Location: Remote - USA

Employment Type: Salaried

Team: Fanatics Betting & Gaming

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.

The Role:

We are seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to help support the Data Organization as they establish their three verticals data science, data engineering, and analytics. This role will help the team drive against the data roadmap and partner with key stakeholders across the business. This person is successful when our data is trusted and adopted within the organization, and when our data management practices are compliant with relevant regulations and laws.

Duties and responsibilities may include:

- Work with Data Leaders on defining and executing against Data Roadmap in support of Day 1 Launch

- Lead cross-functional initiatives both within the data org and across engineering on behalf of the data org where needed

- Work with data engineering to establish data governance, discoverability, and quality measurement standards

- Work with legal and privacy representatives from both FBG and the other Fanatics family companies to design a privacy and data sharing program

- Work with CISO and legal representatives from both FBG and other Fanatics family companies to establish data security practices and expectations

What skills are important to us:

Basic

- 6+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, 3+ years in Data Domain

- 8+ years experience in software industry

- Applied understanding of Master Data Management principles and data quality measurement frameworks

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to effectively communicate w/ VP level management

- Interface with cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements, and work with engineering teams to define, evaluate, and prioritize program scope and implementation plans.

Preferred

- Knowledge of state-level US regulations pertaining to online gambling is a bonus

- Experience implementing regionalized privacy frameworks like GDPR, CCPA

- Experience in a Scaled Agile organization that utilizes Scrum Methodology

- Experience with implementing tools related to data governance (for example, data catalog tools or compliance assistance platforms) is a bonus

- Ability to build a comprehensive program from scratch, including baseline assessments and ongoing progress & risk monitoring frameworks

- Experience working with cloud providers for data layer

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

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.

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.

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