Senior Director, Product Trading Cards (Entertainment)

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 Sportsbook 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 2500 athletes and celebrities and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2000 retail locations including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

About the Company

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles culture and technology. Backed by world-class investors operators and sports & entertainment partners we are building the global leader in next-generation collectibles. As part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem we leverage a digital sports platform that spans over 900 sports properties and engages more than 81 million fans. Together we are reimagining every part of the collectibles experience for fans partners and creators.

Role Summary

The Senior Director Trading Cards is a senior product leader responsible for setting and driving the long-term product vision portfolio strategy and roadmap across Fanatics Collectibles trading card portfolio. This role leads a high-performing product organization and serves as a key enterprise leaderdriving category growth innovation operational excellence and cross-functional alignment to deliver best-in-class trading card products and collector experiences.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional people leader strategic operator and expert storyteller with strong executive presence and the ability to influence across functions and at the most senior levels of the organization. They bring deep knowledge of trading cards consumer products licensing and collector engagement paired with a track record of building and scaling innovative physical product portfolios. They excel at translating enterprise strategy into actionable portfolio priorities developing leaders unlocking high-value partnerships and leveraging brand assets to drive sustained growth profitability and collector enthusiasm.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Leadership

• Set and own the multi-year product vision portfolio strategy roadmap and release architecture across the trading card portfolio ensuring alignment with broader business and category priorities.
• Lead mentor and develop a high-performing product organization including senior product leaders and managersbuilding leadership capability succession depth and consistently high standards for product thinking execution creativity and cross-functional partnership.
• Establish the strategic agenda and culture for innovation and experimentation pushing boundaries in card design technology formats and collector experiences while balancing commercial and operational priorities.
• Drive enterprise-wide alignment around portfolio priorities investment choices and tradeoffs through clear communication compelling storytelling and data-driven decision making with executive stakeholders.

Innovation & Category Growth

• Anticipate emerging product technology consumer and collector trends and translate them into a category growth strategy and multi-year innovation pipeline.
• Incubate and scale new product formats premium offerings digital integrations and exclusive programs that expand the category and elevate the collector experience.
• Set the standard for storytelling and brand integration across product narratives content and release strategies ensuring a differentiated and cohesive collector proposition.
• Leverage broader organizational capabilities and partnerships to create cross-category innovation and unlock new audiences channels and revenue opportunities.

Licensing Partnerships & Relationship Management

• Serve as a senior product executive and strategic representative to licensors partners athletes talent representatives and other key external stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with executive-level partners and lead complex negotiations and strategic discussions related to product rights approvals timelines portfolio opportunities and innovation.
• Identify and unlock high-value partnerships by leveraging the trading card portfolio and expanding integration across brands talent technology partners channels and global markets.
• Ensure licensing and partnership strategies are aligned with long-term product vision portfolio economics profitability goals and future category expansion.

Product Development & Operational Excellence

• Provide executive oversight across all phases of trading card product development establishing operating mechanisms and accountability to ensure the portfolio is delivered on time within budget and to the highest quality standards.
• Partner with senior leaders across manufacturing design operations and supply chain to resolve portfolio-level constraints improve scalability and ensure feasibility accuracy and consistency throughout development.
• Set portfolio strategy for autograph memorabilia chase content and product differentiation to optimize value authenticity collector demand and long-term category health.
• Establish and uphold portfolio-wide brand quality risk and compliance standards ensuring teams consistently meet or exceed expectations.

Go-to-Market Insights & Performance

• Own senior-level business reviews and executive presentations communicating portfolio performance roadmap progress strategic tradeoffs risks and future growth opportunities.
• Partner with senior leaders across sales marketing e-commerce and other commercial functions to shape go-to-market strategy maximize revenue expand distribution and strengthen product storytelling.
• Synthesize collector insights market data retailer feedback competitive intelligence and industry trends into portfolio-level decisions and investment priorities.
• Own portfolio KPIs demand planning inputs and product P&L performance; drive resource allocation and corrective actions to maximize profitability and long-term sustainable growth.

Required Knowledge & Competencies

• Deep expertise in trading card products licensing models consumer product economics portfolio management and collector trends.
• Strong command of collector behavior fan engagement brand strategy and product storytelling with the ability to translate insights into category strategy.
• Exceptional leadership capabilities including leading leaders organizational design talent development succession planning and influencing senior cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong executive presence with exceptional presentation and communication skills; able to shape decisions and communicate complex ideas simply and persuasively to senior leadership and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to operate strategically at the portfolio and enterprise level while maintaining strong accountability for execution in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• High creativity and commercial judgment paired with strong operational discipline financial acumen and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 12 years of progressive product management product development or category leadership experience preferably in trading cards collectibles consumer products sports entertainment or licensing.
• Proven experience leading and scaling product organizations developing senior talent and influencing executive stakeholders across complex global organizations.
• Track record of owning significant product portfolios category strategies and P&L outcomes with demonstrated success developing and commercializing innovative physical products; trading card or collectibles experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelors degree in business marketing or related field; MBA or equivalent advanced degree a plus.
• Passion for trading cards collectibles fan culture and building products that grow and evolve the hobby.

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$200000 - $250000 USD

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$212500 - $275000 USD

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