Senior Director, Data Engineering
Remote - New York
Fanatics Inc
Fanatics offers the broadest assortment of fan merchandise and memorabilia worldwide.
Company Overview Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to ignite and harness the passions of fans and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners globally. Optimizing these long-standing partnerships, a database of more than 80 million global consumers and a trusted, recognizable brand name, Fanatics is expanding beyond its position as a global leader for licensed sports merchandise to now becoming a next-gen digital sports platform, featuring an array of offerings for fans across the sports ecosystem. The Fanatics family of companies currently includes Fanatics Commerce, a vertically-integrated licensed merchandise business that has changed the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods through a tech-infused approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy; Candy Digital, a digital collectibles company that is partnering with prominent sports properties, including MLB and MLBPA, to build an official NFT ecosystem; Fanatics Collectibles, through Topps as a cornerstone of the business, building a new model for the collectibles and trading cards hobby with top leagues and players association partners; and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, a mobile betting, gaming and retail sportsbook platform. Fanatics’ partners include all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA) and hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs. As a market leader with more than 9,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives. At Fanatics, we’re a diverse, passionate group of employees aiming to ignite pride and passion in the fans we outfit, celebrate and support. We recognize that diversity helps drive and foster innovation, and through our IDEA program (inclusion, diversity, equality and advocacy) at Fanatics we provide employees with tools and resources to feel connected and engaged in who they are and what they do to support the ultimate fan experience.
The Role:We are seeking a Senior Director, Data Engineering to help build out our Data org. This role reports to our VP of Data and is responsible for defining, implementing, training, and executing against our data strategy, creating processes, and building tools within Fanatics Betting and Gaming. This role will span the three Data verticals: platform/integrations, analytics and data science. Senior Director, Data Engineering will be an expert technologist with experience in with both data and software engineering, modeling and personalization and business intelligence. Duties and responsibilities may include:· Develop a strong understanding of Fanatics Betting and Gaming and the sports betting industry· Help hire and grow out a best in class Data org, ensuring that this not dilute ownership of quality within Engineering. · Communicate, develop, and implement a data-driven engineering strategy, approach, and roadmap for data engineering, BI and data science needs.· Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, inside and outside of Engineering, and collaborate with leaders to gather and present testing metrics and activities.· Provide leadership and technical expertise within the engineering team. Be a mentor and role model for Engineering. · Help development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines, and best practices of the data strategy.· Remain current on technology and trends in data and engineering. What skills are important to us:· Strong technical skills, both functional and non-functional, in a continuous delivery environment.· Strong data skills including data engineering, analytics and science / ML· Demonstrated ability to partner closely with engineering team and implement appropriate tools and practices that will enable endurance and scale for our data products· Experience managing engineering departments or engineering functions, overseeing large and complex technology and processes.· Strong executive presentation and communication skills.· Highly outcome oriented and data driven.· Experience in Experimentation, A/B Testing, Optimization· ability to represent Data needs and practices to other engineering domains· Experience with data tech stack: warehousing, unstructured storage and compute, BI tools, data science models and model management, experimentation · Excellent influencing and problem resolution skills.· Background in mathematics preferred· Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives. · Strong communication verbally and writtenEnsure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Fanatics recruiters will only reach out to applicants from an @fanatics.com or @fanatics.co.uk email address. For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers
Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.
Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS/APPLICANTS: In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we collect include your name, government issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or other types of positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies.
The Role:We are seeking a Senior Director, Data Engineering to help build out our Data org. This role reports to our VP of Data and is responsible for defining, implementing, training, and executing against our data strategy, creating processes, and building tools within Fanatics Betting and Gaming. This role will span the three Data verticals: platform/integrations, analytics and data science. Senior Director, Data Engineering will be an expert technologist with experience in with both data and software engineering, modeling and personalization and business intelligence. Duties and responsibilities may include:· Develop a strong understanding of Fanatics Betting and Gaming and the sports betting industry· Help hire and grow out a best in class Data org, ensuring that this not dilute ownership of quality within Engineering. · Communicate, develop, and implement a data-driven engineering strategy, approach, and roadmap for data engineering, BI and data science needs.· Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, inside and outside of Engineering, and collaborate with leaders to gather and present testing metrics and activities.· Provide leadership and technical expertise within the engineering team. Be a mentor and role model for Engineering. · Help development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines, and best practices of the data strategy.· Remain current on technology and trends in data and engineering. What skills are important to us:· Strong technical skills, both functional and non-functional, in a continuous delivery environment.· Strong data skills including data engineering, analytics and science / ML· Demonstrated ability to partner closely with engineering team and implement appropriate tools and practices that will enable endurance and scale for our data products· Experience managing engineering departments or engineering functions, overseeing large and complex technology and processes.· Strong executive presentation and communication skills.· Highly outcome oriented and data driven.· Experience in Experimentation, A/B Testing, Optimization· ability to represent Data needs and practices to other engineering domains· Experience with data tech stack: warehousing, unstructured storage and compute, BI tools, data science models and model management, experimentation · Excellent influencing and problem resolution skills.· Background in mathematics preferred· Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives. · Strong communication verbally and writtenEnsure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Fanatics recruiters will only reach out to applicants from an @fanatics.com or @fanatics.co.uk email address. For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers
Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.
Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS/APPLICANTS: In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we collect include your name, government issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or other types of positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies.
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