Senior Director, Product - Trading Cards (Entertainment)

The role

The Senior Director – Trading Cards sets and drives the long-term product vision, portfolio strategy, and roadmap for the trading card portfolio. This leader manages a product organization and drives category growth, innovation, and cross-functional alignment.

What you will do

• Set and own the multi-year product vision, portfolio strategy, roadmap, and release architecture.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing product organization.
• Establish the strategic agenda and culture for innovation and experimentation.
• Drive enterprise-wide alignment around portfolio priorities and investment choices.
• Anticipate emerging product, technology, consumer, and collector trends.
• Incubate and scale new product formats, premium offerings, and digital integrations.
• Serve as a senior product executive and strategic representative to licensors and partners.
• Build trusted relationships and lead complex negotiations with external stakeholders.
• Provide executive oversight across all phases of trading card product development.
• Partner with sales, marketing, and e-commerce to shape go-to-market strategy.

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive product management, product development, or category leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading and scaling product organizations and developing senior talent.
• Track record of owning significant product portfolios, category strategies, and P&L outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or related field.
• Deep expertise in trading card products, licensing models, consumer product economics, and collector trends.
• Strong command of collector behavior, fan engagement, brand strategy, and product storytelling.
• Exceptional leadership capabilities and ability to influence senior cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills.
• Ability to operate strategically at the portfolio and enterprise level.
• High creativity, commercial judgment, operational discipline, financial acumen, and attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Experience in trading cards, collectibles, consumer products, sports, entertainment, or licensing.
• Trading card or collectibles experience.
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.

About the company

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. It is part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem, a global digital sports platform.