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# Fanatics Collect (including Live) and Topps.com Global Legal Lead at Fanatics Collectibles

- **Company:** Fanatics Collectibles
- **Location:** Los Angeles CA, United States / New York NY, United States
- **Compensation:** $196k–$305k
- **Posted:** 2026-05-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticscollectibles/jobs/4257712009

## Job 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

Fanatics Collectibles is transforming the global collectibles industry by building the world’s most comprehensive, fan-focused ecosystem of physical and digital products. As part of Fanatics’ broader mission to create the ultimate digital sports platform where fans can buy, collect, and engage, we connect millions of collectors through platforms such as Topps.com, Fanatics Collect, Fanatics Live, and Topps Digital.

The Legal team at Fanatics Collectibles is a key strategic partner to our product, engineering, operations, marketing, and business leadership teams. We enable innovation at speed while ensuring regulatory compliance, consumer trust, and long-term product integrity.

## Role Summary

Fanatics Collectibles is seeking a seasoned lawyer to lead legal for Fanatics Collect, including Fanatics Live, and Topps.com as well future DTC platforms on a global basis. A deep understanding of digital platforms (Global DTC) and technology is essential for this role to support the global operations of such platforms. Prior comparable experience a must.

The legal lead will serve as an embedded legal advisor throughout the full product lifecycle — from early ideation and design, to development, launch, and iteration across Topps.com, Fanatics Collect, Fanatics Live, Topps Digital, and future DTC platforms on a global basis. The legal lead will serve as primary overall counsel for these businesses covering all areas of legal, compliance and risk.

This role requires a lawyer who not only understands technology, digital commerce, and platform risk, but who has a deep understanding of innovative legal topics and also shares our passion for relentlessly enhancing the collector experience. You will use your legal expertise to help build world-class collector experiences that are innovative, compliant, globally scalable, and grounded in fan trust. You will work cross-functionally with U.S. and international stakeholders to help shape product strategy, guide responsible innovation, and ensure compliance across multiple jurisdictions and product categories.

A super exciting senior opportunity that involves working directly with our leadership team. The position is in-office and based in either New York or LA.

## Key Responsibilities

- Serve as the primary legal advisor for our global direct-to-consumer digital and mobile platforms (Topps.com, Fanatics Collect, Fanatics Live, Topps Digital and future platforms) across global markets.
- Partner closely with global product, engineering, design, marketing, privacy, compliance, and operations teams from concept through launch and lifecycle iteration.
- Provide pragmatic, solutions-oriented guidance on product features, user experiences, customer engagement strategies, and go-to-market initiatives worldwide.
- Collaborate effectively with international business and legal teams to support global expansion, local market adaptations, and cross-jurisdiction regulatory compliance.
- Advise on all issues on a general and global basis including issues related to consumer protection, e-commerce law, digital payments, subscription models, loyalty/rewards programs, content regulation, IP use, user-generated content, and influencer marketing.
- Draft, review, and negotiate all agreements to support our global platforms, including technology agreements, platform partnerships, SaaS and licensing contracts, and vendor agreements supporting product operations.
- Develop and maintain global consumer-facing terms and policies, including terms of use, platform rules, privacy-related disclosures (in coordination with our privacy team), sweepstakes/contest rules, and promotional terms.
- Support privacy-by-design processes and advise on global consent, data governance, cross-border data flows, and other privacy and data-use considerations.
- Monitor and interpret global regulatory developments affecting digital commerce, consumer engagement, digital content, advertising, and emerging technologies.
- Help develop scalable legal processes, workflows, and governance mechanisms to support efficient, compliant product development across global markets.
- Deliver internal training and guidance to business teams to promote strong compliance and product-risk awareness.

## Qualifications

- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; admitted to practice in at least one U.S. state (in-house registration acceptable).
- 10+ years of legal experience, with at least 3 years advising on global direct-to-consumer technology, product, digital media, or e-commerce matters at a top law firm or in-house at a technology or consumer-facing company.
- Strong experience with consumer protection, e-commerce law, digital advertising/marketing, and data privacy (U.S. and ideally international).
- Demonstrated ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
- Proven experience working with product, engineering, design, marketing, and operations teams and across global time zones.
- Excellent judgment, communication, and interpersonal skills; ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance.
- Passion for innovation and for continuously enhancing the collector experience.
- Preferred: experience supporting marketplace or high-traffic consumer platforms; familiarity with IP/content licensing, sweepstakes/promotion rules, payment regulation, and global privacy frameworks such as GDPR and CPRA.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

- Be a doer whose ready, willing and able to roll up your sleeves, jump in and get things done.
- Be 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, be flexible and grow with the company.
- 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 throughout the organization.
- Work effectively both independently and as a team player in a team oriented environment, friendly and excited about “play nice” culture.
- Be confident, be a collaborator and initiative taker.
- 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 Collectibles businesses and overall Fanatics operations.
- Be a creative thinker who can initiate and develop alternative approaches to complex issues.
- Have a “how” state of mind, not a yes/no advisor.
- Professional and have a perfect sense of integrity, reliable and does the right thing.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent legal and 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 bottom line concise advice and in the same time able to expand to 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 – goal oriented and task focused learner who is innovative and influential.
- Driven to win, ambassador of the Fanatics brand who brings passion, energy and positivity into the workplace.
- Ability to travel frequently on short notice.

Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud.  Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics email address (including @collectfanatics.com).  For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at [www.fanaticsinc.com/careers](http://www.fanaticsinc.com/careers) The salary range represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation.  This salary range is specific to Los Angeles and may not be applicable to other locations.  When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Los Angeles Salary Range $195,500—$285,000 USD

The salary range represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation.  This salary range is specific to New York City and may not be applicable to other locations.  When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

NYC Salary Range $212,500—$305,000 USD

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## About Fanatics Collectibles

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Fanatics Collectibles is a leading licensee, producer, designer, and seller of physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and digital collectibles, operating as the collectibles division of global sports retail giant Fanatics Inc.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of private company Fanatics Inc.)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, United States (primary business roles); major operations also in Sunnyvale, TX and Tigard, OR [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collectibles)
- **Founded**: Division launched around 2021-2022 (parent company Fanatics Inc. founded 1995)
- **Founders**: Michael Rubin (founder of Fanatics Inc.); collectibles leadership team includes industry veterans

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Sports trading cards and collectibles (physical and digital manufacturing, marketplace, and livestream commerce)
- **Target customers**: B2C collectors, hobbyists, and investors; B2B partnerships with leagues, teams, and creators
- **Mission or purpose**: “Relentlessly focused on improving the collector experience and growing the hobby for the benefit of all” [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collectibles)

## Products & Services
- **[Fanatics Collect Marketplace](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/sell)**: An online marketplace for buying and selling trading cards, memorabilia, and collectibles, featuring vaulting, grading partnerships (PSA, CGC, SGC, Beckett), and consignment services.
- **[Fanatics Live](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collect)**: A livestream shopping app for live box breaks, creator-run events, and real-time card purchasing (launched summer 2024, acquired Voggt for European expansion).
- **Physical & Digital Trading Cards**: Licensed manufacturing of trading cards for MLB, NFL, NBA, and other leagues under brands like Topps and Panini (through exclusive league deals).
- **High-End Private Sales**: Partnership with Sotheby’s to sell cards valued at $100K+ [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collect).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Parent company Fanatics Inc. valued at approximately $31 billion (2024, per Forbes) – collectibles division share not separately disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Over 3.1 million total cards sold and 740,000 total collectors on Fanatics Collect platform [fanaticscollect.com](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/sell).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Fanatics Inc. investors include Silver Lake, SoftBank, and Michael Rubin. Key partners: MLB, NFL, NBA, MLBPA, NFLPA, NBPA, Sotheby’s, and grading services PSA etc.
- **Growth Signals**: Exclusive long-term licensing with major U.S. sports leagues; launch of Fanatics Collect and Fanatics Live in 2024; acquisition of European livestream platform Voggt; expansion into high-end auctions via Sotheby’s; 170+ open jobs globally [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticscollectibles).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Exclusive League Deals**: Holds exclusive rights to produce physical and digital trading cards for MLB, NFL, NBA (and related players associations), creating a near-monopoly on officially licensed cards.
- **Vertical Integration**: Controls design, manufacturing, marketplace, grading, vaulting, and livestream distribution, capturing value at every step.
- **Scale & Brand**: Backed by Fanatics’ global retail infrastructure, access to athletes, media partnerships, and a massive customer base.

## Strategic Focus
- **Digital Ecosystem**: Expanding from physical cards into digital collectibles, NFTs, and app-based marketplaces.
- **Livestream Commerce**: Scaling Fanatics Live (including international via Voggt) to replicate the social “breaking” experience.
- **International Growth**: Building presence in Europe (Paris, London, Frankfurt, Milan) and Asia (Shanghai, Hong Kong) with dedicated business roles.
- **Collector Experience**: Enhancing platform with AI-driven pricing (Card Ladder integration), instant payouts, and consignment convenience.

## Why Work Here
- **Dynamic Industry**: Work at the intersection of sports, pop culture, and technology with a company that “owns the conversation” in collectibles.
- **Growth Trajectory**: Rapidly expanding division with new products (live streaming, marketplace, international) and hundreds of open roles across engineering, product, marketing, operations, and more.
- **Global Presence**: Offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and operations hubs in Texas and Oregon; hybrid/office policies vary by role.
- **Culture**: Described as having a “world-class executive team” focused on innovation and operational excellence [fanaticsinc.com](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collectibles).
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work directly with major sports leagues, athletes, and cutting edge live-commerce tech; roles in data analytics, software engineering, supply chain, and creative.

## Sources
1. [Fanatics Inc. – Fanatics Collectibles](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collectibles)
2. [Fanatics Inc. – Fanatics Collect](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/fanatics-collect)
3. [Fanatics Collect – Sell/Consign](https://www.fanaticscollect.com/sell)
4. [Fanatics Collectibles Careers – Greenhouse](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticscollectibles)
5. [Fanatics Collectibles Job Listings (171 jobs)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fanaticscollectibles/jobs/4208219009)

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