VP, Growth & Demand Systems

New York City, NY (Unknown)

$224K/yr – $286K/yrSenior Level10+ years exp

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own and scale the growth operating system while guiding cross-functional workstreams to drive activation, engagement, retention, monetization, and ecosystem expansion.

  • Define and operationalize growth frameworks, measurement, and experimentation with Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Data teams
  • Lead a high-performing growth organization and align cross-functional priorities to long-term strategic objectives

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and lead the growth operating system, including planning frameworks, measurement systems, experimentation processes, and operating cadences.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to embed growth strategies throughout the collector experience, improving activation, engagement, retention, referrals, monetization, and cross-platform adoption.
  • Build and scale ecosystem growth loops that connect products and experiences across the Fanatics Collect platform.
  • Establish a best-in-class experimentation culture through A/B testing, incrementality measurement, cohort analysis, behavioral segmentation, retention modeling, marketplace analytics, and growth forecasting.
  • Develop scalable frameworks to identify, prioritize, and measure high-impact growth opportunities across multiple products and business lines.
  • Collaborate closely with Analytics and Data Science teams to improve decision-making through data-driven insights and predictive modeling.
  • Serve as a strategic partner to Product, Commercial, Growth, and Data leadership, driving alignment and influencing cross-functional priorities.
  • Define and monitor the key collector behaviors that contribute to long-term customer value and ecosystem participation.
  • Foster a culture of continuous experimentation, learning, and operational excellence across the organization.
  • Build and lead a high-performing growth organization capable of supporting the company's long-term strategic objectives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Growth, Product Growth, Marketplace Growth, Growth Strategy, or related disciplines within consumer technology companies.
  • Proven success scaling high-growth marketplace, fintech, ecommerce, SaaS, or consumer technology platforms.
  • Deep understanding of product-led growth, customer lifecycle management, activation, engagement, retention, monetization, referral systems, and network effects.
  • Extensive experience partnering with Product and Engineering organizations to build growth capabilities directly into digital products.
  • Strong expertise in experimentation methodologies, A/B testing, analytics, forecasting, behavioral segmentation, and data-driven decision making.
  • Demonstrated experience building scalable operating frameworks, growth systems, and high-performing teams.
  • Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to influence across cross-functional organizations.
  • Experience with modern analytics, experimentation, and business intelligence platforms is strongly preferred.

Preferred

  • MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience with modern analytics, experimentation, and business intelligence platforms is strongly preferred.
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Fanatics

3.3 Glassdoor

Fanatics is 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.

Founded in 2002
New York, New York, USA
14K employees (1,648 in marketing)
50% recommend to a friend
55% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$224K/yr – $286K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Growth Marketing median pay in the United States

$120K/yr

Most pay falls between $90K and $170K. Based on 2,645 salaries.

See all Fanatics salaries

Funding

Total Funding
$4.9B
Last Raise
$700M
Private Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2022
    Private Equity • $700M
  • Mar 2022
    Private Equity • $1.5B
  • Jan 2022
    Series Unknown • $10M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
167.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.8%
Direct
43.9%
Referral
10.1%
Social
1.8%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~13.5K

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