Vice President, Business Development

Overview

NT Technologies is a fast-growing division of NinjaTrader Group, the industry-leading trading platform and futures broker. Powering more than 1.5 million traders worldwide, we license our technology to partners who deliver proprietary trading programs across futures, FX, and CFDs. Operating in a B2B2C model, we manage direct commercial relationships with partners while empowering traders to choose our platform from among multiple offerings. As we continue to scale globally, in addition to its relationship with partners, NT Technologies is expanding its direct engagement with traders, strengthening brand recognition, loyalty, and market share. Our goal is to build the most trusted and innovative trading technology ecosystem — one that drives growth for partners and delivers exceptional experiences for traders.

What you’ll do

The Vice President, Business Development will lead all revenue-generating functions for NT Technologies, managing a lean team focused on partner acquisition, revenue growth, commercial terms, and strategic alliances. This leader will also work closely with product management, marketing, research, and business operations to ensure we achieve our ambitious goals. This is a highly visible leadership role, reporting to NT Tech’s General Manager, responsible for expanding NT Tech’s global partner ecosystem, driving measurable revenue growth, and representing the business externally with industry partners and clients. You will be responsible for both strategic leadership and hands-on execution, driving measurable KPIs in revenue, billable users, and market expansion.

• Acquire, qualify, and onboard new partners to drive revenue growth
• Design and implement campaigns, pricing strategies, and retention-focused services to maximize partner revenue
• Build and manage NT Tech’s broader ecosystem, including value-added partners, influencers, and trading communities
• Identify new product categories and geographic markets, building business cases for leadership approval
• Serve as the primary voice of the business, providing market feedback and competitive insights to product management and research teams
• Build and leverage a contributor network of users, partner executives, and industry contacts to track trends and opportunities
• Develop contract terms, pricing structures, and commercial agreements
• Collaborate with Marketing to shape promotions, events, and live engagements
• Coordinate with Customer Satisfaction to monitor sentiment, resolve issues, and ensure operational excellence
• Work alongside the General Manager to communicate business vision to Product and Technology teams
• Explore new B2B opportunities across NinjaTrader Group
• Develop a deep understanding of partner economics, ensuring NT Tech solutions maximize partner profitability while driving growth

What you’ll need

Compensation

The OTE for this role will be up to $300,000 USD. The compensation for this role is based on base salary + incentive compensation. Incentive compensation will be a mix of individual and business performance targets. Salary and incentive compensation 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 23 days per year 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, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., Wisconsin, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.

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 :

Our Core Benefits Include

EEO Statement : We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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