Head of Markets

Polymarket Polymarket · Fintech · New York, NY · Markets

Senior executive role reporting to the Founder & CEO, owning the full market lifecycle for a prediction market platform. Responsibilities include market listing strategy, structuring, liquidity development, resolution, and building operational cadence. Requires 10+ years of experience in financial markets, deep understanding of market microstructure, and experience with market governance and integrity.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead a team across market selection, liquidity, operations, and resolution
  2. Drive market listing strategy — sharp instinct for what generates trading interest, not just supply
  3. Build frameworks for evaluating market viability: event significance, tradability, audience reach
  4. Own market structure — tick sizes, fees, rebates, incentive design — ensuring tight spreads and durable liquidity
  5. Build and manage relationships with market makers, trading firms, and LPs; primary contact for key counterparties

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of experience in financial markets
  • Market microstructure
  • Market governance, resolution, or integrity
  • Network across market makers, trading firms, and liquidity providers
  • Experience navigating market stress

Nice to have

  • Prediction markets, binary options, or derivatives markets
  • Existing relationships with market makers, trading firms, or liquidity providers
  • Experience at an exchange operating in a novel or emerging asset class
  • Experience at a high-growth fintech, trading firm, or early-stage startup environment

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of experience in financial markets
  • Deep understanding of market microstructure
  • Strong conviction that liquidity is an output of structure and demand, not just relationships
  • Experience with market governance, resolution, or integrity functions
  • Established network across market makers, trading firms, and liquidity providers
  • Track record through real market stress — drawdowns, flash crashes, dislocations