Company Overview

Fanatics is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise and changing the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel and jerseys. Through an innovative, tech-infused approach to making and selling fan gear in today's on-demand culture, Fanatics operates more than 300 online and offline stores, including the e-commerce business for all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA), major media brands (NBC Sports, CBS Sports, FOX Sports) and more than 200 collegiate and professional team properties, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City). Fanatics offers the largest collection of timeless and timely merchandise whether shopping online, on your phone, in stores, in stadiums or on-site at the world's biggest sporting events.

About the Team

Fanatics is first and foremost a technology company. We are powered by cutting-edge tech created by our small agile teams using the latest tools and technologies under our highly analytical, forward thinking, and open-minded leadership. As the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, we challenge ourselves by improving our new fully responsive NodeJS cloud commerce platform, Elasticsearch engine, and deep data science capabilities while building the best-in-class retail manufacturing and supply chain technologies. Our tech teams work together to revolutionize data science and engineering initiatives, provide highly scalable real-time and streaming platforms, and create secure e-commerce and in-stadium fan experience products. Our own e-commerce platform transacts in over 190 countries, 17 languages, and 14 currencies. Our motto is “#GSD”—get stuff done—and we do just that. If you want to be at the nexus of sports, commerce, and technology, come be a part of our industry-leading team here at Fanatics Tech.

Fanatics is looking for a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Specialist to join our Information Security team. The person filling this position will be responsible for leading third-party PCI-DSS, SOC 1, and SOC 2 audits across multiple lines of business within Fanatics. Additionally, this person will provide internal consulting on compliance frameworks, contribute to control development and modification, develop policy and assist in identifying technical risk within the Fanatics organization.

Our team members are given a great deal of autonomy in the pursuit of keeping Fanatics secure and a successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills and is expected to be comfortable and effective working independently and as part of a larger, highly distributed team. We're looking specifically for folks who can communicate broadly across different skill sets and set the pace to achieve organizational goals. Fanatics is a fast-growing company and our security program needs to be able to keep pace with that growth while not disrupting innovation.

Responsibilities:

Support audit execution processes by:

Providing compliance consultation for PCI-DSS, SOC 1, and SOC 2 frameworks

Ensuring relevant controls are effective and in place across applicable business units, and aiding in control design where necessary

Collecting, reviewing, and uploading evidence across various operational and development teams

Interfacing with third party auditors

Support the risk assessment processes by:

Identifying and documenting emerging risks

Assisting in risk calculations

Providing input for compliance risk trends and issues

Direct engagement with external teams to ensure adherence to processes

Mentor fellow Fanatics personnel on best security practices through cross-functional work with multiple technical and non-technical teams

Requirements:

3+ years experience in leading PCI-DSS audits

3+ years experience in leading SOC 1 and/or SOC 2 audits

Display a solid understanding of other frameworks and compliance requirements:

Data Privacy (GDPR, CCPA, others)

COSO

ISO 27001

Proficiency in written and spoken English

Meticulous in detail and organization

Ability to present findings and summaries of issues to senior management

Proactive and self-motivated, including a willingness to reach out to development teams and stakeholders to discuss highly technical issues

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to approach problem solving in a constructive and collaborative way that does not require absolutes

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in an IT or engineering related field strongly preferred

CISA, PCIP, or similar certification strongly preferred

Experience with cloud-based tools preferred

Experience in an Agile environment preferred

Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.

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