Director, Licensed Product & Entertainment Projects

Fanatics Betting & Gaming; Coppell (TX); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Fanatics Collectibles seeks a Director of Project Management to lead day-to-day execution for our Entertainment portfolio, shaping how licensed trading-card products are developed and brought to market.

You will oversee a team of PMs, establish processes, operating rhythms, and cross-functional alignment to support a growing portfolio, balancing external licensor requirements with internal delivery.

Formación

• 10+ years leading complex PM in licensed physical products or entertainment merchandise.
• Experience managing and developing project management professionals.
• Proven track record of improving processes while managing fast-moving work.
• Experience navigating licensors, IP requirements, or external dependencies.
• Strong executive communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to bring structure to evolving, high-pressure environments.
• Experience with project tracking, forecasting, and portfolio reporting tools (Workfront/Airtable helpful).
• Interest in sports, entertainment, trading cards, or collectibles is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop the Entertainment project management team: set priorities, ownership, coach team members, and create a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive portfolio execution: oversee 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 unfamiliar with trading-card development.
• Strengthen risk management: anticipate potential issues, develop mitigation plans, and communicate portfolio risks and tradeoffs clearly to senior leadership.

Conocimientos

PM leadership

People development

Process improvement

Licensor/IP navigation

Executive communication

Structured under pressure

PM tracking/forecasting

Sports/collectibles interest

Herramientas

Workfront

Airtable

Descripción del empleo

Fanatics Collectibles seeks a Director of Project Management to lead day-to-day execution for our Entertainment portfolio, shaping how licensed trading-card products are developed and brought to market.

You will oversee a team of PMs, establish processes, operating rhythms, and cross-functional alignment to support a growing portfolio, balancing external licensor requirements with internal delivery.