Fanatics · 4 weeks ago
Engineering Team Lead, Commercial
95 Morton St, New York, NY, 10014, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$144K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expFanatics is a startup backed by the world's largest sports merchandiser, focused on transforming the trading card industry. As an Engineering Team Lead, you will lead a team of engineers to deliver critical commercial capabilities, ensuring compliance and driving product delivery while fostering a high-performing engineering culture.
eSportsManufacturingRetailSporting GoodsSports
Responsibilities
Lead a team of engineers delivering features and enhancements across key commercial systems
Partner with Sales, Commercial, Logistics, and other stakeholders to ensure requirements are well-defined and aligned with business and compliance needs
Collaborate with technical leads and senior engineers to drive design discussions, improve system reliability, and ensure high-quality architectural decisions
Work with third-party platform groups/providers (Oracle, Salesforce etc) to support integrations and resolve issues efficiently
Promote best-in-class engineering practices that prioritize scalability, quality, performance, and compliance
Support planning and implementation of systems related to commercial and sales processes
Provide coaching, feedback, and career development for engineers, supporting growth at all levels on the team
Drive operational excellence by improving processes, enhancing incident response, and using data to guide iterative improvements
Maintain strong communication channels with product managers and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and deliverables
Qualification
Required
5–7+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in commerce, supply chain, or other operational domains
1–3+ years of experience managing software engineers or leading technical teams
Experience integrating and maintaining complex business systems (ERP, CRM, etc.), particularly with compliance considerations (SOX, PCI)
Solid technical background with the ability to support architectural discussions and break down complex requirements into actionable work
Familiarity with incident response practices, data-informed decision-making, and iterative process improvement
Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with cross-functional partners and deliver results in fast-moving environments
Ability to anticipate challenges within your scope and guide the team through ambiguity with sound judgment
Company
Fanatics
Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels. It is a sub-organization of Kynetic.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Fanatics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.9BKey Investors
Clearlake Capital GroupNational Football LeagueAlameda Research
2022-12-06Private Equity· $700M
2022-03-02Private Equity· $1.5B
2022-01-01Series Unknown· $10M
Leadership Team
J
Joseph Bozich
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
Michael Mahan
CEO
Recent News
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