Sr. Director, Strategic Finance - Fanatics Markets
Fanatics
Overview
We are seeking an experienced and strategically minded Sr.Director of Strategic Finance to serve as the senior financial partner to our Fanatics Markets leadership team. This leader will sit at the center of commercial decision-making, driving profitable growth, operational discipline, and long-term value creation across our global ecosystem.
The ideal candidate combines deep financial expertise with strong commercial instincts, thrives in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment, and excels at building trusted relationships with senior leaders. They will act as a key advisor and thought partner to the President of Markets, helping shape strategy, unlock opportunities, and accelerate performance.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the principal financial advisor to the Markets executive team, converting financial insights into actionable commercial strategies.
- Influence pricing, promotional strategy and margin optimization through rigorous analysis and market intelligence.
- Assess business model innovation, new market entry, and partnership opportunities; lead financial modeling, scenario planning, and risk evaluation.
- Oversee long-range planning, annual budgeting, and rolling forecasts for Markets, ensuring alignment with Fanatics’ broader strategic objectives.
- Build transparency into revenue drivers, customer behavior, unit economics, and profitability across products, channels, and regions.
- Establish best-in-class financial processes that support rapid commercial execution while maintaining a strong control environment.
- Cultivate deep, trust-based relationships across operational and commercial functions, contributing proactively to strategic discussions.
- Translate complex financial data into clear, compelling insights for non-finance stakeholders.
- Drive accountability by evaluating performance against plan, identifying improvement levers, and jointly developing corrective action plans.
- Act as a connective partner between Markets leadership and central finance teams, including Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and Data & Analytics.
Experience and Skills
- 12+ years of progressive finance experience, including senior leadership roles supporting commercial or operational teams.
- Background in e-commerce, gambling, crypto, marketplaces, or other fast-paced, high-complexity environments strongly preferred.
- Deep mastery of revenue models, unit economics, pricing mechanics, and end-to-end P&L ownership.
- Exceptional strategic thinking supported by strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities.
- Proven ability to influence senior executives as a thought partner and constructive challenger.
- Demonstrated leadership presence with a track record of building, developing, and motivating high-performance teams.
- Ability to operate effectively in dynamic, fast-growing environments and balance strategic vision with hands-on execution.
- Outstanding communication, collaboration, and storytelling skills.
Salary range is listed in USD; ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. *Salary Range: $230,000 to $260,000 (Salary range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual Offer is confirmed). In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. Remote employee may also be eligible for a home office setup stipend. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin.