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As Sr. Director, Acquisition Marketing at NinjaTrader, you will own paid acquisition as a function — the strategy, the investment, the team, and the results. You are accountable for how efficiently and how far every dollar of a seven-figure monthly media budget scales, and for setting the multi-year direction of how NinjaTrader acquires traders worldwide.
Our domestic program is established and looking for scale. Our international program does not exist yet. You will sharpen what already works in the US while building paid acquisition across Europe and the rest of the world from a standing start — deciding which markets we enter, in what sequence, with what economics, and what it takes to operate compliantly in each. You will own that expansion end to end.
You will lead a team of performance marketers and a portfolio of agency and platform partners, set the standard for how acquisition work is planned and measured here, and serve as the acquisition voice on the Marketing leadership team. You will decide where we place our bets, and you will be accountable to the executive team for whether they paid off.
In this role you will:Own the acquisition function and its strategy
- Set the multi-year vision and operating strategy for paid acquisition, and translate it into annual plans, targets, and investment decisions the business can hold you to
- Own full accountability for a seven-figure monthly media budget, including allocation across markets and channels, in-year reforecasting, and the tradeoff decisions that come with it
- Own acquisition performance against growth and efficiency targets, with deep fluency in CPA, CAC, lifetime value, payback period, and marginal CAC analysis
- Serve as the acquisition voice on the Marketing leadership team and present performance, strategy, and investment cases directly to the executive team
- Define how acquisition is planned, measured, and governed at NinjaTrader, setting standards other marketing functions build against
Build international from a standing start
- Own the buildout of paid acquisition across Europe and rest of world end to end, from market prioritization and entry sequencing through launch and scale
- Determine the operating model for each market — in-house versus agency, channel mix, localization approach, and the economics that justify entry
- Build the partnerships, vendor relationships, and internal capability required to run acquisition outside the US
- Work with Compliance and Legal to ensure acquisition activity meets local regulatory requirements in every market entered
- Establish the measurement framework that makes international performance comparable to domestic rather than anecdotal
Lead the team and the partner portfolio
- Lead, develop, and grow a team of performance marketers, owning hiring, structure, and capability as the function scales domestically and internationally
- Own the agency and platform partner portfolio, including selection, commercial terms, performance standards, and the decision to scale or replace
- Build the bench — develop people capable of owning channels and markets independently, and create the progression paths that keep them
Drive measurement, experimentation, and growth loops
- Own a rigorous experimentation program across paid channels, with clear hypotheses, clean test design, and readouts that convert into scaled decisions
- Partner with Analytics and Data Science to build multi-touch attribution and predictive cohort models that give the business a single trusted view of channel contribution
- Own acquisition reporting end to end, from daily pacing through executive narratives that turn numbers into a clear recommendation
- Direct performance creative strategy, running a continuous testing engine across concepts, formats, and hooks in partnership with Creative
- Design growth loops that compound paid investment with organic, content, and SEO programs
- Stay ahead of new channel launches, betas, and market shifts, and decide where NinjaTrader moves early
- 12+ years of experience in growth or performance marketing, ideally in D2C subscription-based or fintech businesses, including significant time leading teams
- Demonstrated ownership of a paid acquisition function at scale, with accountability for budget, team, and results rather than execution of a defined plan
- Proven experience building paid acquisition in new international markets from the ground up, including market selection, operating model decisions, and navigating local regulatory requirements
- Track record managing seven figures or more in monthly media spend with strong unit economics
- Deep expertise across web and mobile paid channels, including Google, Meta, YouTube, programmatic, influencer/affiliate, iOS, and Android
- Strong command of CAC, LTV, ROAS, payback period, incrementality, and media mix modeling, with hands-on experience partnering with Analytics and Data Science on attribution design and predictive cohort modeling
- Experience building and developing a marketing team, including hiring, structure, and progression
- Experience owning agency and platform partner relationships, including commercial negotiation and performance management
- Executive presence, with a track record presenting strategy and performance to senior leadership and defending investment decisions
- Exceptional reporting and data storytelling, with the ability to move from raw data to a narrative an executive can act on
- Excellent strategic thinking with the ability to prioritize, make trade-offs, and operate decisively in ambiguity
- Previous experience in B2C marketing for fintech companies
- Previous experience in the futures or brokerage industry
- Experience running paid and organic as one combined growth system rather than separate channels
- Experience scaling a function through a period of rapid international expansion
The salary range for this role is $175,000 to $215,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 15%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).
Salary and bonus earnings are only two components of the total compensation package offered by NinjaTrader. NinjaTrader offers a 401(k) plan through ADP under which the company will match up to 3.5% of employee contributions. Annual paid time off allowance accrues at a rate of 23 days per year plus seven paid holidays.
Location:This role is based in Chicago, IL. We are not open to remote candidates for this role
Hybrid:For Chicago-based employees, we follow a hybrid work schedule: In-office Tuesday through Thursday, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays. In addition to these weekly remote days, we offer: 20 additional flex remote days annually; 5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays
Our Core Benefits Include:
- Generous PTO
- 7 Paid Holidays Annually + 5 Conditional Holidays Annually
- 1 Service Day Annually
- 401k with 3.5% Company Match
- Paid Parental Bonding Leave
- Health, Vision, Dental Coverage
- Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader
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.
Skills Required
- 12+ years of experience in growth or performance marketing, ideally in D2C subscription-based or fintech businesses, including significant team leadership
- Experience owning a paid acquisition function at scale with accountability for budget, team, and results
- Experience building paid acquisition in new international markets, including market selection, operating model decisions, and local regulatory requirements
- Track record managing seven figures or more in monthly media spend with strong unit economics
- Deep expertise across web and mobile paid channels, including Google, Meta, YouTube, programmatic, influencer or affiliate, iOS, and Android
- Strong command of CAC, LTV, ROAS, payback period, incrementality, and media mix modeling
- Hands-on experience partnering with Analytics and Data Science on attribution design and predictive cohort modeling
- Experience building and developing a marketing team, including hiring, organizational structure, and progression
- Experience owning agency and platform partner relationships, including commercial negotiation and performance management
- Executive presence and experience presenting strategy and performance to senior leadership while defending investment decisions
- Exceptional reporting and data storytelling skills
- Excellent strategic thinking, prioritization, trade-off decision-making, and ability to operate decisively in ambiguity
- Previous B2C marketing experience in fintech companies
- Previous experience in the futures or brokerage industry
- Experience running paid and organic marketing as one combined growth system
- Experience scaling a function through rapid international expansion
What the Team is Saying
NinjaTrader Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage are provided, with life and disability insurance covered by the company. Wellbeing resources such as EAP, wellness, and fitness programs are also referenced.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company match is highlighted across company materials and postings. Retirement support is positioned as a core element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, a service/volunteer day, and paid parental bonding leave are called out explicitly. Time off is described as relatively accessible.
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What We Do
NinjaTrader's engineering, product, and operations teams build for nearly 4 million futures traders worldwide. Real users, real markets, real confidence in the tech behind every trade. We've been at this since 2003 — launching our own brokerage in 2014 and our FCM in 2021 — and we know what scale looks like in this category. In 2025, NinjaTrader joined Kraken and is now part of Payward, Inc., a unified financial infrastructure company that includes Kraken, NinjaTrader, and a growing set of related products and services. NinjaTrader operates independently within Payward, and we're building from the strongest position in our history. Our Purpose — to build better futures for all traders — is also a hiring filter. We hire people who genuinely care about the trader experience, whether or not they trade themselves. That care shows up everywhere: in product decisions, customer support, how we run our daily livestream, and how compliance reviews every promotional asset before it goes out. Our HQ is in the Loop, overlooking the Chicago River. It's a deliberate space designed for the kind of work we do, with collaboration zones, focus rooms, social areas, and reservable desks for remote employees to use when they're in town. Our hybrid schedule is Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in office, plus 20 additional work-from-home flex days per year and up to 5 company-wide office-optional weeks. NinjaTrader has grown to over 430 employees, and nearly 40% of the team works fully remote across 22+ states — on the same squads, same projects, same calls as their Chicago colleagues. We're Great Place To Work Certified™, and in 2026 we were named to the Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago™ list. NinjaTrader was recognized as one of the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Chicago, an award determined entirely by employee feedback through the Great Place To Work® Trust Index™ survey. NinjaTrader paid no application fee to participate. Futures trading involves substantial risk and is not suitable for everyone. View Disclosures: ninjatrader.com/disclosures/
Why Work With Us
Our Purpose — to build better futures for all traders — is also a hiring filter. We hire people who genuinely care about the trader experience, whether or not they trade themselves. Nearly 4 million traders count on the work we ship. Over 17% of the company was promoted in 2025. Better futures start here.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Chicago-based employees follow a hybrid schedule: In-office Tuesday – Thursday, remote on Mondays and Fridays. In addition to these weekly remote days, we offer: 20 flex remote days annually 6 company-wide office-optional weeks
