Manager, Legal – Talent Execution Specialist

Location: 5 days a week in office, Sunnyvale, Dallas, Texas

Job Type: Full-time

Over the last decade, Fanatics has built one of the world’s most transformative companies and has innovated the sports industry in ways that no other brand has. Today consumers have more choices at their fingertips than ever before, and Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to create interactive, lasting fan experiences which also helps partners establish better direct-to-consumer relationships in today’s highly competitive world. Currently, Fanatics’ platform features the largest selection of officially licensed fan merchandise, sports betting and iGaming, trading cards, memorabilia and broad range of collectibles, live-commerce, online marketplace, vaulting services, printing and manufacturing services, event services, and related services and products and much more.

“IT IS ALL FOR THE FANS” “IT IS ALL FOR THE COLLECTORS”

Job Summary:

Fanatics Collectibles is looking to add you to the team – an experienced, talented new colleague to fill the position of Manager, Legal – Talent Execution Specialist. You will be working with Topps’ domestic and international teams working closely with senior leadership. The emphasis on this role will be focused on managing and providing legal supervision and organization of the autograph process – this role will be cross-functional and support all business groups across all areas. As Manager, Legal – Talent Execution Specialist, you will lead and play a critical role in directing legal and business processes surrounding the administration of existing and new athlete contracts across all sports and entertainment properties. In this role, successful candidates will ideally have experience in managing all stages of the contracting process including reviewing and drafting legal documentation, building legal and operational process and creating advanced IT databases. This position requires a go-getter, sleeve-roller, strategic thinker and practical executer with strong leadership and teamwork skills and extensive and diverse expertise in contracting with super strong technology capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Determine, organize and implement clear process, organize and maintain document and data management database ensuring data and documents are executed and filed properly and records are accurately maintained and accessible.
• Coordinate process cross-functionally between Brand, Operations, Athlete Partnerships, Finance and Legal departments to implement fulfillment of talent obligations, information database and payments.
• Acts as liaison between company and any/all interested parties to contractual agreements.
• Conduct regular and continuous review and document audits to identify any gaps and implement appropriate mitigation process.
• Train and mentor internal stakeholders on autograph processes, obligations, and database usage.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Juris Doctor / legal studies focus / minor preferred.
• 3-5 years’ of operational, technology and process building with deep understanding of legal documentation and drafting.
• Experience advising on, creating process, organizing, and maintaining contract management databases. Operational consulting and execution a plus.
• Deep familiarity and ability to create and operate an online database platform.
• Experience within and knowledge of the trading cards / collectibles and sports landscape is a plus.

Skills, Competencies and Capabilities:

• Have a bias towards action and initiative taking.
• A “doer” who is ready, willing, and able to roll up your sleeves, jump in and get things done.
• A self-starter with a strong work ethic, capable of taking ownership of projects/matters.
• Have a strong desire to assume a wide variety of responsibilities, learn, stretch, and grow.
• Able to accomplish multiple tasks at once while balancing competing objectives and deadlines.
• Produce high quality carefully-crafted work product in a timely manner.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and ability to forge strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Work effectively both independently as a lead and as a team player in a team-oriented environment, friendly, and excited about “play nice” culture.
• Confident, collaborating leader from inception.
• Does not watch the clock, is flexible, invested, committed and immersed in the excitement about and commitment to the success of our businesses.
• Strong understanding of the Fanatics Collectibles business and overall Fanatics current and potential operations.
• A creative thinker who can initiate and develop alternative approaches to complex issues.
• A “how” state of mind, not a yes/no advisor.
• Professional and have a non-negotiable sense of integrity, is reliable and does the right thing.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent business acumen and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to synthesize complex data for a range of audiences. Ability to advise all levels of seniority, summarize the bottom line in a concise manner but also can expand to the full spectrum of details and analysis as appropriate.
• Able to function in excellence in a high-paced, entrepreneurial and constantly evolving, fast-moving environment.
• Aim to be best-in-class – impactful goal-oriented and task-focused learner who is innovative and influential.
• Ambassador of the Fanatics brand who brings passion, energy and positivity into the workplace
• Ability to travel frequently on short notice.

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