Senior Product Manager, Trading Experience (Mobile & Web)

Posted 2 Days Ago
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Chicago, IL
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
Building better futures for all traders
The Role
Lead the product strategy and vision for NinjaTrader's trading platform on mobile and web. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate and enhance trading features, ensuring high-quality user experiences. Identify user needs and set a roadmap to deliver value while managing product backlogs and QA processes.
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JOIN US ON OUR MISSION TO BECOME THE #1 RETAIL TRADING PLATFORM IN THE WORLD

Welcome to the dynamic world of NinjaTrader! As an industry-leading trading platform and futures broker, we're on a mission to empower traders to take control of their financial destiny. How do we do it? We provide cutting-edge products and services that enhance the trading journey. Whether a seasoned pro or just starting out, NinjaTrader equips traders with award-winning software and brokerage services to navigate the world's leading financial markets with confidence.  

Our growth story is nothing short of exhilarating. Over the last 20 years, NinjaTrader has been dedicated to understanding and supporting traders on their journey toward trading triumph. In the last 5 years alone, our user base has grown by 400% to over 2 million users and we have become the number one rated futures brokerage worldwide. 

But we're not stopping there. We're constantly evolving, pushing boundaries, and modernizing the futures industry. Our commitment to innovation means users will always have access to dynamic tools, real-time support, and a community of like-minded traders.  

So, why work at NinjaTrader? Here, you're not just part of a team; you're part of a movement. We empower employees to reach new heights in their careers by providing a dynamic culture focused on social connection, professional development, and employee recognition initiatives. Sounds too good to be true? Take it from our employees. 

Join us as we redefine what's possible in trading, advocate for our customers, and continue our journey toward becoming the world's top retail-focused trading platform in the world.  

What you'll do: 

Our growing Product & Design organization is seeking an experienced Sr. Product Manager to support and evolve our flagship trading platform and experience across mobile and web! This critical role will drive growth and engagement by launching innovative trading features that leverage our rich data and customer insights as the largest player in futures trading. You’ll help craft the product vision and strategy and oversee execution of the roadmap for web and mobile, working closely with stakeholders from across the org. The ideal candidate will identify and champion new opportunities to move the product forward using their experience and best practices to innovate, drive, and deliver impactful products and services that will differentiate our offering and delight our customers. 

In this role, you will: 

  • Lead a team of designers, engineers, researchers, and data scientists in crafting a product vision, strategy, and roadmap for our core trading platform and experience across web and mobile
  • Identify current and potential future customer/user needs and pain points through discovery processes, interviews, data analysis, and research
  • Set and execute against a roadmap that delivers outstanding value to customers
  • Deliver delightful and powerful consumer experiences through interaction with internal product, design, and research teams, constantly validating product ideas/requirements through experimentation
  • Assess and understand the competitive landscape and business dynamics of the rapidly expanding futures trading market to best position our product for success
  • Write PRDs, manage backlogs, prioritize features, test, QA
  • Ensure products are delivered on time with an extremely high bar for quality of experience 

What you'll need: 

  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager building high-quality consumer products on mobile and web
  • 3+ years of experience in a fintech product management role
  • Customer-centric mindset with the capability of translating needs and pain points into product value
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, taking complex or ambiguous topics and distilling them for business stakeholders and/or clients
  • Experience working in a high-performing design-UX research-product-engineering environment, with the ability to teach/show best practices to colleagues
  • Fosters a team focus on system ownership, product excellence, and timely execution
  • Demonstrated history of using research, experimentation, and analytics to guide decision making
  • Team player mentality
  • Familiarity with and interest in trading products 

Bonus points for: 

  • Computer Science / engineering background 

Our Core Benefits Include:

  • Hybrid Schedule with Extra Remote Flexibility (Totalling over 55% remote time)
  • Generous PTO
  • 7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
  • 1 Service Day Annually
  • 401k with 3.5% Company Match
  • Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
  • Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Transit and Parking
  • Gym Membership

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
300 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

More than 1.8 million futures traders trust NinjaTrader's award-winning software and brokerage services to help them trade smarter. Since 2003, we've been building better futures for all traders by making futures trading more accessible, scalable, and user-friendly.

As a bold, innovative thought leader in the trading space, we build products and services that empower active futures traders to easily analyze and react to data from the world's leading financial markets. Veteran and new futures traders alike look to us for our always-on support, daily free education and analysis, access to developer apps, and much more.

We believe in the power of innovation to drive futures trading forward. Together, we continue to redefine what's possible in trading, advocate for our customers, and provide the best tools, support, and experiences to the fast-growing retail futures trading community.

Located in Chicago, our entrepreneurial, employee-centric culture is inspiring, innovative, and inviting. We're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusivity, so our team members feel at ease to be themselves and empowered to deliver the work they do best.

Why Work With Us

Our team members are our #1 asset and the signature ingredient to our success. When you join NinjaTrader, you become part of an innovative, forward-looking community that encourages creativity, collaboration and camaraderie to deliver the best futures trading experience possible to our more than 1.8 million users. See why better futures start here.

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Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
HQChicago, IL
With river views and all the hotspots of River North and the Loop minutes away, 222 North LaSalle is positioned in the most vibrant part of downtown, right at the corner of LaSalle and Wacker. Amenities include onsite parking, gym, coffee house, employee events, and restaurants.

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