Manager, Legal - Athlete Partnerships (Soccer)

Job Description

Over the last decade, Fanatics has built one of the world’s most transformative companies and has innovated the sports industry in ways that no other brand has. Today consumers have more choices at their fingertips than ever before, and Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to create interactive, lasting fan experiences which also helps partners establish better direct-to-consumer relationships in today’s highly competitive world. Currently, Fanatics’ platform features the largest selection of officially licensed fan merchandise, sports betting and iGaming, trading cards, memorabilia and broad range of collectibles, live-commerce, online marketplace, vaulting services, printing and manufacturing services, event services, and related services and products and much more.

“IT IS ALL FOR THE FANS.” “IT IS ALL FOR THE COLLECTORS.”

Job Summary

Fanatics Collectibles is looking to add you to the team – an experienced, talented new colleague to fill the position of Manager, Legal – Athlete Partnerships. You will be working with Topps’ domestic and international teams working closely with senior leadership. While the emphasis on this role will be in Fanatics Collectibles international soccer business, this role will be cross-functional and support all business groups across all areas. As Manager, Legal – Athlete Partnerships, you will lead and play a critical role in directing legal and business processes surrounding the administration of existing and new athlete contracts across all sports and entertainment properties with an added focus on international soccer in accordance with company legal policies. In this role, successful candidates will ideally have experience in managing all stages of the contracting process including drafting and redlining through execution. This position requires a go-getter, sleeve-roller, strategic thinker and practical executer with strong leadership and teamwork skills and extensive and diverse expertise in contracting.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, redline and manage legal contracts and promotional agreements while working cross-functionally with Brand, Marketing, Finance and Legal teams.
• Determine appropriate template for legal contracts and promotional agreements and lead redline negotiations with third parties.
• Organize and maintain contract management database ensuring agreements are executed and filed properly and records are accurately maintained.
• Advise on questions of contract interpretation for existing agreements.
• Maintain contract management tools and databases for lifecycle of contracts.
• Coordinate contracting process cross-functionally between Brand, Finance and Legal departments to implement fulfillment of contracts and payments.
• Acts as liaison between company and any/all interested parties to contractual agreements.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and contractual audits to identify potential risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Provide strategic guidance and partnership with other functional departments and business units, across the Fanatics Collectibles businesses and across the overall Fanatics Group as appropriate.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree required. JD preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience with drafting, negotiation and redlining processes
• Experience organizing and maintaining contract management databases
• Knowledgeable within domestic and international soccer landscape
• Experience within Sports, Entertainment and Collectibles is a plus
  
  

Skills, Competencies And Capabilities

• Have a bias towards action and initiative taking.
• A “doer” who is ready, willing, and able to roll up your sleeves, jump in and get things done.
• A self-starter with a strong work ethic, capable of taking ownership of projects/matters.
• Have a strong desire to assume a wide variety of responsibilities, learn, stretch, and grow.
• Able to accomplish multiple tasks at once while balancing competing objectives and deadlines.
• Produce high-quality carefully crafted work product in a timely manner.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and ability to forge strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Work effectively both independently as a lead and as a team player in a team-oriented environment, friendly, and excited about “play nice” culture.
• Confident, collaborator a leader from inception.
• Do not watch the clock, be flexible, invested, committed and immersed in the excitement about and commitment to the success of our businesses.
• Strong understanding of the Fanatics Collectibles business and overall Fanatics current and potential operations.
• A creative thinker who can initiate and develop alternative approaches to complex issues.
• A “how” state of mind, not a yes/no advisor.
• Professional and have a non-negotiable sense of integrity, reliable and does the right thing.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent business acumen and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to synthesize complex data for a range of audiences. Ability to advise all levels of seniority, summarize the bottom line in a concise manner but also to expand to the full spectrum of details and analysis as appropriate.
• Able to function in excellence in a high-paced, entrepreneurial and constantly evolving and fast-moving environment.
• Aim to be best in class – impactful goal oriented and task focused learner who is innovative and influential.
• Ambassador of the Fanatics brand who brings passion, energy and positivity into the workplace
• Ability to travel on short notice.
  
  

The salary range for this position is $120,000- $210,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. 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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