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Senior Staff Technical Program Manager

New York, NY, United States

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, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. 

 

About the Team

Fanatics Core is the shared capabilities organization for the Fanatics ecosystem, building the identity, loyalty, payments, wallet, data, platform, and fan-experience solutions that power sports betting, ecommerce, collectibles, and beyond.  Its mission: create reusable, reliable foundations so every Fantics business can move faster without starting from scratch.

Overview

Operating as a Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager within Fanatics Core, you will serve as a senior leader in our Lean TPM Organization — a force multiplier operating at the highest levels of technical and strategic complexity.

Fanatics Ecosystem. You will be a senior leader within our Lean TPM Organization — a force multiplier operating at the highest levels of technical and strategic complexity. The Sr. Staff TPM is a technologist and organizational catalyst who shapes program strategy, drives enterprise-wide alignment, and sets the standard for execution excellence across the company.

You will report directly to the TPM Org Leader and work in partnership with senior Engineering and Product leadership to influence organizational direction, architect scalable program frameworks, and lead the most complex, high-impact initiatives across FBG. This role goes beyond execution — it demands systems thinking, cross-pillar influence, and the ability to translate ambiguity into durable, scalable solutions.

 

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Program Leadership

  • Define and own program strategy for the most complex, cross-pillar technical initiatives at Fanatics, with direct accountability to VP and C-suite leadership.
  • Anticipate organizational and technical risks at a systems level; develop mitigation strategies before they impact delivery or business outcomes.
  • Translate enterprise roadmaps and business strategy into scalable, actionable program frameworks and operating models.
  • Drive prioritization and investment tradeoffs across multiple Engineering pillars in partnership with senior leadership.

 

Cross-Organizational Influence & Stakeholder Partnership

  • Serve as the senior TPM voice in executive forums, steering committees, and cross-functional planning sessions.
  • Build deep partnerships with VPs, SVPs, and C-suite stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Marketing Technology, and Customer Support.
  • Drive alignment across competing priorities and organizations; navigate ambiguity and organizational complexity with confidence and clarity.
  • Influence without authority at all levels

Delivery & Execution Excellence

  • Lead delivery of the most critical and complex programs across FBG's FCore domain, ensuring high-quality outcomes at pace.
  • Establish and own program health frameworks, including OKRs, KPIs, risk registers, and delivery scorecards.
  • Proactively identify systemic bottlenecks and implement structural solutions — not just tactical fixes.

Operational Excellence & Org-Wide Framework Design

  • Architect and implement scalable, repeatable program management frameworks
  • The ability to define standards for SDLC governance, delivery rigor, ATS workflows, and reporting accuracy at an enterprise level.
  • Drive continuous improvement of how FBG plans, builds, and ships — improving speed, quality, and engineering experience simultaneously.

Technology & Innovation

  • Maintain deep fluency in distributed systems, microservice architectures, and platform engineering — applying this knowledge to program strategy and risk identification.
  • Stay ahead of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices; translate insights into organizational recommendations.
  • Partner with Engineering leadership to evaluate build vs. buy decisions and shape technical direction at a program level.

Experience and Skills

  • 8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, with demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide, multi-pillar programs.
  • 10+ years of direct experience working with Software Engineering teams at scale.
  • Proven track record of executive-level stakeholder management (VP, SVP, C-suite), including leading steering committees and executive readouts.
  • Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable program frameworks adopted across large engineering organizations.
  • Strong data fluency — ability to build executive-ready narratives from complex program data, model risk, and drive decisions through insight.
  • Deep expertise across multiple SDLC methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and ability to prescribe the right model for a given context.
  • Experience managing programs across large, matrixed tech organizations with multiple P&L verticals and shared services (e.g., platform/infrastructure dependencies).
  • High ownership mindset with exceptional executive presence, communication, and influence skills.
  • Demonstrated experience mentoring and elevating TPM peers and junior practitioners.
  • Comfort in using AI Tools to drive better efficiency and more effective outcomes (Claude, ChatGPT)

 

Preferred Experience

  • Experience in regulated industries (iGaming, fintech, or similar) with an understanding of compliance-driven program constraints.
  • Deep experience with microservice-based architectures and distributed systems at scale.
  • Experience operating in a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment across multiple teams.
  • Comfort operating as an organizational thought leader — shaping how TPM as a discipline functions across a company.
  • Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments with rapidly shifting priorities and organizational structures.

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/

 

 

Salary Range

$1 - $1 USD

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