Sr. Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

Company Overview Fanatics is building a leading global 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, Fanatics Collectibles, 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. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global 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 We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager. This role is responsible for defining, implementing, training, and executing against our engineering strategy, creating processes, and building tools within Fanatics Betting and Gaming. The Senior Engineering Manager is an expert technologist with experience in managing a team or teams of engineers that can deliver business results and ship high-quality software with customer-facing products and internal platforms.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and build out a best-in-class Engineering organization to build scaled distributed systems and customer-facing features that are high quality and highly reliable.
• Manage one or more development teams
• Develop a deep understanding of Fanatics Betting & Gaming and the opportunities for our customers.
• Identify technology gaps and opportunities, taking ownership for the technology roadmap within the space and ensuring appropriate engineering investments in the underlying platform.
• Drive predictability and reliability through Operational Excellence and create clear objectives and transparency through the use of data and KPIs.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, inside and outside of Engineering, and collaborate with leaders to prioritize technical efforts and provide input on product features and capabilities.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise within the engineering organization.
• Be a mentor and role model for engineering.
• Remain current on technology and trends in engineering.
• Must be open to occasional travel to events and Bet Fanatics offices for various offsite and team meetings.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in engineering management (but we always value aptitude over experience)
• Strong technical skills to translate business needs into engineering opportunities to drive the strategic agenda in a continuous delivery environment.
• Hold a strong understanding of the cloud in industry/user and enterprise trends, with the ability to translate and leverage internal tools and systems to drive innovative solutions, resulting in outstanding technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to partner closely with the engineering team and implement appropriate tools and practices that balance quality with productivity.
• Experience managing one or more engineering teams responsible for a key strategic area
• Strong executive presentation and communication skills.
• Excellent influencing and problem-resolution skills.
• Positive and flexible attitude to work in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace new initiatives.
• Strong report writing skills with the ability to gather, evaluate, and analyze relevant information while structuring material in a logical and coherent manner.
If you possess some of these skills but not all of them, we still encourage you to apply!

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