Senior Director, Marketing Analytics - Contract
Fanatics
| Company | Fanatics |
| Category | Data & Analytics |
| Location | New York |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Director |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Last verified | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
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, 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.
As Senior Director, Marketing Analytics at Fanatics Betting & Gaming, you will lead the Marketing Analytics function, defining the vision, strategy, and operating model that enables data-driven decision-making across the Marketing organisation. Reporting into senior leadership, you will serve as a trusted strategic partner, shaping commercial strategy through insight, influencing executive decision-making, and ensuring analytics remains a competitive advantage for the business.
You will lead a high-performing team responsible for delivering meaningful business insights, developing compelling executive narratives, and enabling marketing investment decisions across Acquisition and the broader Marketing organisation. Working closely with executive stakeholders across Marketing, Product, Finance, Operations, Data Science, and Engineering, you will align analytics priorities with company objectives and ensure the organisation is equipped to make faster, better-informed decisions.
The ideal candidate combines exceptional commercial acumen with deep analytical expertise, a proven track record of leading high-performing teams, and the ability to influence at the executive level. They are equally comfortable defining long-term strategy, coaching leaders, and communicating complex ideas through clear, compelling business narratives.
Responsibilities
• Define and execute the vision, strategy, and operating model for Marketing Analytics, ensuring alignment with company objectives and commercial priorities.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Marketing Analytics organisation, setting priorities, building capability, and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Own the executive narrative for analytics initiatives, translating complex analytical findings into clear, compelling, and actionable insights that influence decision-making across executive forums.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leadership, shaping Acquisition strategy and marketing investment decisions through data-driven insights and commercial recommendations.
• Establish and evolve the measurement framework for Marketing, including KPIs, experimentation, performance reporting, and scalable analytics capabilities that drive business outcomes.
• Champion the adoption of AI and emerging analytics technologies, identifying opportunities to enhance analytical capabilities, automate workflows, improve decision-making, and increase the impact and efficiency of the Marketing Analytics function.
• Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, Finance, Operations, Data Science, and Engineering to align priorities, improve data capabilities, and solve complex business challenges.
• Champion data quality, governance, and analytical excell