About the Role

The Head of Product & Growth Analytics is a senior technical leader responsible for defining and executing the analytics strategy across Fanatics Collectibles, including Fanatics Collect, Topps, and e Commerce. This role owns the analytics function for the Collectibles portfolio, translating business strategy into scalable analytics capabilities that drive growth, efficiency, and data-driven decision-making.

As a Head of Product & Growth Analytics, this role leads through senior individual contributors and people managers, sets technical and analytical standards, and ensures analytics investments deliver measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

Functional & Strategic Leadership

• Own the analytics strategy and roadmap across Fanatics Collectibles.

• Translate business strategy into analytics initiatives and success metrics.

• Identify high-impact opportunities where analytics drives growth and efficiency.

People & Organizational Leadership

• Lead senior ICs and at least one people manager.

• Set expectations for ownership, performance, and technical excellence.

• Build succession plans and scalable team structures.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as senior analytics partner across Product, Engineering, Finance, and Operations.

• Present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Embed analytics into product and marketplace decision-making.

Operations, Quality & Governance

• Establish analytics standards, governance, and best practices.

• Ensure trusted, scalable, production-ready analytics outputs.

• Prioritize initiatives based on business value.

Technology & Investment Ownership

• Provide oversight of analytics tooling and platforms.

• Own analytics budget inputs including tools and vendors.

• Guide adoption of new analytics technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in analytics or data science.

• Minimum 3–5 years leading analytics teams, including managers.

• Experience owning analytics outcomes for complex domains.

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of modern analytics stacks.

• SQL expertise; fluency in Python or R.

• Ability to set technical standards and review work.

Leadership & Communication

• Strong strategic judgment in ambiguous environments.

• Excellent executive communication and influence skills.

• Experience scaling teams in high-growth settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with e Commerce or marketplaces.

• Familiarity with agile analytics models.

• Experience in multi-brand organizations.

In New York City, the salary range for this position is $215,000-$268,750, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. In Los Angeles, the salary range is $194,360-$242,950. These salary ranges are specific to Los Angeles or NYC 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.

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