Staff Product Designer, Internal Tools

United States Digital Space LLC; Leeds, Greater London; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Betting & Gaming seeks a Staff Product Designer for the Trading product to enhance internal tooling used by Traders, Product Managers, and Engineers. You will own design across real-time workflows and risk-management tooling, partnering across teams to drive efficiency and performance.

You will conduct discovery, translate complex requirements into intuitive experiences, and push high-quality designs from concept to production in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years of Product Design experience in data-heavy, real-time environments.
• Ability to solve complex workflow problems and trade-offs.
• Experience conducting user research and translating insights into product improvements.
• Experience designing for edge cases and high-stakes environments.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design execution for high-impact initiatives within the Trading product suite (web-based).
• Operate with autonomy, set priorities with Product and Engineering.
• Build relationships with Traders and users; run discovery workshops and research.
• Translate insights into product and UX improvements for trading workflows.
• Understand trading systems, pricing, risk tooling, and data feeds; design for real-time use.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to address trader and risk needs.
• Map end-to-end journeys, edge cases, failure states, and scenarios.
• Use data, metrics, and research to iterate on usability and performance.
• Deliver production-ready designs across web-based internal tooling.
• Clearly communicate design decisions to align stakeholders.
• Contribute to KPIs like efficiency, speed, usability, and trading performance.
• Leverage AI-powered design tools to accelerate workflows.

Skills

Product design

Data-heavy environments

Real-time systems

User research

Design systems

Cross-functional collaboration

AI-assisted design

Trading/FinTech familiarity

Job description

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.

The Staff Product Designer, Trading Product, leads the experience design of Fanatics Betting & Gaming's internal operational tools, which power critical workflows across multiple business functions. This role is embedded within the Trading organization, with primary responsibility for Trading and Risk Management tooling, partnering closely with Traders, Product Managers, and Engineers to improve operational efficiency, decision-making, and business performance.

As a senior individual contributor, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy, proactively identifying opportunities, conducting user research and discovery, and delivering intuitive solutions to complex, real-time operational challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead design execution across high-impact initiatives within the Trading product suite (web-based), delivering intuitive, efficient, and scalable experiences that support Trading, Pricing, Risk, and Operations workflows.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy, setting priorities in partnership with Product and Engineering while independently driving design outcomes with minimal oversight.
• Build strong relationships with Traders and operational users, proactively conducting discovery workshops, qualitative and quantitative research, and workflow analysis to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Identify opportunities to improve trader efficiency, risk management, and operational workflows, translating insights into impactful product and UX improvements.
• Develop a strong understanding of Trading systems— including pricing models, risk tooling, proprietary platforms, and third-party data feeds—and translate technical requirements into intuitive user experiences.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to solve challenging trader and operational needs, particularly within risk management, market operations, and real-time workflows.
• Design for high-stakes, real-time environments, mapping end-to-end user journeys, edge cases, failure states, and operational scenarios.
• Leverage data, trading metrics, user feedback, and research insights to continuously iterate on designs and improve usability, efficiency, and performance.
• Drive high-quality design output across web-based internal tooling, from interaction models and prototypes through to production-ready designs.
• Communicate design decisions effectively, using clear rationale, storytelling, and structured thinking to align stakeholders and influence outcomes.
• Contribute to key product KPIs including operational efficiency, speed to market, usability, and trading performance.
• Leverage AI-powered design, research, and productivity tools to accelerate workflows while maintaining high standards of quality, accuracy, and craftsmanship.

Experience and Skills

• 6–8+ years of Product Design experience, ideally in data-heavy, real-time, or operationally focused environments such as trading, fintech, SaaS, or enterprise platforms.
• Strong execution skills with the ability to deliver high-quality design work across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to solve challenging workflow and systems problems, particularly within operational or decision-support tools.
• Experience conducting user research, facilitating discovery sessions, and translating user insights into product improvements.
• Ability to simplify technical or domain-specific concepts into intuitive, user-centered experiences.
• Experience designing for edge cases, real-time states, data-rich interfaces, and advanced interaction models.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with proven success partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and subject matter experts.
• Experience working within and contributing to design systems while balancing consistency with product needs.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design workflows and the practical application of emerging tools to improve speed and quality.
• Familiarity with sports betting, financial trading, or market-based systems is a plus but not required.

Success Profile

• Operates independently and proactively, taking ownership of outcomes and identifying opportunities without waiting for direction.
• Thrives in domain-heavy environments where learning, curiosity, and close collaboration with subject matter experts are critical to success.
• Balances speed and quality, delivering strong execution while contributing to longer-term product and experience improvements.

Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE—a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process.

For information about our benefits, please visithttps://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual offer is confirmed. In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visithttps://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Salary Range

$66,000—$105,000 USD