Fanatics is a leading global sports platform redefining how fans connect with the teams, players and moments they love. Our businesses — Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, Fanatics Betting & Gaming, Fanatics Events, Fanatics Advertising, Fanatics Markets and Fanatics Studios — maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners globally and create a one-stop experience that allows fans to buy, bet, collect, and earn, while engaging with sports in deeper, more immersive ways. This includes licensed fan gear and lifestyle products, sportsbook and iGaming, physical and digital trading cards, live events, premium sports entertainment content, credit card offerings and more. Together, they form a powerful, integrated ecosystem — connected by the Fanatics ONE loyalty program and FanCash, the currency of sport — delivering personalized experiences to over 100 million fans worldwide. Fanatics holds partnerships with over 900 sports properties, from professional leagues and players’ associations to teams, colleges and retail partners; over 7,000 athletes and celebrities; and over 2,000 retail locations, including all Lids stores. Backed by a team of more than 22,000 employees, Fanatics is committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience.
Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin.
We’re looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to join our technical recruiting team and own full-cycle recruiting across engineering functions. You’ll partner directly with engineering hiring managers to understand hiring needs, build strong talent pipelines, and deliver results in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
This is a hands-on role for someone with strong technical recruiting and sourcing experience who thrives in a startup or high-growth setting. You’ll independently manage searches, engage hard-to-find talent, and guide candidates and hiring teams through the recruiting process from intake to offer acceptance.
What You’ll Do- Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles, from intake and sourcing through interviews, offer negotiation, and closing.
- Partner with engineering leaders to define role requirements, calibrate candidate profiles, and establish effective interview and assessment plans.
- Build diverse, high-quality talent pipelines through proactive outreach, talent mapping, market research, and creative sourcing channels beyond LinkedIn.
- Translate new hiring priorities into actionable search plans, quickly building pipelines and moving qualified candidates through the funnel.
- Manage multiple searches and adapt to shifting priorities while maintaining momentum and a strong candidate experience.
- Use recruiting data to evaluate pipeline health, identify bottlenecks, and adjust your approach to improve hiring outcomes.
- Partner with compensation, People, and business stakeholders to develop competitive offers and successfully close candidates.
- Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity in Greenhouse.
- Contribute ideas and share best practices to improve recruiting processes as the team scales.
- 5+ years of recruiting experience, including technical recruiting and full-cycle ownership of engineering searches.
- A proven track record of hiring engineering talent across multiple levels, including senior individual contributors.
- Strong sourcing skills, with demonstrated success independently identifying, engaging, and converting passive candidates for difficult-to-fill technical roles.
- Experience using creative sourcing methods beyond job postings and LinkedIn, such as technical communities, referrals, targeted research, and talent mapping.
- Experience recruiting in a startup or high-growth environment where hiring needs evolve, processes are still developing, and hands-on execution is essential.
- The ability to independently manage searches, move quickly, and adapt your approach as priorities change.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with candidates and stakeholders.
- Experience using an ATS and recruiting metrics to manage searches and improve results; Greenhouse experience is a plus.
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
- 5+ years of recruiting experience
- Technical recruiting and full-cycle ownership of engineering searches
- Track record of hiring engineering talent across multiple levels, including senior individual contributors
- Strong sourcing skills and experience identifying, engaging, and converting passive candidates for difficult-to-fill technical roles
- Experience with creative sourcing methods beyond job postings and LinkedIn, including technical communities, referrals, targeted research, and talent mapping
- Experience recruiting in a startup or high-growth environment
- Ability to independently manage searches, move quickly, and adapt to changing priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build strong relationships with candidates and stakeholders
- Experience using an applicant tracking system and recruiting metrics
- Greenhouse experience
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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