What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Operations & Compliance - Product Security position at Fanatics?
Job Description
The Head of Product Security will lead efforts to safeguard both Fanatics' products through their lifecycle from design and development to post-production. This will be accomplished by not only collaborating with product, manufacturing, and go-to-market teams but also by working with other security teams in a matrixed environment that maintains a holistic security strategy for the company. This role is critical in ensuring the protection of designs, prototypes, samples, materials, and finished goods from theft, premature release, and unauthorized access. This role is also central to protecting 3rd party assets and planned go-to-market strategies.
Key Responsibilities :
- Policy Definition : Refreshing and unifying product security policies scattered across the business.
- Policy Operationalization : Help various business partners and teams operationalize product security requirements, ensuring they are integrated into standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Training and Awareness : Implement product security training programs for onboarding and key employees. Assist in the establishment of product security awareness campaigns across the company.
- Control Tower Operations : establish and scale control tower functionality leveraging existing and new tools to monitor and respond to key inventory and security events. Use key metrics to assess risk landscape and compliance with security requirements on a frequent basis.
- Incident Intake and Coordination : Operate security incident intake system and coordinate initial response.
- Internal Assessments : Assess and monitor compliance with security requirements with internal teams. Supervise investigatory support for security incidents as appropriate.
- 3rd party Assessments : Assist in driving product security protocols into the operating rhythms of key 3rd party partners across the manufacturing and go-to-market lifecycles. Establish and scale a program to monitor and assess 3rd party performance with requirements, driving corrective action as needed.
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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
Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally - as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.
Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world-including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do :
