Global Legal Lead
Posted 22 May 2026
Advertised as “Fanatics Collect (including Live) and Topps.com Global Legal Lead”
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- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
No salary listed for this role.
CertificationsJuris Doctor
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 Collectibles is transforming the global collectibles industry by building the world’s most comprehensive, fan-focused ecosystem of physical and digital products. As part of Fanatics’ broader mission to create the ultimate digital sports platform where fans can buy, collect, and engage, we connect millions of collectors through platforms such as Topps.com, Fanatics Collect, Fanatics Live, and Topps Digital.
The Legal team at Fanatics Collectibles is a key strategic partner to our product, engineering, operations, marketing, and business leadership teams. We enable innovation at speed while ensuring regulatory compliance, consumer trust, and long-term product integrity.
Role Summary
Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a seasoned lawyer to lead legal for Fanatics Collect, including Fanatics Live, and Topps.com as well future DTC platforms on a global basis. A deep understanding of digital platforms (Global DTC) and technology is essential for this role to support the global operations of such platforms. Prior comparable experience a must.
The legal lead will serve as an embedded legal advisor throughout the full product lifecycle — from early ideation and design, to development, launch, and iteration across Topps.com, Fanatics Collect, Fanatics Live, Topps Digital, and future DTC platforms on a global basis. The legal lead will serve as primary overall counsel for these businesses covering all areas of legal, compliance and risk.
This role requires a lawyer who not only understands technology, digital commerce, and platform risk, but who has a deep understanding of innovative legal topics and also shares our passion for relentlessly enhancing the collector experience. You will use your legal expertise to help build world-class collector experiences that are innovative, compliant, globally scalable, and grounded in fan trust. You will work cross-functionally with U.S. and international stakeholders to help shape product strategy, guide responsible innovation, and ensure compliance across multiple jurisdictions and product categories.