What you'll do:
NinjaTrader's growing Design organization is seeking an experienced, highly skilled, and creativeย Staff UX Product Designer. 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 a vertical, focusing on enhancing both new and existing customer experiences
- Own the end-to-end design process, 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 ofย 23 days per yearย plus seven paid holidays.
Location:
This role is based in Chicago, IL.* 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:
*There may be remote flexibility for exceptional candidates in the following states: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (outside the Chicago area), Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin.