VP Legal & Compliance - Fanatics Credit Card

Position Summary
The Head of Legal & Compliance – Fanatics Branded Credit Card will lead all legal, compliance, and regulatory strategy for the Fanatics-branded credit card. This executive will safeguard the product’s integrity by embedding compliance into every stage of design, marketing, and delivery. As a trusted partner to Commercial, Product, Engineering, and Marketing leadership, this role will establish frameworks, controls, and monitoring systems that ensure the card launches successfully while building consumer trust and regulatory confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Regulatory & Legal Leadership – Serve as the primary legal and compliance authority for the Fanatics-branded credit card, overseeing adherence to all relevant financial regulations.
• Executive Counsel – Provide strategic legal guidance to senior leaders, balancing innovation with compliance obligations.
• Compliance Program Management – Design and maintain frameworks covering payments, consumer credit, AML/KYC, data privacy, and financial promotions.
• Product Integration – Partner with Product and Engineering to embed compliance considerations into product design and servicing from the outset.
• Marketing & Communications Review – Oversee all credit card marketing, advertising, and consumer communications to ensure compliance with financial promotions requirements.
• Monitoring & Controls – Implement proactive compliance controls, testing, and reporting systems to mitigate legal, regulatory, and reputational risk.
• Global Outlook – Stay ahead of evolving regulatory landscapes in the U.S. and internationally to ensure proactive governance.

Desired Outcomes

• Successfully launch the Fanatics-branded credit card as a fully compliant, trusted product.
• Establish best-in-class compliance programs that enable speed-to-market without compromising integrity.
• Build trust with regulators, customers, and partners through transparency and rigor.
• Integrate compliance seamlessly into product, engineering, and marketing operations.
• Candidate Profile
• A seasoned legal and compliance leader with deep expertise in consumer financial regulation, who can partner cross-functionally to enable innovation without compromising compliance.

Ideal Experience

• 12+ years of legal and compliance leadership in financial services, fintech, or payments.
• Deep expertise in consumer protection, AML/KYC, data privacy, and financial promotions.
• Proven ability to partner with product and engineering leaders to launch compliant financial products.
• Experience designing controls and monitoring programs for complex, global organizations.
• J.D. (or international equivalent) and active license to practice law required.

Critical Leadership Capabilities

• Driving Results – Ensures compliant product launches without delay.
• Acting Strategically – Anticipates regulatory shifts and adapts proactively.
• Building Collaborative Partnerships – Gains trust of executives, teams, and regulators.
• Leading People – Develops compliance teams known for rigor and agility.

Benefits
Fanatics offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. For information, visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/.

The salary range for this position is $275,000 to $325,000, 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. 

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.