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About the Role

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a senior leader to set the long-term product vision, strategy, and roadmap for its trading card portfolio. This role involves leading a high-performing product organization to drive innovation, operational excellence, and deliver best-in-class trading card products and collector experiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the multi-year product vision, roadmap, and release strategy across the trading card portfolio.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of product managers, enhancing product thinking, execution, creativity, and cross-functional partnership.
• Establish a culture of innovation and experimentation in card design, technology, formats, and collector experiences.
• Drive organizational alignment around product priorities through clear communication, compelling storytelling, and data-driven decision making.
• Identify emerging product, technology, and collector trends to shape the next generation of trading card products.
• Explore new product formats, premium offerings, digital integrations, and exclusive programs to elevate the collector experience.
• Champion storytelling and brand integration within product narratives, content, and release strategies.
• Leverage broader organizational partnerships to build cross-category product innovation.
• Serve as the senior product-facing representative to licensors, partners, athletes, talent representatives, and key stakeholders.
• Build trust and credibility with executive-level partners; negotiate product rights, approvals, timelines, and innovation opportunities.
• Unlock new partnerships by leveraging existing trading card products and expanding integration across brands, talent, technology partners, and global markets.
• Ensure all licensing agreements are strategically aligned with product vision, profitability goals, and future category expansion.
• Oversee all phases of trading card product development, ensuring products are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Partner with manufacturing, design, operations, and supply chain teams to ensure feasibility, accuracy, and consistency throughout development.
• Guide autograph, memorabilia, chase-content, and product differentiation strategies to optimize value, authenticity, and collector demand.
• Ensure brand guidelines, quality standards, and compliance requirements are rigorously met.
• Lead quarterly business reviews and executive presentations showcasing roadmap progress, category performance, and future opportunities.
• Partner with sales, marketing, and e-commerce teams to maximize revenue, expand distribution, and create compelling product stories.
• Analyze collector insights, market data, retailer feedback, and industry trends to inform product decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Track KPIs, forecast demand, and manage product P&L to maximize profitability and long-term sustainable growth.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of product management experience, preferably in trading cards, collectibles, consumer products, sports, entertainment, or licensing.
• Proven experience leading product teams and managing senior stakeholders across global organizations.
• Background in developing innovative physical products; trading card or collectibles experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or related field; MBA a plus.
• Passion for trading cards, collectibles, and fan culture.

Skills

• Deep understanding of trading card products, licensing models, consumer products economics, and collector trends.
• Strong understanding of collector behavior, fan engagement, and product storytelling.
• Expert-level leadership capabilities, including team management, coaching, and influencing cross-functional partners.
• Executive presence with exceptional presentation skills; able to communicate complex ideas simply and persuasively.
• Ability to think strategically while executing flawlessly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• High creativity paired with strong operational discipline and attention to detail.

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or related field
• MBA a plus

Salary/Compensations

• $188,750—$225,000 USD

Benefits

• For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

About the Company

• Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, igniting the passions of global sports fans and maximizing the presence and reach for its hundreds of sports partners globally.
• Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology, building the global leader in next-generation collectibles.
• The broader Fanatics ecosystem leverages a digital sports platform that spans over 900 sports properties and engages more than 81 million fans.

Equal Opportunity

• Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics email address (including @collectfanatics.com). For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers
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