Director, Acquisition Marketing at NinjaTrader

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
FinTech, Financial Services, TradingIndustries

Requirements

  • 10 years of experience in growth or performance marketing roles, ideally in D2C subscription-based or fintech businesses
  • Highly analytical and data-driven
  • Proven track record of scaling customer acquisition programs with strong unit economics
  • Proven ability to leverage data to drive measurable results and track accountabilities to ensure desired outcomes and ROI
  • Deep expertise across desktop and mobile paid marketing (e.g., Google, Meta, iOS, Android)
  • Strong understanding of CAC, LTV, ROAS, incrementality, and media mix modeling
  • Strong business

Responsibilities

  • Oversee paid channels to build a diversified, efficient, scalable, and high-performing B2C growth engine
  • Oversee a robust channel mix including Digital, Mobile, Social, Partner, and Affiliate channels
  • Own execution of paid marketing support for product launches, competitions, promotions, and other major company initiatives
  • Manage a large budget and ensure Growth Marketing hits acquisition targets with deep fluency in CPA, CAC, and LTV
  • Optimize marketing mix using marginal CAC analysis
  • Use marketing results, market trends, competitive intelligence, and user insights to inform sharp, data-driven decisions
  • Foster a culture of rigorous experimentation
  • Manage a high-performing marketing team and external agencies by providing strategic guidance, coaching, and clear accountability
  • Ensure Growth Marketing has strong relationships with key platform and vendor partners while staying abreast of new ideas, developing tactics, and emerging technologies

Skills

Acquisition Marketing
Performance Marketing
Digital Marketing
Marketing Leadership
Customer Acquisition

NinjaTrader

Comprehensive trading platform for active traders

About NinjaTrader

NinjaTrader provides a trading platform tailored for active traders and small trading firms involved in futures, forex, and options markets. The platform allows users to analyze markets, develop trading strategies, and execute trades. It offers advanced charting, market analysis, and trade simulation tools for free, enabling users to test their strategies without financial risk. NinjaTrader generates revenue through trade commissions, fees for premium features, and partnerships with third-party vendors for additional tools. A key feature is its support for automated trading strategies, allowing users to create algorithmic systems that execute trades based on set criteria, which helps reduce emotional decision-making. The platform also emphasizes risk management, encouraging users to trade only with risk capital. Overall, NinjaTrader aims to help traders make informed and less stressful trading decisions while providing a customizable trading experience.

Denver, ColoradoHeadquarters
2004Year Founded
PRIVATE_EQUITYCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, FintechIndustries
201-500Employees

Risks

Regulatory scrutiny from recent fines could lead to operational disruptions.
New sentiment tools may not be well-received, affecting user engagement.
Executive changes could lead to strategic shifts misaligned with user expectations.

Differentiation

NinjaTrader offers a free platform for advanced charting and trade simulation.
The platform supports automated trading strategies, reducing emotional decision-making.
NinjaTrader provides extensive third-party add-ons for a customizable trading experience.

Upsides

Increased millennial interest in futures trading expands NinjaTrader's customer base.
Winning Best Brokerage for Futures enhances NinjaTrader's reputation and attracts more traders.
New leadership from Tobin McDaniel may bring strategic insights to fintech offerings.

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