Director, Licensed Products & Project Delivery

Fanatics Betting & Gaming; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Director of Project Management to lead day-to-day execution across our licensed trading-card properties. You will build and guide a team, establish processes, and align cross-functional partners including licensors to ensure timely, high-quality product launches.

The role requires 10+ years in complex PM within licensed consumer products or entertainment merchandise, strong executive communication, and a track record of scalable, predictable delivery.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Project leadership

Portfolio management

Licensing / IP

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Workfront

Airtable

Job description

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Director of Project Management to lead day-to-day execution across our licensed trading-card properties. You will build and guide a team, establish processes, and align cross-functional partners including licensors to ensure timely, high-quality product launches.

The role requires 10+ years in complex PM within licensed consumer products or entertainment merchandise, strong executive communication, and a track record of scalable, predictable delivery.