Senior Analytics Engineer, Topps Digital

Fanatics; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer for Topps Digital within Fanatics Collectibles. You will bridge raw data and business decisions, owning BI dashboards and AI-powered insights to shape performance discussions across teams.

You’ll lead cross-functional analytics initiatives, validate opportunities with scenario analysis, and build scalable data pipelines in the Databricks ecosystem, delivering clear, decision-ready recommendations.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical problem-solving abilities with data-driven mindset.
• Experience turning complex data into actionable insights for leadership.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional analytical initiatives end-to-end, from an ambiguous business problem through scoping, analysis, and a decision-ready recommendation.
• Conduct analyses that validate business opportunities and support key decisions, including scenario analysis and impact sizing.
• Apply statistical rigor and structured problem-solving to business questions, going beyond surface-level reporting to explain why something is happening and what to do about it.
• Present findings to stakeholders and senior leadership, and defend your methodology under scrutiny.
• Diagnose root causes in the data, not just symptoms, and translate findings into concrete, actionable recommendations.
• Build and maintain dashboards, automated reporting, and AI-driven insight tools within the Databricks ecosystem.
• Define KPI definitions and methodology, then build the underlying pipelines and visualizations.
• Standardize reporting and unify process across cross-functional teams.
• Build and maintain a source of truth for internal business questions to help drive decisions.
• Build and maintain a knowledge repository to support the business's AI chat agent.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Statistical analysis

Data storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Databricks

Job description

About UsFanatics 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.

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.

About UsFanatics 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.
About The TeamTopps Digital, part of Fanatics Collectibles, powers digital collecting experiences across major sports and entertainment brands, including MLB, NFL, NBA, Global Football, WWE, UFC, Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars. It features digital collectible apps across sports and entertainment, bringing Topps' decades of trading card heritage into a mobile, digital-first format for collectors.
Role SummaryAs a Senior Analytics Engineer at Topps Digital, part of Fanatics, you'll be the bridge between raw data and business decisions, owning everything from BI dashboards to AI-powered insights. We're looking for someone self-motivated and intellectually curious, who doesn't just answer the question asked, but challenges assumptions, asks why, and brings new, innovative thinking to the table. This isn't just an individual contributor role, you'll act as a thought leader, partnering directly with functional leads across the business to shape how we understand performance and make decisions.
What you'll do
Analytical Work & Insights

• Lead complex, cross-functional analytical initiatives end-to-end, from an ambiguous business problem through scoping, analysis, and a decision-ready recommendation.
• Conduct analyses that validate business opportunities and support key decisions, including scenario analysis and impact sizing.
• Apply statistical rigor and structured problem-solving to business questions, going beyond surface-level reporting to explain why something is happening and what to do about it.
• Present findings to stakeholders and senior leadership, and defend your methodology under scrutiny.
• Diagnose root causes in the data, not just symptoms, and translate findings into concrete, actionable recommendations.

Dashboarding, Reporting, & Automation

• Build and maintain dashboards, automated reporting, and AI-driven insight tools within the Databricks ecosystem.
• Optimize and automate operational workflows across the business, reducing reliance on recurring manual data pulls and repetitive, manual decisioning.
• Define KPI definitions and methodology, then build the underlying pipelines and visualizations.
• Standardize reporting and unify process across cross-functional teams.
• Build and maintain a source of truth for internal business questions to help drive decisions.

AI Enablement

• Build and maintain a knowledge repository to support the business's AI chat agent.
• Design and build the logic that power the chat agent's ability to answer business questions accurately.
• Build the evaluation frameworks and guardrails that determine