Company Overview

Fanatics isbuilding a leadingglobal digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, FanaticsCollectibles, 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.Fanaticshas an established database of over100 millionglobal sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes,celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.

As a market leader with more than 18,000 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.

Overview

This role will provide strategic people business partner support to the Fanatics Holdings Tech teams and our emerging and other businesses including Fanatics Events, Loyalty Co., and strategy. The People Director will report to the VP, People for Fanatics Holdings Inc. The person selected for this role will serve as a senior advisor and trusted partner to the senior leaders and teams they support, helping build and implement a people strategy that will help advance business goals. Acting as a coach, mentor and leader, this person will work with the business to evaluate and develop talent, assess business situations, amplify employee engagement, anticipate needs, make pro-active recommendations, and solve complex people issues. This person will also play a pivotal role in partnering with our HR operations team to build FHI’s data and analytics capabilities.

What You’ll Do:

Provide strategic people business partner support to key executives and their teams aimed at helping them achieve their business goals.

Partner with the talent acquisition team to support hiring the best talent.

Lead organization design activities and talent management strategies to implement new structures, roles and/or processes that create more effective and efficient organizations that are aligned to shifting business demands.

Support the stand up of new businesses for Fanatics including, but not limited to; Fanatics Events, Fanatics Loyalty Co., and Fan Data Services

Conceptualize and develop innovative approaches to retain, engage, and motivate our people.

Coach managers to build leadership capabilities and create a culture of followership within their teams and with key internal stakeholders.

In partnership with the operations team, help stand up FHIs data and analytics capabilities.

Provide rigorous data analysis and reporting solutions based on business needs, in part to help identify trends and recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and engagement.

What We’re Looking For:

7+ years of experience working as a people business partner.

Experience working with internal and external stakeholders to drive high impact partnerships, while working cross functionally with the leadership team.

Proven ability to consult with and guide business leaders and teams through organizational change / transition strategies that enable business growth, transition and continued evolution while challenging the status quo.

Experience building, scaling, and managing high performing teams acting as a role model, inspiring confidence, trust, optimism, respect, fairness, and collaboration.

Broad business and financial understanding.

Ability to think strategically, synthesize large business data sets to develop innovative & holistic HR solutions that are forward thinking and growth oriented.

Intellectually curious, with the ability to make quick and nimble decisions.

Entrepreneurial with a “roll up your sleeves” attitude, comfortable with ambiguity.

Humble, kind, and strong collaborator. A true believer in Fanatic’s mission, and someone who embodies the values and embraces the goal of the company.

Exceptional communication skills: strong ability to distill complexity into crisp, easily comprehensible and compelling messaging; capacity for storytelling.

Demonstrated ability to manage simultaneous priorities.

Experience with HR compliance (handbooks and policies), employee relations (employee hotline and support the timeliness of resolution), and organizational development.

Experience working with an operating company or corporate entity with separate operating companies strongly preferred.

Strong experience managing employee relations matters and carrying out investigations.

The salary range for this position is

$168,000 to $210,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.

Additional Information

Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants.Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics or Fanatics Brand 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.

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Director, People Business Partner