Staff UX Product Designer

What you'll do:

NinjaTrader’s growing Design organization is seeking an experienced, highly skilled, and creativeStaff UX Product Designerto play a pivotal role in shaping the future of trader engagement. You will support a new vertical within our organization focused on Trader Engagement, with objectives that include:

• Helping our growing base of new customers learn to trade futures
• Engaging existing active traders with compelling multimedia content, contests, and social initiatives
• Building a hub where content creators can leverage our platform to create and share
• Indirectly driving acquisition by creating viral buzz around our enhanced trader experience

Your passion for simplicity and innovation will help deliver best-in-class user experiences, and you will drive both the design and execution needed to stay ahead of the competition.

In this role you will:

• Lead and drive design for the Trader Engagement vertical, focusing on enhancing both new and existing customer experiences through educational tools, multimedia content, and social interactions
• Build an intuitive hub for content creators, enabling them to create and share through our platform, fostering a community that thrives on engagement
• Own the end-to-end design process for product areas related to trader engagement, ensuring customer-centric solutions that resonate with both new and seasoned users
• Collaborate closely with Product Management and Engineering teams to drive innovative design solutions that meet both user and business needs
• Establish and maintain a high standard of design craft across the ecosystem, ensuring excellence in visual design, interaction design, and usability
• Drive product-led growth through design, by delivering impactful and intuitive product experiences that promote user adoption, engagement, and satisfaction
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Design System, refining and evolving it to scale with the platform’s growth
• Act as a mentor and leader to other designers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and design excellence across the team
• Participate in and lead design critiques, product discussions, and pair-designing sessions to collaboratively shape the design direction
• Communicate complex design concepts clearly and effectively to both internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership

What you'll need:

• 7+ years of experience in product design, including significant experience working on cross-functional teams
• A proven track record of delivering outstanding design solutions for complex products with a customer-centric mindset
• Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in interaction design, visual design, and information architecture, with experience in user research, journey mapping, and persona development
• Deep understanding of modern design tools and processes, including experience with Figma and other design & research tools
• Experience working with and contributing to Design Systems in a collaborative environment
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to present and advocate for design decisions across the organization
• Strong problem-solving abilities, able to balance user needs, business objectives, and technical constraints to deliver impactful design solutions
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, outcome-driven environment, with a passion for advancing design craft and pushing the envelope of innovation

Bonus points for:

• Experience in futures trading, financial markets, or investment platforms is a huge plus

Compensation:

The salary range for this role will be $150,000.00 - $190,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 12%. 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 401K 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 of23 days per yearplus seven paid holidays.

Location:

This role is based in Chicago, IL. *There may be remote flexibility for exceptional candidates in the following states: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin.

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