Fanatics is a leading global digital sports platform, complete with offerings that excite fans and maximize the reach and presence for partners across the entire sports ecosystem. Come help us build a company the world has never seen before! We are first and foremost a technology company. We build innovative fan experiences through highly analytical, forward thinking, and open-minded collaboration. We are passionate about evaluating and finding the right tech for the jobs at hand, and we get excited about building solutions for modern challenges.
You are a career Program Manager, passionate and effective at managing large cross-functional initiatives, essential to Fanatics growth and scale. You thrive in a group setting partnering with engineering, product management and business colleagues. This role will live within the e-commerce tech organization within Fanatics and will function as a key role in successfully delivering large/cross-functional initiatives.
What you’ll be doing
- As a Program Manager within the commerce tech organization, you will:-
- Work with product and other key stakeholders to intake, and scope/shape large cross-functional programs, as well as ongoing re-assessment, refinement of multi phase/year initiatives
- Work with engineering, product and business-operations to assess and plan resources required for execution
- Drive program execution, including planning, inception, delivery and turnover
- Utilize efficient processes to identify and respond to issues, risks as well as scope, schedule changes
- Establish forums to effectively communicate program status (milestones, health, decisions, issues, risks) to key stakeholders
- Define and manage transition to business and engineering operations (“turnover”)
What we’re looking for
- 2+ years prior experience functioning as a program manager, or project-manager within a medium to large organization
- 4+ years working within software engineering / technology environment
- Accomplished at least 3-4 large cross-functional initiatives
- Experience working within an agile delivery environment
- Experience working within retail/e-commerce a plus
- Effective and clear communicator
- Ability to utilize data to evaluate program health and drive decisions
- Detail-oriented, with excellent analytical, technical and problem solving skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Bachelor degree or equivalent work experience preferred