NinjaTrader

NinjaTrader

Director, Product Management - Brokerage

Chicago · Director

Sponsorship not specified$220k-$270kDetected 24 days ago
Product ManagementProduct StrategyAgileLeadershipCommunication

About the role

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  • We provide cutting-edge products and services that enhance the trading journey.
  • Whether a seasoned pro or just starting out, NinjaTrader equips traders with award-winning software and brokerage services to navigate the world's leading financial markets with confidence.

Responsibilities

  • NinjaTrader is seeking a Director of Product Management - Brokerage to serve as the product authority and primary enabler for the regulated US futures brokerage capabilities that support our parent company, Payward, and its affiliated entities.
  • You'll own the brokerage product roadmap as it serves affiliated-entity initiatives, partnering closely with those entities to understand where they want to go and translating those objectives into compliant, executable, and technically sound product plans.
  • You'll be the person who can sit across from a partner team, understand a novel product ambition, and map a credible path through the US futures regulatory framework and NinjaTrader's technology to make it a reality.
  • Own a multi-quarter brokerage product roadmap focused on enabling affiliated-entity initiatives while balancing new capability development with system modernization and operational resilience
  • Lead products from ambiguous, early-stage concepts to launched, compliant capabilities, often operating ahead of settled regulatory guidance and industry precedent
  • Partner with Compliance and Legal to navigate product classification, structural, and regulatory questions where guidance is still evolving, translating those outcomes into product direction
  • Maintain deep, current expertise as the regulatory and market structure landscape evolves
  • Collaborate with Technology throughout the full product lifecycle, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a cross-functional team focused on brokerage enablement
  • Build a culture of accountability, partner obsession, and continuous improvement

Requirements

  • Deep, demonstrated expertise in the US futures regulated space, including FCM systems and operations, clearing, settlement, margin, trade processing, and client reporting
  • Proven ability to take products from 0 to 1 within a regulated financial services environment, including operating where regulatory and structural precedent is still evolving
  • Strong track record of owning complex, multi-system product roadmaps with cross-functional stakeholders across Technology, Compliance, and Legal
  • Strong strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to use data to prioritize work, measure impact, and make tradeoff decisions
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical, business, or finance-related field, or equivalent professional experience

Nice to have

  • Experience with DCM and DCO operations
  • Experience with Prime Brokerage, Futures, Market Maker Financing, or retail brokerage products

Skills

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  • Welcome to the dynamic world of NinjaTrader!
  • Our growth story is nothing short of exhilarating.
  • Since 2003, NinjaTrader has been dedicated to understanding and supporting traders on their journey toward trading triumph.
  • So, why work at NinjaTrader?
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Compensation

  • The salary range for this role will be $220,000.00 - $270,000.00 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 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.

This listing is sourced directly from NinjaTrader's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.