Senior Manager, Strategy and Business Operations

Fanatics; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A global digital sports platform is seeking a Sr Manager in Strategy and Business Operations to drive strategic initiatives and support business units. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of management consulting or financial analysis experience and is skilled in market research and financial modeling. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for success in this high-visibility role.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years relevant experience in Management Consulting or Financial Analysis.
• Expertise in problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Highly analytical with strong attention to detail.
• Expertise using Excel and PowerPoint to analyze data and drive insights
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to meet deadlines, multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with company reporting documents and public filings
• Team player who can build relationships across levels and champion culture
• High work ethic and urgency to resolve issues promptly
• Comfort with managing strategic and tactical details
• Curiosity and proactive approach to new opportunities
• Maturity handling sensitive information at the highest levels
• Interest in sports/entertainment business models is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop compelling presentations for executives.
• Research market trends and analyze industry dynamics.
• Build financial models to assess financial impact.
• Project manage initiatives from start to finish
• Analyze cross-platform KPIs and operational metrics for performance improvement
• Manage competing priorities and provide calm guidance during events
• Occasional travel required

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Financial acumen

Communication skills

Project management

Project management

Team player

Financial analysis

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Sr Manager, Strategy and Business Operations

Job Description
In collaboration and close partnership with leadership across the Fanatics Specialty Businesses Vertical, focused on enabling our integrated platform vision, offers support to our business units in strategy development, operational optimization, select deal negotiations, and explores growth opportunities in new verticals that are important to the sports fan. This role is extremely high visible across the organization and provides high strategic, transactional, and operational exposure.

What You'll Do

• Develop compelling presentations that transform complex data and analysis into clear and concise narratives for senior internal and external executives
• Research and analyze market trends, competitor strategies, and industry dynamics to identify insights on how it impacts Fanatics’ businesses
• Build and maintain financial models to assess the financial impact of strategic initiatives
• Project management of certain initiatives from start to finish
• Analyze cross-platform key performance indicators and operational metrics to evaluate business performance and identify areas of opportunities
• Manage competing priorities & provide level-headed guidance during unexpected events
• This job will require occasional travel.

What We're Looking For

• 3 - 5 years relevant experience in a Management Consulting or Financial Analyst/Associate role within top advisory firm or bank
• Experience demonstrating problem solving and root cause analysis coupled with ability to collect relevant information, analyze, and “connect the dots” to facilitate collaboration across different parts of the business
• Highly analytical, detail oriented and strong business sense; proven ability to develop new ideas / creative solutions and demonstrated experience implementing those solutions
• Demonstrated financial acumen and/or analytical experience including familiarity with concepts of forecasting, valuations, and/or data interpretation and analysis
• Expertise using Excel and PowerPoint to analyze data and drive business insights
• Insightful, consistent, and considerate communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to meet tight deadlines, prioritize workload and achieve effective results in a fast-paced, dynamic, ever-growing and often ambiguous environment; effective multi-tasking skills are vital
• Familiarity and fluency with company reporting documents and public filings
• Team player with the ability to develop relationships at various levels internally and externally, and champion our company culture
• Strong work ethic with a sense of urgency to resolve issues promptly
• Comfortable managing the strategic aspects as well as the tactical details of the business
• Natural curiosity and drive, with a proactive approach toward what may make sense even if not specifically requested
• Maturity to handle sensitive information and manage dialogues at the highest level of the organization
• Interest in sports and/or entertainment business models is preferable, but not a must

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.

Location: Miami / Fort Lauderdale, FL area