Director, Project Management

About the Company

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. Backed by world-class investors, operators, and sports & 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 that spans over 900 sports properties and engages more than 81 million fans. Together, we are reimagining every part of the collectibles experience for fans, partners, and creators.

Role Summary

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Director of Project Management to lead day-to-day execution, with a focus on our Entertainment portfolio. With additional licenses expected to come online, this leader will help scale how licensed trading-card products are developed and brought to market.

The Director will lead an existing team of project management professionals while building the processes, operating rhythms, and cross-functional alignment needed to support a growing portfolio. This is a builder-operator role requiring someone who can resolve immediate execution challenges while creating a more predictable and scalable project management function.

The ideal candidate has led teams in licensed physical products, consumer products, entertainment merchandise, or a similarly complex product-development environment. They are comfortable navigating external licensor requirements, shifting dependencies, and high-visibility launches.

What you will be doing...

• Lead and develop the Entertainment project management team: Set priorities, clarify ownership, coach team members, and create a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive portfolio execution: Oversee the end-to-end development and launch of multiple licensed trading-card properties, ensuring dependencies, milestones, risks, and decisions remain visible and actively managed.
• Resolve complex execution challenges: Serve as a senior escalation point for product-development and launch issues, bringing together internal teams and external partners to reach timely solutions.
• Build scalable operations: Improve project management processes, tools, reporting, and communication practices to support portfolio growth and make execution more consistent and predictable.
• Manage cross-functional and licensor alignment: Partner closely with product teams, executives, and external licensors, including partners who may be unfamiliar with trading-card development.
• Strengthen risk management: Anticipate potential issues, develop mitigation plans, and communicate portfolio risks and tradeoffs clearly to senior leadership.

What you will bring...

• 10+ years progressive experience leading complex project or program management within licensed physical products, consumer products, entertainment merchandise, or a related environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing project management professionals.
• Track record of improving processes while maintaining accountability for active, fast-moving work.
• Experience navigating external licensors, intellectual-property requirements, or other dependencies outside the organization’s direct control.
• Strong executive communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to bring structure and clarity to evolving, ambiguous, or high-pressure environments.
• Experience with project tracking, forecasting, and portfolio-reporting tools; direct experience with Workfront or Airtable is helpful but not required.
• Interest in sports, entertainment, trading cards, or collectibles is a plus.

Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud.  Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics email address (including @collectfanatics.com).  For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers