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Fanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide. With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world's most iconic sports properties.
At Fanatics, we bring our BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day—building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with entrepreneurial speed, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset.
Associate Merchandising Operations Manager – Memorabilia
As we continue to scale our global platform, the Associate Merchandising Operations Manager – Memorabilia will play a critical role in driving product data integrity and seamless memorabilia launches for Fanatics Authentic.
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Associate Merchandising Operations Manager – Memorabilia supports the Fanatics Authentic product team by ensuring back-end product data is accurate, building front-end product attribute setups that directly impact site merchandising, and partnering with content teams to execute new product launches. This role serves as the key liaison between the Fanatics Authentic product team and cross-functional departments — including Miramar FC, Sales, Fan Services, and Operations — to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve product-related issues before and after they affect the shopping experience. The Associate Merchandising Operations Manager – Memorabilia delivers business and fan impact through BOLD leadership and execution excellence, leveraging data, automation, and AI-enabled insights.
HOW WILL YOU DRIVE IMPACT
Success is measured by the ability to deliver results through BOLD capabilities and measurable outcomes.
Team & Leadership Impact (Build Championship Teams)
- Partner cross-functionally with Fanatics Authentic product, e-commerce, Miramar FC, Sales, Fan Services, and Operations teams to align on product launch timelines and resolve data or operational issues with speed and clarity.
- Serve as a trusted connector between the product team and internal stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and shared accountability across departments.
- Contribute to a team culture of accuracy, ownership, and continuous improvement by sharing knowledge, flagging systemic issues, and helping elevate team-wide processes.
Fan & Customer Impact (Obsessed with Fans)
- Ensure product data accuracy and front-end attribute setup so that fans encounter a seamless, shoppable experience across Fanatics Authentic's memorabilia catalog.
- Execute hot market and micro-moment product launches in partnership with product and e-commerce teams, delivering the right product to fans at the right moment.
- Proactively identify and resolve trouble SKUs before they degrade the fan shopping experience, acting as a first line of defense for product integrity.
- Support the timely receipt and availability of autographed memorabilia by generating purchase orders from receiving documents and coordinating with Miramar FC to facilitate signing-event product flow.
Innovation & Problem Solving (Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit)
- Apply a structured, analytical approach to diagnosing product-related problems and developing repeatable solutions that reduce rework and operational churn.
- Identify opportunities to streamline product setup workflows, item creation processes, and data management practices using digital tools and automation.
- Leverage data and technology to surface patterns in product issues and inform proactive process improvements across the Fanatics Authentic operations ecosystem.
- Bring curiosity and adaptability to evolving business needs in a fast-moving sports landscape, finding creative ways to capitalize on emerging moments.
Ownership & Execution (Determined & Relentless Mindset)
- Maintain and update back-end product data attributes with exceptional accuracy, using product setup templates to transform data and create shoppable product IDs at scale.
- Manage the end-to-end product ID creation process, ensuring all new items are set up correctly and ready for launch within required timelines.
- Operate with urgency and precision in hot market scenarios where sports moments demand rapid product activation without sacrificing data quality.
- Take full ownership of purchase order generation and signing-related product receipt, ensuring cross-functional handoffs are executed flawlessly and on time.
AI & DIGITAL CAPABILITY
We are building a future-ready organization. This role is expected to:
- Apply AI and technology to improve efficiency, quality, and outcomes
- Use data and digital tools to inform decisions and enhance performance
- Demonstrate curiosity and adaptability in adopting new technologies and ways of working
- Contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
CAPABILITIES & EXPERIENCE YOU BRING
Required Qualifications:
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy when working in data-heavy systems, item setup tools, and spreadsheets — with a commitment to maintaining product data integrity at scale.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and with urgency in a fast-changing sports environment, prioritizing hot market and micro-moment execution without sacrificing quality.
- Strong cross-functional communication and partnership skills, with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across product, operations, sales, and fan services teams.
- Structured, solutions-oriented approach to identifying and resolving operational challenges, with a drive to eliminate root causes and reduce recurring issues.
- Familiarity with e-commerce product workflows, item creation processes, or merchandising operations — experience with purchase order management or vendor coordination is a plus.
- Experience in buying, merchandising operations, data management, or product item creation is preferred.
- A genuine passion for sports, memorabilia, and delivering an exceptional experience for the fans we serve.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Sports Management, Business, or a related field required.
WORK LOCATION
On-site: Your work location will be onsite in Miramar, FL.
At Fanatics, we operate with a BOLD mindset—We Build Championship Teams, we're Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we approach every challenge with a Determined & Relentless Mindset. If you're ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.
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 Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally.
At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
- Build Championship Teams
- Obsessed with Fans
- Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Determined and Relentless Mindset
By submitting your application, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our Candidate Privacy Policy.
Fanatics will never ask candidates for money, banking information, or other sensitive personal information as part of the interview process. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Fanatics recruiting, please do not respond and report it here.
INTRODUCTION
Fanatics Commerce is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, operating a vertically integrated platform that designs, manufactures, and delivers officially licensed apparel, jerseys, headwear, and collectibles for major leagues, teams, and events worldwide. With more than 900 e-commerce sites and a global omnichannel presence across digital, in-venue, and retail, Fanatics Commerce reaches fans in over 180 countries and powers official fan experiences for many of the world's most iconic sports properties.
At Fanatics, we bring our BOLD Leadership Principles to life every day—building championship teams, obsessing over fans, acting with entrepreneurial speed, and delivering with a determined and relentless mindset.
Associate Merchandising Operations Manager – Memorabilia
As we continue to scale our global platform, the Associate Merchandising Operations Manager – Memorabilia will play a critical role in driving product data integrity and seamless memorabilia launches for Fanatics Authentic.
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Associate Merchandising Operations Manager – Memorabilia supports the Fanatics Authentic product team by ensuring back-end product data is accurate, building front-end product attribute setups that directly impact site merchandising, and partnering with content teams to execute new product launches. This role serves as the key liaison between the Fanatics Authentic product team and cross-functional departments — including Miramar FC, Sales, Fan Services, and Operations — to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve product-related issues before and after they affect the shopping experience. The Associate Merchandising Operations Manager – Memorabilia delivers business and fan impact through BOLD leadership and execution excellence, leveraging data, automation, and AI-enabled insights.
HOW WILL YOU DRIVE IMPACT
Success is measured by the ability to deliver results through BOLD capabilities and measurable outcomes.
Team & Leadership Impact (Build Championship Teams)
- Partner cross-functionally with Fanatics Authentic product, e-commerce, Miramar FC, Sales, Fan Services, and Operations teams to align on product launch timelines and resolve data or operational issues with speed and clarity.
- Serve as a trusted connector between the product team and internal stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and shared accountability across departments.
- Contribute to a team culture of accuracy, ownership, and continuous improvement by sharing knowledge, flagging systemic issues, and helping elevate team-wide processes.
Fan & Customer Impact (Obsessed with Fans)
- Ensure product data accuracy and front-end attribute setup so that fans encounter a seamless, shoppable experience across Fanatics Authentic's memorabilia catalog.
- Execute hot market and micro-moment product launches in partnership with product and e-commerce teams, delivering the right product to fans at the right moment.
- Proactively identify and resolve trouble SKUs before they degrade the fan shopping experience, acting as a first line of defense for product integrity.
- Support the timely receipt and availability of autographed memorabilia by generating purchase orders from receiving documents and coordinating with Miramar FC to facilitate signing-event product flow.
Innovation & Problem Solving (Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit)
- Apply a structured, analytical approach to diagnosing product-related problems and developing repeatable solutions that reduce rework and operational churn.
- Identify opportunities to streamline product setup workflows, item creation processes, and data management practices using digital tools and automation.
- Leverage data and technology to surface patterns in product issues and inform proactive process improvements across the Fanatics Authentic operations ecosystem.
- Bring curiosity and adaptability to evolving business needs in a fast-moving sports landscape, finding creative ways to capitalize on emerging moments.
Ownership & Execution (Determined & Relentless Mindset)
- Maintain and update back-end product data attributes with exceptional accuracy, using product setup templates to transform data and create shoppable product IDs at scale.
- Manage the end-to-end product ID creation process, ensuring all new items are set up correctly and ready for launch within required timelines.
- Operate with urgency and precision in hot market scenarios where sports moments demand rapid product activation without sacrificing data quality.
- Take full ownership of purchase order generation and signing-related product receipt, ensuring cross-functional handoffs are executed flawlessly and on time.
AI & DIGITAL CAPABILITY
We are building a future-ready organization. This role is expected to:
- Apply AI and technology to improve efficiency, quality, and outcomes
- Use data and digital tools to inform decisions and enhance performance
- Demonstrate curiosity and adaptability in adopting new technologies and ways of working
- Contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
CAPABILITIES & EXPERIENCE YOU BRING
Required Qualifications:
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy when working in data-heavy systems, item setup tools, and spreadsheets — with a commitment to maintaining product data integrity at scale.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and with urgency in a fast-changing sports environment, prioritizing hot market and micro-moment execution without sacrificing quality.
- Strong cross-functional communication and partnership skills, with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across product, operations, sales, and fan services teams.
- Structured, solutions-oriented approach to identifying and resolving operational challenges, with a drive to eliminate root causes and reduce recurring issues.
- Familiarity with e-commerce product workflows, item creation processes, or merchandising operations — experience with purchase order management or vendor coordination is a plus.
- Experience in buying, merchandising operations, data management, or product item creation is preferred.
- A genuine passion for sports, memorabilia, and delivering an exceptional experience for the fans we serve.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Sports Management, Business, or a related field required.
WORK LOCATION
On-site: Your work location will be onsite in Miramar, FL.
At Fanatics, we operate with a BOLD mindset—We Build Championship Teams, we're Obsessed with Fans, we embrace a Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit, and we approach every challenge with a Determined & Relentless Mindset. If you're ready to contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment that thrives on collaboration and growth, we want you to be part of our team.
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 Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally.
At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
- Build Championship Teams
- Obsessed with Fans
- Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Determined and Relentless Mindset
By submitting your application, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our Candidate Privacy Policy.
Fanatics will never ask candidates for money, banking information, or other sensitive personal information as part of the interview process. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Fanatics recruiting, please do not respond and report it here.
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Frame your degree for specialty occupation
USCIS evaluates whether your role requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Build your resume to show duties tied directly to your field, whether that's supply chain, industrial engineering, or business analytics, so the specialty occupation argument holds.
Look up your prevailing wage tier first
Run your job title and target metro through the OFLC Wage Search before accepting an offer. Knowing whether you fall at Level I or Level II shapes your negotiation and tells you whether an employer's offer meets the DOL-certified minimum for that specific worksite.
Find sponsors using verified LCA filing history
Target employers who have already filed LCAs for operations management roles. Migrate Mate shows you which companies have active H-1B sponsorship history by role and location, cutting out the guesswork of cold-applying to employers who haven't sponsored before.
Confirm each worksite gets its own LCA
If the role involves managing multiple facilities or rotating between sites, each worksite needs a separately certified LCA. Ask your prospective employer early whether their legal team handles multi-site filings, since missing a worksite can put your status at risk.
Check your O*NET profile before the offer stage
The O*NET occupation profile for Operations Managers lists the typical education and task requirements USCIS reviewers reference. Cross-check your job description against those listed tasks to identify any gaps that could weaken the specialty occupation determination in your petition.
Use your 60-day grace period strategically
If your current H-1B employer ends your role, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsor. Prioritize employers already familiar with H-1B transfers, since a cap-exempt transfer lets your new employer file an I-129 and you can start work once it's received by USCIS.
H-1B Visa Associate Operations Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Associate Operations Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It typically qualifies when the employer structures the position around degree-level duties in a specific field such as supply chain management, industrial engineering, or business analytics. USCIS looks at whether the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related discipline, not just a general business background. A well-drafted job description that maps specific tasks to degree requirements strengthens the petition considerably.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for operations management roles?
The most reliable method is to look at DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data, which shows which employers have filed LCAs for operations roles and at which locations. Migrate Mate organizes this data so you can search by role and city without downloading raw government files. Focusing your applications on employers with a documented filing history saves significant time compared to researching from scratch.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer goes through a merger or restructuring?
A merger or acquisition can affect your H-1B status depending on whether the new entity is considered a successor in interest to your original sponsoring employer. If the corporate structure changes substantially, your employer may need to file an amended I-129 with USCIS. Ask your employer's immigration counsel to evaluate the transaction before it closes, so there's no gap in your authorized status.
Can I manage operations across multiple locations on a single H-1B?
Each worksite where you perform H-1B work needs its own certified LCA filed with DOL. If your role requires you to work at facilities in different metropolitan areas, your employer must file separate LCAs covering each location before you begin working there. A single LCA certified for one city does not cover additional worksites, even temporarily.
How long does H-1B status last for an Associate Operations Manager position?
H-1B status is initially granted for up to three years and can be extended to a maximum of six years total. Extensions beyond six years are possible only if you have an approved immigrant visa petition or a pending PERM application that meets specific age thresholds under USCIS rules. Staying current on your employer's green card filing timeline helps you plan accurately for long-term status.