Staff UX Product Designer
NinjaTrader
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $150,000 - $190,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- 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
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in product design
- 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
Benefits
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
product designinteraction designvisual designinformation architectureuser researchjourney mappingpersona developmentdesign systemsdesign critiquesdesign storytelling
Soft skills
customer-centric mindsetcommunication skillsproblem-solving abilitiescollaborationinnovationmentorshipleadershipuser advocacyadaptabilityoutcome-driven mindset