Technical Program Manager

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What youll do:
As a Technical Program Manager at NinjaTrader you will help modernize the systems that ensure our trades reconcile accurately our books balance and our platform runs at scale. You will lead high-impact engineering programs that improve the accuracy scalability and reliability of our back office and financial data systems. Additionally you will partner closely with engineering leadership and senior developers to deliver initiatives that modernize our technology stack enhance reconciliation performance and strengthen how we design and manage financial data models. You excel in prioritization organization tracking and risk management providing detailed updates and effectively clarifying project scope.

In this role you will:

• Lead multi-quarter programs that modernize back-office systems and data pipelines

• Work with engineers to design and deliver solutions that meet both technical and business needs

• Identify delivery and architectural risks early create mitigation plans and drive decisions to resolution

• Deliver measurable results such as faster reconciliation improved performance and reduced error rates

• Coordinate dependencies across backend services data platforms and external integration points

• Build strong partnerships with product and business teams to align technical programs with strategic priorities

• Support technical decision-making by ensuring trade-offs risks and constraints are visible to stakeholders

• Deliver comprehensive status reports on development progress to key stakeholders

What youll need:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent experience

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment

• 35 years of technical program management experience within an Agile environment

• Hands-on experience as a software engineer or in a highly technical engineering role with the opportunity to apply that expertise at a program level

• Proven success delivering complex programs involving data pipelines ETL financial data models or back-office systems in regulated or audited environments

• Strong understanding of distributed systems data modeling reconciliation patterns and integration challenges

• Track record of managing technical programs to successful completion with measurable business and technical outcomes

• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with engineers product managers and business stakeholders

• Excellent communication skills to engage effectively with both executives and technical team

Bonus points for:

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or similar cloud environments

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

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

Compensation:
The salary range for this role will be $125000.00 - $150000.00 addition this position will also receive an annual target bonus of up to 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.

Our Core Benefits Include:

• 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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