Product Operations Manager, Mitchell & Ness

About Fanatics Collectibles Fanatics is committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience. As a leading global sports platform, Fanatics allows fans to buy, bet, and collect while engaging with sports in deeper, more immersive ways. Fanatics is redefining how fans connect with their favorite teams and players. Through its businesses—Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, Fanatics Betting & Gaming, Fanatics Events, Fanatics Markets, and Fanatics Studios—the company has built a powerful, integrated ecosystem. By bringing together licensed fan gear, physical and digital trading cards, live events, and more, Fanatics delivers personalized experiences to over 100 million fans worldwide. Fanatics currently holds partnerships with over 900 sports properties, including professional and college teams, leagues, players’ associations, and retail partners. Fanatics also partners with over 5,000 athletes and celebrities, including 250 exclusive partnerships, and has over 2,000 retail locations. Beyond these partnerships, Fanatics has its own powerhouse team of more than 22,000 global employees.

Fanatics Collectibles

E-CommerceMerchandisingInternetWholesaleRetailSportCollectiblesBetting & GamingMobileTech

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fanaticsinc.com

10,001+ employees

Technology, Information and Internet

New York, NY

Privately Held

438k LinkedIn followers

Raised $4.9B

• Success is measured by the ability to deliver results through BOLD capabilities
• and measurable outcomes.
• Partner across Merchandising, Marketing, Product Development, Sales, Sales
• Ops, and DAM ownership teams to ensure every stakeholder is aligned on
• milestones, dates, and readiness at every stage of the pipeline.
• Run the weekly DTC/GTM Cross-Functional Sync — setting the agenda, chasing
• owner updates across the full concept-to-consumer timeline, and driving open
• items to closure rather than status updates.
• Serve as the connective tissue across functions, translating operational
• detail for both executive leadership and functional teams through clear,
• recurring readiness reporting.
• Own and publish the rolling 90-day sell-in calendar, keeping wholesale and
• DTC partners aligned on dates and readiness so the right product reaches the
• right channel at the right moment.
• Run Consumer Launch Readiness tracking to confirm marketing, sales
• enablement, and asset delivery are in place ahead of key moments and collabs
• ensuring fans experience launches seamlessly.
• Coordinate final asset and readiness material delivery to Retailer and Ecomm
• channels on schedule, closing the loop from concept to consumer.
• Track key moments and collabs against the full concept-to-consumer timeline,
• flagging conflicts or gaps before they become fan-facing disruptions.
• Maintain and continuously improve calendar and tracking infrastructure in
• Monday.com — building views, automations, and reporting that keep
• stakeholders self-serve at every stage of the pipeline.
• Apply AI tools (e.g. Claude) to accelerate calendar builds, reporting, and
• workflow automation, reducing manual overhead and improving the speed and
• quality of cross-functional coordination.
• Identify process gaps across the concept-to-consumer pipeline and design
• scalable operational solutions before they become recurring fire drills.
• Translate complex, multi-stage GTM workflows into simple, trusted sources of
• truth accessible to stakeholders at every level.
• readiness calendar across all categories, anchored to upstream concept and
• development milestones.
• Coordinate CAD-to-image workflows feeding Merch Boards, sales email blasts,
• and DAM delivery in partnership with Imagery and Product Development teams.
• Help oversee in-line calendar day-to-day operations, ensuring no milestone
• slips through the cracks across any category or launch.
• Prepare recurring readiness reporting and fill-in materials for leadership
• and cross-functional partners, covering the full pipeline from concept
• through consumer delivery.

• management, or a comparable cross-functional coordination role.
• Proven ability to own and run a recurring meeting cadence with multiple
• stakeholders, driving meetings to outcomes and decisions rather than status
• updates.
• Strong organizational instincts with demonstrated comfort owning a calendar
• that an entire cross-functional organization depends on.
• Working fluency in Monday.com or a comparable project and work management
• platform, including views, automations, and reporting configuration.
• Demonstrated comfort using AI tools (e.g. Claude) for calendar builds,
• reporting, and workflow automation.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills with the ability to
• translate operational detail for both executive leadership and functional
• teams.
• Familiarity with licensed apparel or headwear GTM processes is a plus.
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• Hybrid: The primary place of performance of this role is the Company's office
• located in Philadelphia, PA subject to the Company's current hybrid work policy.
• This role currently requires in-office presence 3 days per week.
• At Fanatics, we operate with a BOLD mindset—We Build Championship Teams, we're
• Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we
• approach every challenge with a Determined & Relentless Mindset. If you're ready
• to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration
• and growth, we want you to be part of our team.
• The salary range 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. For information about our benefits, please
• visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/ [https://benefitsatfanatics.com/]

• The salary range represents base pay only and does not include short-term or
• long-term incentive compensation.  This salary range is specific to New York
• City and may not be applicable to other locations.  When determining base pay,
• as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as
• location, experience, qualifications, and training. For information about our
• benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
• NYC Salary Range
• $88,000—$120,000 USD
• At Fanatics, we operate with a BOLD mindset - We Build Championship Teams, we’re
• Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we
• approach every challenge with a Determined and Relentless Mindset. If you’re
• ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on
• collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.