<p>Location: Florida - Tampa</p><br/><p>Employment Type: Salaried</p><br/><p>Team: FB Corporate</p><br/><div><b>Company Overview</b></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to ignite and harness the passions of fans and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners globally. Optimizing these long-standing partnerships, a database of more than 80 million global consumers and a trusted, recognizable brand name, Fanatics is expanding beyond its position as a global leader for licensed sports merchandise to now becoming a next-gen digital sports platform, featuring an array of offerings for fans across the sports ecosystem.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Fanatics family of companies currently includes Fanatics Commerce, a vertically-integrated licensed merchandise business that has changed the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods through a tech-infused approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy; Candy Digital, a digital collectibles company that is partnering with prominent sports properties, including MLB and MLBPA, to build an official NFT ecosystem; Fanatics Collectibles, through Topps as a cornerstone of the business, building a new model for the collectibles and trading cards hobby with top leagues and players association partners; and Fanatics Betting &amp; Gaming, a mobile betting, gaming and retail sportsbook platform. Fanatics’ partners include all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA) and hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>As a market leader with more than 9,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>At Fanatics, we’re a diverse, passionate group of employees aiming to ignite pride and passion in the fans we outfit, celebrate and support.&nbsp; We recognize that diversity helps drive and foster innovation, and through our IDEA program (inclusion, diversity, equality and advocacy) at Fanatics we provide employees with tools and resources to feel connected and engaged in who they are and what they do to support the ultimate fan experience.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>We are looking for a Project Manager in our Strategic Portfolio Management group, to lead the end-to-end project management and execution for our business enterprise at Fanatics Brands. This individual will play a key role in growing our Fanatics brands business and maximize efficiencies in the end to end processes. A result driven orientation and focus is critical to this role, along with expertise in leading complex, enterprise-level projects that require multiple points of coordination and cross-functional collaboration.</div><div><br></div><div>As Project Manager, you will lead the creation, development, and execution cross-functional projects to enable Fanatics Brands to rapidly grow to meet consumer demands. A typical day in this role will be quite diverse - from collaboration meetings and leading key project details to compiling details to bring innovations to the enterprise. The projects will focus across both process improvement and integration and immersion activities.</div><h3>What you will work on...</h3><br/><ul><li>Vision/Strategy - Support the creation of the vision and strategy process for integrations and process/technical enhancements.</li><li>Developing a cross-functional plans 6-18 months in advance</li><li>Facilitating a shared understanding with both tech and the relevant business driver.</li><li>Helping to determine and drive any new workplans needed to support new projects.</li><li>Process/Leadership - Responsible for facilitating the creation of the overall work plan and coordinating weekly status update meetings</li><li>Responsible for overall project plan adherence and execution</li><li>Driving communication and awareness of all escalated issues</li><li>Helping oversee any outside resources needed to support the plan.</li><li>Works cross-functionally within Fanatics Brands construct supported by the VP of Planning and Strategy. In addition to working across Planning, Manufacturing, and Operations this role will engage and interact with all Fanatics Brands functions across the enterprise to ensure Fanatics is delivering to our customers. This role will connect dots and drive clarity to ensure project success.</li></ul><br/><h3>What you will bring...</h3><br/><ul><li>5+ years of diverse project management experience, a bachelor’s degree preferred (with advanced degree and/or experiences a plus) . Proven experience demonstrated in cross-functional project delivery from strategy to execution.</li><li>Proficiency in business communication and verbal/written communication to promote conceptual understanding and mobilize through storytelling.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders and experience in working and managing within diverse and cross-functional teams.</li><li>Demonstrated expertise of building consensus across business partners and influencing successful outcomes.</li><li>Enthusiastic, full of positive energy and able to maintain grace, a sense of humor, and perspective under pressure.</li><li>Experience working successfully in a highly matrix work environment</li></ul><br/><div><i>Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.</i></div><div><br></div><div><u>Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud.&nbsp; Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants.&nbsp; Fanatics recruiters will only reach out to applicants from an @fanatics.com or @fanatics.co.uk email address.&nbsp; For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at <a href="http://www.fanaticsinc.com/careers" class="postings-link">www.fanaticsinc.com/careers</a></u></div><div><br></div><div>Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.</div><div><br></div><div><b>NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS/APPLICANTS</b>: In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we collect include your name, government issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information.<i>&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future contract positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies.</div><div><br></div>

Location: Florida - Tampa

  

Employment Type: Salaried

  

Team: FB Corporate

  

 **Company Overview**



Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to ignite and
harness the passions of fans and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds
of partners globally. Optimizing these long-standing partnerships, a database
of more than 80 million global consumers and a trusted, recognizable brand
name, Fanatics is expanding beyond its position as a global leader for
licensed sports merchandise to now becoming a next-gen digital sports
platform, featuring an array of offerings for fans across the sports
ecosystem.



The Fanatics family of companies currently includes Fanatics Commerce, a
vertically-integrated licensed merchandise business that has changed the way
fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods
through a tech-infused approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in
today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy; Candy Digital, a digital collectibles
company that is partnering with prominent sports properties, including MLB and
MLBPA, to build an official NFT ecosystem; Fanatics Collectibles, through
Topps as a cornerstone of the business, building a new model for the
collectibles and trading cards hobby with top leagues and players association
partners; and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, a mobile betting, gaming and retail
sportsbook platform. Fanatics’ partners include all major professional sports
leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA) and hundreds of collegiate and
professional teams, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs.



As a market leader with more than 9,000 employees, and hundreds of partners,
suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward
more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an
inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every
level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans.
Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities
where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.



At Fanatics, we’re a diverse, passionate group of employees aiming to ignite
pride and passion in the fans we outfit, celebrate and support.  We recognize
that diversity helps drive and foster innovation, and through our IDEA program
(inclusion, diversity, equality and advocacy) at Fanatics we provide employees
with tools and resources to feel connected and engaged in who they are and
what they do to support the ultimate fan experience.



  

We are looking for a Project Manager in our Strategic Portfolio Management
group, to lead the end-to-end project management and execution for our
business enterprise at Fanatics Brands. This individual will play a key role
in growing our Fanatics brands business and maximize efficiencies in the end
to end processes. A result driven orientation and focus is critical to this
role, along with expertise in leading complex, enterprise-level projects that
require multiple points of coordination and cross-functional collaboration.

  

As Project Manager, you will lead the creation, development, and execution
cross-functional projects to enable Fanatics Brands to rapidly grow to meet
consumer demands. A typical day in this role will be quite diverse - from
collaboration meetings and leading key project details to compiling details to
bring innovations to the enterprise. The projects will focus across both
process improvement and integration and immersion activities.

### What you will work on...

  

  * Vision/Strategy - Support the creation of the vision and strategy process for integrations and process/technical enhancements.
  * Developing a cross-functional plans 6-18 months in advance
  * Facilitating a shared understanding with both tech and the relevant business driver.
  * Helping to determine and drive any new workplans needed to support new projects.
  * Process/Leadership - Responsible for facilitating the creation of the overall work plan and coordinating weekly status update meetings
  * Responsible for overall project plan adherence and execution
  * Driving communication and awareness of all escalated issues
  * Helping oversee any outside resources needed to support the plan.
  * Works cross-functionally within Fanatics Brands construct supported by the VP of Planning and Strategy. In addition to working across Planning, Manufacturing, and Operations this role will engage and interact with all Fanatics Brands functions across the enterprise to ensure Fanatics is delivering to our customers. This role will connect dots and drive clarity to ensure project success.

  

### What you will bring...

  

  * 5+ years of diverse project management experience, a bachelor’s degree preferred (with advanced degree and/or experiences a plus) . Proven experience demonstrated in cross-functional project delivery from strategy to execution.
  * Proficiency in business communication and verbal/written communication to promote conceptual understanding and mobilize through storytelling.
  * Demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders and experience in working and managing within diverse and cross-functional teams.
  * Demonstrated expertise of building consensus across business partners and influencing successful outcomes.
  * Enthusiastic, full of positive energy and able to maintain grace, a sense of humor, and perspective under pressure.
  * Experience working successfully in a highly matrix work environment

  

 _Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and
charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your
court now._

  

 _Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud.
Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants.  Fanatics recruiters will
only reach out to applicants from an @fanatics.com or @fanatics.co.uk email
address.  For added security, where possible, apply through our company
website at [www.fanaticsinc.com/careers](http://www.fanaticsinc.com/careers)_

  

Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices,
working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply
chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with
other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of
Fanatics’ fair labor practices.

  

 **NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS/APPLICANTS** : In connection with your
application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or
describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information
that we collect include your name, government issued identification number(s),
email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact
information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and
demographic information. _ _  We collect and use those categories of Personal
Information about you for human resources and other business management
purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for
potential or future employment or future contract positions, recordkeeping in
relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as
permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with
applicable legal requirements and Company policies.

  

