Senior Manager, Business Operations

Fanatics Collectibles • Sunnyvale, TX

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About The Position

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a seasoned leader to own high-priority, complex, and visible initiatives on its strategic manufacturing and operations roadmap. The Senior Manager will evaluate and scope potential operations initiatives, conduct strategic analysis, lead end-to-end execution, and ensure value capture. The role reports to the Sr Director, Strategic Ops, who reports to Collectibles’ EVP Operations.

The position leads multiple business initiatives at once, setting goals, directing programs and analytics, and presenting progress and recommendations to executive leadership, VPs, and cross-functional partners. It works across BizOps, Manufacturing, Project Management, Finance, Pre-Press, and Operations to identify, size, and prioritize opportunities. The role also supports strategic initiatives, offsites, and long-term planning with executive-level analysis, and engages consumers and channel partners to build Collectibles’ industry knowledge and thought leadership.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong strategic, analytical, and project-management capabilities, experience leading and growing teams, and a collaborative, team-first mindset. A passion for sports, culture, and entertainment is considered a cultural fit. The role is listed as Dallas / Sunnyvale, TX based, or requires willingness to relocate.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, accounting, or a similar field.
• Strong quantitative modeling and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Team-first management mindset and a passion for collaboratively solving complex problems with direct reports.
• Superior project-management skills and ability to apply a structured approach across multiple complex, cross-functional projects.
• Superior reasoning and analytical skills, with a proven track record of translating insights into actionable strategies.
• Dallas / Sunnyvale, TX based, or willingness to relocate.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in management consulting, manufacturing, strategy, finance/accounting, or BizOps/strategy roles is preferred.
• MBA preferred.
• Passion for sports, culture, and entertainment.

Responsibilities

• Own multiple high-impact business initiatives simultaneously and work cross-functionally to ensure their executional and strategic success.
• Set goals, drive large programs and analytics, present progress updates, and deliver recommendations to executive leadership, VPs, and cross-functional partners.
• Work with BizOps, Manufacturing, Project Management, Finance, Pre-Press, and Operations to identify, size, and prioritize potential initiatives and opportunities on the roadmap.
• Lead or drive impactful, analytical, and strategic initiatives across the organization as cross-functional support.
• Provide executive-level analysis and recommendations for strategic initiatives, offsites, and long-term planning.
• Engage with end-consumers and channel partners to expand Collectibles’ industry knowledge base and thought leadership.
• Evaluate, scope, and conduct strategic analysis of potential operations initiatives, then drive their end-to-end execution and ensure value capture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager