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Fanatics

China-based licensed sports merchandise retailer

Staff Product Manager - AI / ML

Technical Product ManagementUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeNew York, NY, USA$161.5k - $212.5k

About the Job

Requirements

  • Senior product management experience with a track record in product growth, experimentation, or data-driven consumer products.
  • A quantitative background in statistics, measurement for probabilistic systems, or experience with large language model evaluation frameworks.
  • Ability to make machine-learning-specific product decisions and evaluate model performance; prior data scientist experience is not required.
  • Experience in consumer-facing product environments with large user bases and mature data and experimentation practices.
  • Strong communication skills and patience for teaching non-technical stakeholders.
  • A flexible, pragmatic mindset and comfort compromising and moving quickly rather than waiting for perfection.

Responsibilities

  • Own product strategy for customer-facing machine learning applications in the flagship product, tied to ecosystem objectives including customer acquisition cost, cross-sell rates, and engagement.
  • Design non-deterministic product solutions where models play a central role, and decide where machine learning adds value.
  • Define how model performance is measured and evaluated, including measurement for probabilistic outputs.
  • Run experimentation and testing as a core part of deciding what to ship.
  • Partner with machine learning engineers and data scientists on requirements and evaluation, and with commercial and customer relationship management teams working toward revenue targets.
  • Translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders and educate partners who do not have a machine learning or quantitative background.
  • Make pragmatic tradeoffs and move quickly, balancing model quality against business needs.

About the Company

Fanatics

China-based licensed sports merchandise retailer

Fanatics China is a joint venture between Fanatics Inc. and Hillhouse Capital that localizes and scales licensed sports merchandise for China. It designs, manufactures, and markets fan gear for Chinese consumers, operating a multi-channel model that includes building and running e-commerce sites for global leagues and teams, exploring online marketplaces, and developing physical retail concepts. Its product workflow combines technology, data, and on-demand manufacturing to manage the entire supply chain, enabling fast response to demand. The company differentiates itself through a China-focused approach backed by Hillhouse’s network and investments, its end-to-end vertical commerce model, and partnerships with hundreds of sports organizations, which together help it navigate China’s complex retail landscape. The goal is to satisfy a previously underserved Chinese market for licensed sports merchandise by creating localized products and channels that connect fans with official gear.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total funding
$5.2B
Headquarters
Huangpu, China
Founded
1995

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