The Role

Fanatics is building a next-generation financial services platform designed for sports fans — one that is trusted, compliant, engaging, and deeply integrated across the Fanatics ecosystem. We are seeking a Founding Product Designer, Financial Services to report directly to the Head of Product, Financial Services and lead the product design of zero-to-one financial services products.

What You’ll Do:

Design Leadership & Strategy

• Define and own the product design vision and strategy for the Fanatics Credit Card and supporting products.

• Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data teams to bring innovative ideas to life while ensuring cohesive, fan-focused experiences.

• Establish and scale design systems, processes, and best practices across teams.

Team Development & Management

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing product design team.

• Foster a culture of creativity, innovation, and user-centered design.

• Provide clear career development paths, coaching, and feedback to help designers grow.

Execution & Delivery

• Oversee end-to-end design execution for high-priority initiatives, from discovery through delivery.

• Ensure designs are informed by user research, data insights, and usability testing.

• Drive quality, consistency, and accessibility in design outputs across platforms (web, mobile, retail touchpoints).

Collaboration & Influence

• Act as a key partner to executive leadership, influencing product roadmaps and business priorities through design thinking.

• Communicate design strategy and impact effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Champion the voice of the customer across the organization.

What We’re Looking For:

• 12+ years of product design experience, with at least 5 years in design leadership roles.

• Proven experience scaling design teams and systems in a fast-paced, high-growth digital environment.

• Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end design leadership on consumer-facing digital products (sports, gaming, or entertainment a plus).

• Deep understanding of UX/UI best practices, design thinking, and user research methods.

• Experience collaborating closely with Product and Engineering to drive measurable business outcomes.

• Excellent communication, storytelling, and leadership skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $200,000 to $300,000, 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.