle, WA, United States and 2 more (On-site)

Job Description

About the Team

Fanatics TCG is a new trading card game business, the newest member of the Fanatics Collectibles family. We are here to build the best TCG studio and games in the world.

If you have passion, and skill, and if you believe trading card games represent the very best of what games have to offer, please reach out to us.

Role Summary

The Director of Product Management owns the product vision, strategy, and execution for Fanatics Collectibles’ trading card game business. This role leads product strategy across physical and digital experiences and partners closely with Design, Art, Engineering, Operations, and Commercial teams to bring the TCG to market and scale it as a live ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end product vision and roadmap for the TCG business

• Lead and scale the TCG product management team

• Partner with Design and Art leadership to translate creative vision into product plans

• Drive prioritization, sequencing, and tradeoffs across physical and digital initiatives

• Align product strategy with business goals, licensing requirements, and fan needs

• Represent Product in executive and cross-functional leadership forums

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 10 years of product management experience

• Minimum 5 years leading product teams or major product portfolios

• Experience launching and scaling consumer products or live services

• Experience working in highly cross-functional environments

Skills & Abilities

• Strong product strategy, execution, and people leadership skills

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities

• Data-informed decision-making paired with sound judgment

• Comfort operating in ambiguity and building new product capabilities

Location & Compensation

Achieving our goals requires strong collaboration and partnership between our teams and internal stakeholders. To best support this, the person who accepts this role is expected to be onsite in-office five days per week.

The salary range forthis position is $173,000 - $216,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.

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

Fanatics Collectibles is a new model and vision for the hobby, fundamentally changing the experience for current and future collectors, leagues, and players across many U.S. and international professional and college sports. The organization has long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several sports and entertainment properties, including MLB, MLBPA, the Premier League, MLS, UFC, Formula 1 as well as Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars, among others.

In January 2022, Fanatics Collectibles announced the acquisition of Topps, establishing the preeminent licensed trading card brand as the cornerstone of Fanatics’ trading cards and collectibles business, and jump started its MLB and MLBPA rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards

Job Info

• Posting Date, 03:38 PM

• Locations Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90025, US (On-site)

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