New Instruments & Follow Trading Manager

What you'll do: 

This role strengthens Growth’s ability to launch new market offerings and partner-powered trading experiences by supporting adoption of new instruments and launching follow trading capabilities that drive funded accounts and engagement. 

In this role you will: 

• Own end-to-end program execution for follow trading and new instruments readiness 
• Drive partner integrations and internal coordination to move from concept to live adoption 
• Bring clarity to scope, sequencing, and success metrics for early-stage programs 
• Keep stakeholders aligned and unblocked while work is evolving 

Follow Trading program ownership (approximately 50%) 

• Own the follow trading roadmap from concept through launch and iteration 
• Manage partner evaluation, integration plans, and ongoing operational readiness 
• Coordinate platform integration needs including trade replication flows, APIs, and brokerage operations requirements 
• Define success metrics including adoption, funded accounts, and engagement, and establish reporting cadence 
• Align go-to-market readiness with Marketing, Lifecycle, and Support to drive awareness and activation 

New instruments rollout leadership (approximately 40%) 

• Lead launch readiness for new instruments starting with SSF, coordinating Risk, Compliance, Operations, and GTM 
• Drive cross-functional launch plans, dependencies, and decision logs 
• Identify operational requirements and gaps including accounting, margin and risk, disclosures, and support readiness 
• Build launch checklists and ensure cutover readiness and post-launch issue management 
• Partner with Product and Engineering to prioritize launch-critical work 

Strategy, sizing, and stakeholder management (approximately 10%) 

• Size opportunities and define sequencing based on impact and adoption potential 
• Create lightweight executive updates focused on outcomes rather than activity 
• Build repeatable playbooks for partner launches and instrument launches to accelerate future programs 

What you'll need: 

• 5–8 years of experience in program management, business operations, product operations, partnerships, market launch, or platform integrations 
• Experience in trading ecosystems including brokerage, active trading platforms, market structure, or derivatives-adjacent products 
• Fluency in APIs, integrations, and operational workflows 
• Ability to drive cross-functional execution with high accountability and low bureaucracy 
• Strong written communication skills and comfort owning ambiguity until it becomes a clear plan 

Bonus points for: 

• Background at an active trading brokerage or platform 
• Experience launching new asset classes, market features, or partner integrations in regulated environments 
• Comfort working with Risk and Compliance as primary stakeholders 

Compensation: 

The salary range for this role will be $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 10%. 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 18 days per year (some positions may qualify for more) plus seven paid holidays. 

Location: 

This role is based in Chicago, IL. *There may be remote flexibility for exceptional candidates in the following states: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Wisconsin.

Hybrid:

For Chicago-based employees, 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: 

• 20 additional flex remote days annually 
• 5 Company Wide Office-Optional weeks tied to major holidays