Senior Staff Technical Program Manager
About the role
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-functiona