Tech Strategy and Business Operations

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 Company

Fanatics Collectibles operates at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. Backed by world-class investors, operators, and sports and entertainment partners, we are building the global leader in next-generation collectibles. As part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem, we leverage a digital sports platform spanning over 900 sports properties and engaging more than 81 million fans.

Role Summary

Fanatics Collectibles is looking for an Associate, Tech Strategy & Operations to help drive AI strategy and adoption across the company. You will help define how the business uses AI, put the right tools in people's hands, train employees to use them well, and remove the organizational and technical blockers that slow progress. You will operate with high autonomy, partner closely with business stakeholders, IT, Engineering, and Legal, and informally lead a small team working on AI solutions and automation.

What You Will Do

• Partner with business teams across the company to understand their problems, identify AI and automation opportunities, and translate them into actionable use cases
• Own intake, prioritization, and delivery of AI and automation initiatives, working with the solutions team to build and ship
• Contribute to the company's AI strategy and present progress, adoption, and impact to executive leadership and cross-company stakeholders
• Drive AI enablement across the organization through training programs, an AI Champions network, town halls, and cross-functional collaboration
• Partner with infosec and legal to develop AI policies, navigate compliance reviews, and unblock program progress