[Remote] Staff UX Product Designer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NinjaTrader is an industry-leading trading platform and futures broker, empowering traders to take control of their financial destiny. They are seeking a highly skilled Staff UX Product Designer to lead design efforts, enhance user experiences, and drive innovative design solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• 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
• Experience in futures trading, financial markets, or investment platforms is a huge plus

Benefits

• Annual target bonus of 12%. Bonus pay at NinjaTrader is based on individual performance (50%) as well as company/team performance (50%).
• 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 plus seven paid holidays.
• Hybrid work schedule: In-office Tuesday through Thursday, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays.
• 20 additional flex remote days annually
• 5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays
• 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

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