Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform, creating a seamless experience for fans across commerce, collectibles, and gaming. As part of this mission, our Fan Ecosystem team plays a critical role in driving customer engagement and lifetime value across the Fanatics ecosystem.
We are seeking a Senior Manager, eCommerce Strategy & Operations to own the commercial strategy for the Shop & Ticketing propositions within the Fanatics app. This is a high-impact role for a data-driven operator who knows how to grow a retail business inside a digital product, turning customer insights into initiatives that drive demand, repeat purchase, and long-term engagement. The ideal candidate has deep experience in digital commerce, a sharp analytical instinct, and a track record of shipping ideas from strategy to execution in fast-moving, cross-functional environments.
Key Responsibilities- Own the commercial strategy for Shop and Ticketing within the Fanatics app, defining how the shopping experience drives app acquisition, engagement, and repeat purchase behavior.
- Build and maintain a rigorous baseline view of business performance, partnering with Analytics and Finance to stand up dashboards, weekly reporting, and the KPIs that matter most across transactional and customer metrics.
- Define and track customer cohort performance, including first-time buyer conversion, repeat purchase rate, and basket size, to identify where in the funnel to invest.
- Identify growth opportunities through data: analyze customer behavior, purchase patterns, and funnel performance to surface insights that inform campaigns, features, and merchandising decisions.
- Lead development and execution of commercial initiatives, from seasonal campaigns to new feature builds, partnering closely with Product, Marketing, and Design to bring them to life.
- Partner with Product and Research to assess the competitive landscape, identify friction in the current shopping experience, and build a prioritized roadmap of tests and optimizations.
- Partner with Loyalty (FanCash/Fanatics ONE) to ensure Shop and Ticketing mechanics reinforce broader ecosystem engagement and reward behavior.
- Influence product roadmap decisions with a clear, evidence-based POV on customer and business impact.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 7+ years of experience in commercial strategy, product marketing, or digital product management within consumer-facing businesses.
- Hands-on experience with digital retail or app-based commerce (DTC, marketplace, specialty retail, or similar) is required.
- Strong analytical skills with experience owning business performance reporting and translating data into strategic recommendations.
- Proven ability to drive cross-functional initiatives in matrixed organizations, influencing without direct authority across Product, Marketing, and Analytics.
- Excellent communicator: able to distill complex analysis into clear, compelling narratives for both executive and working-team audiences.
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Based in or able to commute to the Fanatics NYC office a minimum of three days per week.
Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE—a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process.
For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed. In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years of experience in commercial strategy, product marketing, or digital product management within consumer-facing businesses
- Hands-on experience with digital retail or app-based commerce, such as DTC, marketplace, or specialty retail
- Strong analytical skills, including ownership of business performance reporting and translating data into strategic recommendations
- Experience driving cross-functional initiatives in matrixed organizations and influencing Product, Marketing, and Analytics without direct authority
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present complex analysis as clear narratives for executive and working-team audiences
- Ability to operate with ambiguity and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Based in or able to commute to the Fanatics NYC office at least three days per week
Fanatics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fanatics and has not been reviewed or approved by Fanatics.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives like annual bonuses and overtime opportunities are common, supporting higher total compensation especially in corporate roles. Seasonal premiums and performance bonuses are also cited across roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options, mental-health services, and wellness programs are highlighted as core offerings. Additional supports like HSAs/FSAs and condition management further strengthen the health package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity and paternity leave, fertility benefits, adoption assistance, and gender-affirmation coverage are explicitly included. Childcare support and backup care resources are also referenced.
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What We Do
Transforming the licensed sports industry through an innovative vertical e-commerce model that allows Fanatics to quickly design, manufacture and distribute high-quality fan gear across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture.
Why Work With Us
You don't have to love sports to work here (though we love sports fanatics as well!). Fanatics is an industry leading, multi-billion dollar, international, privately held company with a casual, lofty space in the heart of Downtown Boulder. We have the advantages of a startup, without the pitfalls.
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