Job DescriptionThe Company:Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global innovative 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 over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.Achieving our goals requires strong collaboration and partnership between our teams and our internal stakeholders. To best support this, the person who accepts this role is expected to be on site, in office four days per week. To provide our employees with flexibility, we offer a unique benefit where employees at Fanatics' corporate entity can work remotely for up to four weeks per year, which can be taken in daily or weekly increments. What You'll Do:
- Play a pivotal role in identifying, evaluating and executing potential acquisitions and investments for Fanatics Holdings and its business units (Fanatics Commerce, Collectibles, and Betting & Gaming)
- Analyze market data and monitor relevant market trends including key competitors and industry developments
- Lead M&A deal process from initial investment thesis, business case development, financial valuation, due diligence, negotiation, completion and integration
- Develop financial and operating models to support valuation and business cases
- Manage cross-functional due diligence process, including collaborating with business units and corporate subject matter experts (Finance, Accounting, HR, IT, Legal, Tax, Treasury)
- Partner with senior business leaders to ensure deals make strategic sense, the return on investment (ROI) is thoroughly analyzed, the target company fits with the forward-looking business plan, and the acquisition is integrated smoothly
- Prepare presentations that highlight key findings, analysis, risk assessments and remediation plans for internal stakeholder discussion
- Coordinate internal stakeholder alignment and issue resolution on transactions
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Quantitative or related field; MBA Preferred
- 7-10+ years of Investment Banking and/or Private Equity experience with a demonstrated track record of end-to-end deal execution
- Proactive self-starter with an ownership mindset; desire to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with significant exposure to senior leadership
- Experience demonstrating critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, problem solving and root cause analysis
- Strong financial analysis, valuation and modeling skills: must be experienced in deal concepts such as purchase price ratios, discounted cash flow, understand enterprise value vs. equity, capital structures, merger analysis, carve-outs, etc.
- Ability to synthesize rigorous analysis and findings into executive-level decks to present business insights on potential M&A opportunities and strategic projects
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Ability to build effective relationships across business units and subject matter experts
The salary range for this position is $200,000 to $275,000, 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.