Senior Counsel, Corporate & Commercial

Polymarket Polymarket · Fintech · New York, NY · Legal

Senior Counsel, Corporate & Commercial for Polymarket, a prediction market platform. Responsibilities include supporting commercial teams with agreements (M&A, financings, NDAs, vendor contracts, data licensing, partnerships), assisting with corporate housekeeping and governance, and improving contract templates and processes. Requires a JD, admission to practice in a US jurisdiction, and 5-6 years of experience with at least one year in-house. Experience in fintech, crypto, or regulated industries is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support the commercial team across a wide range of agreements — M&A, financings, NDAs, vendor and services contracts, data licensing arrangements, and partnership agreements — handling drafting and negotiation across the full deal lifecycle
  2. Work alongside senior commercial counsel on more complex or strategic deals, taking on meaningful portions of the work rather than just administrative tasks
  3. Assist with entity maintenance, board and governance matters, and general corporate projects as they arise
  4. Help maintain and improve contract templates and internal processes
  5. Serve as a reliable, responsive resource for the business teams you support

Skills

Required

  • JD and admitted to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • Roughly 5-6 years of experience with a mix of firm and in-house time
  • Ability to work through a contract efficiently, with enough deal exposure to have developed good instincts
  • Comfortable operating without a lot of direction once you understand the assignment
  • Organized, thorough, and communicative

Nice to have

  • Background in fintech, crypto, tech, or a similarly fast-paced or regulated industry
  • Familiarity with data agreements, API or platform terms, or marketplace business models

What the JD emphasized

  • one year or more in-house required
  • Ability to work through a contract efficiently, with enough deal exposure to have developed good instincts
  • Comfortable operating without a lot of direction once you understand the assignment
  • Organized, thorough, and communicative — you take ownership of your workload and follow through without needing to be chased