Product UX Design Manager - Trader Engagement New Chicago

ChicagoJOIN US ON OUR MISSION TO BECOME THE #1 RETAIL TRADING PLATFORM IN THE WORLDWelcome 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. We provide cutting-edge products and services that enhance the trading journey. 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.What you'll do:Our rapidly growing Product & Design organization is looking for an experienced, highly creative Product UX Design Manager who is tuned in to investing and has a love for crypto and trading. You'll play a critical design leadership role responsible for concepting and designing a new, vibrant Trader Engagement product with sharable content, contests, and social community features.You are:A passionate, data-driven visionary and hands-on leader with strong design thinking.A collaborative powerhouse that thrives in an innovative, energetic, team environment and is skilled at motivating and mentoring designers.A bridge builder who excels at connecting the dots between design, client feedback, user needs, business goals, product strategy, and engineering.A driven team player excited about the opportunity to make an impact on the trading industry and grow our team.Local to Chicago and enjoys both working from home and at a fun office space with your teammates.As a Product UX Design Manager at NinjaTrader, you will lead the design charge, strategizing, creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity layouts, continuously iterating on user feedback. You will use your extensive product design experience and industry best practices to craft human-centered UI and UX across a variety of products and services.In this role, you will:Lead the design of a brand new Trader Engagement product offering through the hands-on creation of wireframes, mockups, and high-fidelity layouts, iterating based on stakeholder and client feedback.Lead by example and mentor product designers while also contributing to design.Collaborate with colleagues and key stakeholders in a team environment.Work closely with UX Researchers and Product Management to get insights from client research.Use data to drive design decisions, with the goal of continually elevating the client experience.Research to uncover and understand user needs, goals, and behaviors and translate them into thoughtful user-centric products and features.Learn about organization goals and technical capabilities to apply to designs.Research competitive and cutting-edge marketplace and industry trends to identify opportunities for continued enhancements.Employ modern, industry best practices to design innovative capabilities and intuitive user flows.Help develop and deliver scalable design processes, tools, and practices for governance, workflows, and documentation for sharing.What you'll need:6+ years of UX and/or UI design experience – preferably in an agency or dedicated SaaS environment.Proficient in Figma with a robust portfolio, demonstrating a range of work styles and techniques across web, desktop, and mobile applications.Proven record of leading design on advanced consumer engagement projects—executed with attention to detail and consistent on fundamentals.Strong leader and collaborator—confidently works with and communicates with direct reports, peers, senior leaders, and above.Has led or mentored other product designers.Strong conceptual design thinker—can define strong new approaches to new or existing processes.Mastery of UX design fundamentals — including clean layouts with consistent spacing, font use, white space, alignment, etc.Self-motivated and able to easily execute with minimal direction.Has worked within the bounds of robust design systems.Adaptable, empathetic, and solution-oriented.Ability to effectively manage workloads and technical requirements to meet deliverables within agreed timeframes.Bonus Points for:Design system creation and management experience.Illustration skills (Adobe Illustrator).Experience using front-end code, including HTML5, CSS, React, etc.Experience prototyping in Axure.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.Life and Disability Insurance Covered 100% by NinjaTrader.Flexible Spending Accounts for Transit and Parking.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. 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