Director, Licensing & Trading Card Programs

Fanatics; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Director of Project Management to lead day‑to‑day execution of our entertainment portfolio. You will lead an existing PM team, codify scalable processes, and drive cross‑functional alignment with product, licensing, and external partners.

You bring 10+ years of experience in complex program management within licensed consumer products, plus proven ability to elevate governance, risk management, and on‑time launches.

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.
• 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.

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

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Executive communication

Project forecasting

Portfolio reporting

Risk management

Tools

Workfront

Airtable

Job description

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a Director of Project Management to lead day‑to‑day execution of our entertainment portfolio. You will lead an existing PM team, codify scalable processes, and drive cross‑functional alignment with product, licensing, and external partners.

You bring 10+ years of experience in complex program management within licensed consumer products, plus proven ability to elevate governance, risk management, and on‑time launches.