Manager, Control Design & Assurance

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

Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin.

Overview

As Manager, Control Design & Assurance at Fanatics Betting & Gaming, you will contribute to the continuous enhancement of our enterprise-wide compliance framework by partnering with first-line business teams to design and strengthen compliance controls while independently validating the effectiveness of those controls, monitoring programs, and other risk mitigation measures across FBG’s operational units and product lines.

Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Enterprise Compliance, you will work closely with FBG business units and product lines to: i) advise first-line control owners on the design and implementation of practical, sustainable controls that address identified compliance risks; ii) evaluate the design and operational effectiveness of those controls; iii) identify control gaps or weaknesses; iv) recommend and coordinate remediation enhancements; and v) promote clear ownership, accountability, and transparency throughout the control lifecycle. First-line business teams will retain ownership and responsibility for executing their controls, with this role providing compliance expertise, constructive challenge, and independent assurance.

You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across FBG, including business unit and product line leaders and the Legal and Regulatory Compliance teams, to operationalize a mature, scalable compliance control design, monitoring, and testing program that proactively mitigates legal, regulatory, and ethical risks. This includes supporting new products and processes by helping first-line teams translate compliance obligations into clearly documented and operationally effective controls.

Additionally, your responsibilities will include developing, documenting, and executing a structured, risk-based compliance testing program designed to assess adherence to established policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and control expectations.

The ideal candidate is an analytical and detail-oriented professional with strong documentation skills and sound judgment. With a focus on objectivity, defensibility, and operational effectiveness, they will bring thoughtful, practical solutions to a rapidly growing organization while contributing at a hands-on level. They are comfortable partnering with the business while maintaining professional independence, challenging assumptions, identifying root causes, and driving measurable improvements across business functions.

Responsibilities

Assist in setting the strategic vision and long-term goals for compliance control design, monitoring, and testing across the enterprise

Partner with first-line business and product teams to translate compliance requirements, policies, and identified risks into practical, clearly documented, and sustainable controls

Provide guidance and constructive challenge to first-line control owners regarding control design, ownership, execution, documentation, and supporting evidence

Recommend opportunities to strengthen control environments through preventive, automated, or more scalable controls where appropriate

Develop and maintain a risk-based annual compliance testing plan aligned with the enterprise risk assessment

Design and execute control effectiveness testing, including both design and operational effectiveness reviews

Develop the documentation necessary to establish and maintain a defensible compliance testing framework, including testing methodologies, workpapers, evidence standards, and reporting protocols

Maintain and enhance the enterprise compliance controls inventory, ensuring controls are mapped to regulatory requirements, policies, identified risks, and accountable first-line owners

Issue clear, concise testing reports outlining findings, root causes, risk implications, and remediation recommendations

Work with first-line control owners to develop practical remediation plans that address identified weaknesses while supporting sustainable business operations

Oversee the tracking and independent validation of remediation efforts, escalating material or overdue issues as appropriate

Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Product, Trading, Marketing, Operations, and other key business functions—to ensure control design aligns with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and operational realities

Identify and own key process optimization initiatives across a variety of workflows to strengthen control effectiveness and reduce compliance risk

Effectively manage multiple control design, monitoring, and testing projects with clear and consistent communication

Partner with cross-functional teams to support new product launches and material business changes by advising on control design and evaluating control readiness and compliance risk mitigation

Conduct targeted compliance investigations arising from testing findings or control failures, including documenting root cause analyses and validating corrective actions

Provide ongoing compliance control design and monitoring guidance across the business

Promote a culture in which first-line teams understand and actively own their compliance risks and controls

Experience and Skills

3+ years of experience in compliance testing, internal audit, risk management, control design, or quality assurance within a regulated industry

Experience partnering with first-line business teams to design, implement, document, or enhance internal controls

Strong understanding of internal controls, risk-based testing methodologies, control ownership, and remediation management

Comfort using AI tools and implementing AI-enabled solutions to improve control design, monitoring, testing, or documentation

Experience within the online gaming, casino, or sportsbook industry preferred

Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex findings clearly and objectively to both internal and external stakeholders

Exceptional organizational, analytical, and documentation skills

Experience communicating with senior executives and government authorities

Detail-oriented, with a com