VP, Growth Marketing

NinjaTrader • Chicago, IL

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

NinjaTrader is seeking a senior growth marketing leader to own and scale the company’s end-to-end customer acquisition and growth engine. This role is responsible for defining growth strategy, leading teams responsible for execution, and managing significant marketing investment to drive efficient, measurable customer acquisition. This leader will bring deep experience scaling D2C growth engines, operating at meaningful spend levels, and demonstrating strong ROI, CAC efficiency, and sustainable growth. The role partners closely with Product, Analytics, Finance, and NinjaTrader’s Business Units.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in growth, performance, or acquisition marketing
• Proven track record scaling D2C acquisition across paid and organic channels
• Experience managing large marketing budgets
• Demonstrated success delivering efficient growth with strong ROI and CAC discipline
• Hands-on leadership experience building and scaling high-performing teams
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into action

Nice To Haves

• Experience in FinTech, trading, financial services, or other regulated industries
• Global growth experience
• Mobile or app-based acquisition experience
• Experience partnering with product-led growth initiatives

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end growth and acquisition strategy across all paid and organic channels
• Lead teams responsible for performance marketing, experimentation, optimization, and scaling
• Manage and optimize a $50M+ annual marketing investment
• Drive accountable growth with a focus on ROI, CAC, LTV, and payback periods
• Build scalable growth operating models, measurement frameworks, and executional excellence
• Define growth strategy across paid search, paid social, display, mobile and app marketing, affiliates, influencers, SEO, and organic channels
• Identify and scale efficient growth levers while continuously testing new channels
• Balance near-term performance with long-term growth and brand health
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing growth marketing organization
• Set clear goals, operating rhythms, and accountability across teams
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships with Product, Analytics, Finance, and Business Units
• Own planning, allocation, and optimization of marketing spend
• Establish performance targets and guardrails including CAC, ROI, LTV, and payback
• Ensure rigorous experimentation and data-driven decision-making
• Partner with analytics on performance reporting, attribution, and funnel visibility
• Continuously improve experimentation and optimization frameworks
• Scale acquisition programs responsibly while maintaining efficiency
• Lead expansion into new markets and regions as the business grows

Benefits

• 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 23 days per year (some positions may qualify for more) plus seven paid 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed