Sr. Product Manager

Job Description

What you'll do:

In this role, you will help drive the product roadmap for NinjaTrader's Core Platform, partnering with the Web Squad to deliver best-in-class trading experiences on our web platform. You will support the end-to-end product experience for traders of all levels, building advanced trading workflows while ensuring the platform is fast, elegant, and built around the needs of active traders. Your work will directly improve trader confidence, platform stickiness, and increase trading activity on our web platform.

In this role you will:

• Contribute to the product roadmap for the Core Platform Web Squad in collaboration with product leadership, engineering, and design, ensuring alignment with broader company strategy and goals
• Help define and sequence a coherent quarterly roadmap for web trading experiences that balances trader needs, business outcomes, and technical feasibility
• Own discrete areas of the end-to-end trader experience on web, from order entry and charting to account management and platform navigation, designing intuitive, high-performance interfaces that move traders forward with confidence
• Partner closely with UX/design to uphold a high bar for interface quality, accessibility, and consistency on the web platform
• Serve as the voice of the trader, deeply understanding user behaviors, pain points, and goals through research and data, translating those insights into clear product decisions
• Track and report on Core Platform web product metrics, using data to guide prioritization, measure feature impact, and drive continuous improvement across the web surface

What you'll need:

• 4+ years of product management experience, with 2+ years of experience managing web product experiences, preferably within a fintech or trading platform
• Experience building and shipping trading product experiences, with a solid understanding of trader workflows, order types, charting, and market data surfaces
• Strong UI/UX sensibility with experience partnering with design to ship polished, high-quality consumer web experiences
• Demonstrated ability to own and grow features or product areas within a larger platform, balancing feature velocity with platform health
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to guide prioritization and product iteration
• Entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable owning well-defined problem areas and operating in ambiguity
• Team-first mentality with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence without authority

Bonus points for:

• Domain expertise in trading platforms, brokerage products, or financial data products
• Experience contributing to products launched from 0 to 1

Compensation:

The salary range for this role will be $140,000 - $160,000 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 10%. 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 of 23 days per year (some positions may qualify for more) plus 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

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.