Talent Acquisition Specialist, Corporate Operations

What you'll do:

NinjaTrader is a high-growth Fintech offering innovative web and mobile trading platforms, where users enjoy a seamless trading experience across all devices, ensuring they stay connected to the markets anytime, anywhere.

Being a growth-stage industry leader means consistent and strategic hiring. The recruitment talent team at NinjaTrader is hyper-focused on putting the right candidates in the right roles to ensure long-term employee and company success.

As a recruiter at NinjaTrader, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. You’ll own the recruitment process end-to-end, managing both the hiring manager and candidate experience through every stage. This opportunity is perfect for an experienced corporate recruiter looking to make a meaningful impact in a high-growth organization.

In this role you will:

• Own and manage the recruitment lifecycle including sourcing, screening, and presenting qualified candidates to hiring managers across a variety of corporate functions
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for newly opened positions
• Leverage your experience supporting corporate operations teams to guide hiring managers and influence recruitment strategies
• Partner with hiring managers to define job requirements and set realistic expectations
• Assist in crafting compelling job descriptions to attract top talent
• Coordinate interview teams and internal communications to ensure alignment and efficiency
• Support the creation of structured interview scorecards to minimize bias and improve consistency
• Build and maintain relationships with candidates and hiring managers throughout the hiring process
• Identify and propose creative solutions to pipeline challenges
• Advise hiring managers on compensation and offer details
• Deliver verbal offers and ensure a smooth onboarding experience
• Stay current on market and compensation trends to help keep NinjaTrader competitive

What you'll need:

• 1+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience within a FinTech company
• Proven success delivering offers and handling negotiations
• Experience building talent pipelines using multiple sourcing strategies
• Strong knowledge of hiring and interviewing laws and best practices
• Deep understanding of the full recruitment lifecycle and experience managing each stage
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers
• Experience with Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter (preferred)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail, especially when preparing offers and managing expectations
• Adaptable and dynamic in engaging with a variety of candidates

Compensation:

The starting salary for this role will be $78,000.00 USD. In addition, this position will also receive an annual target bonus of 6%. 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. We are not open to remote candidates for this role

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