Lead Product Manager
Apply NowCompany: Fanatics
Location: Denver, CO 80219
Description:
Job Description
Overview
As a LEAD PRODUCT MANAGER, iCASINO at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you are here to build and scale the online casino product across its iOS, Android, and Desktop app that FBG will bring to market. The Lead Product Manager will head up the FBG iCasino free-to-play and spin to win product verticals as well as taking responsibility for building a product innovation roadmap of feature variant testing experiments, core functionality optimizations, and big bets that test daring new ideas to keep FBG iCasino ahead of market trends. You will also work on building user stories, product requirements, roadmap priorities, and data-driven product features to create a best-in-class sports betting and gaming product experience for users.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
About Us
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering 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 approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.
About the Team
Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics Holdings Inc., a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to nearly 93% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. in the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates nineteen retail locations including retail sportsbooks outside of Progressive Field and Nationwide Arena and the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Commanders Field. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver and Dublin, Ireland.
Overview
As a LEAD PRODUCT MANAGER, iCASINO at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you are here to build and scale the online casino product across its iOS, Android, and Desktop app that FBG will bring to market. The Lead Product Manager will head up the FBG iCasino free-to-play and spin to win product verticals as well as taking responsibility for building a product innovation roadmap of feature variant testing experiments, core functionality optimizations, and big bets that test daring new ideas to keep FBG iCasino ahead of market trends. You will also work on building user stories, product requirements, roadmap priorities, and data-driven product features to create a best-in-class sports betting and gaming product experience for users.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead critical free-to-play and web product verticals for the FBG iCasino business
- Use data and research to drive insights and recommendations to the FBG product roadmap
- Analyse and understand product-market-fit and underserved customer needs to drive feature innovation and product experimentation
- Write user stories, gather product requirements, and execute on product roadmap objectives
- Use data and research to drive insights and recommendations to the FBG product roadmap
- Be a passionate subject matter expert on FBG products and the real money gaming and sports/entertainment industry
- Develop a deep understanding of the FBG platform, assets, customer base, and the unique position of FBG in the gaming and sports industry
- Expert ability to effectively communicate and partner with engineering
- Work with third party partners to execute on the product vision
- Think through and articulate user flows, edge-cases and user journeys that produce unparalleled product quality and experiences for users
- Work with UI/UX and engineering teams to build elegant and beautiful digitally native app experiences across iOS, Android, and Web
- Work closely with marketing, analytics, UI/UX, and Operations to understand user preferences and product successes and failures; synthesize and integrate these learnings into feature decisions on the product roadmap
- Contribute directly to product KPIs and related business objectives and metrics
- Communicate effectively with executive leadership and stakeholders to win advocacy for feature investment
- Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics Betting & Gaming offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team building activities
Qualifications
- 7+ year experience, 5+ years' experience as a Product Manager, preferably in an agile, B2C digital native app focused product organization
- Experience with freemium business models, retention strategies, and product optimization
- Deep passion for sports, gaming, or entertainment products that drive empathetic and thoughtful product decisions affecting end users
- Excellent communication skills, with an ability to simply and clearly articulate product decisions and value propositions to leadership
- Collaborative personality, with an ability to seamlessly work cross-functionally across different product orgs and teams at Fanatics
- Experience in the online gaming or casino industry a plus
About Us
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering 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 approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.
About the Team
Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics Holdings Inc., a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to nearly 93% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. in the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates nineteen retail locations including retail sportsbooks outside of Progressive Field and Nationwide Arena and the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Commanders Field. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver and Dublin, Ireland.