Polymarket is the world’s largest prediction market, allowing you to stay informed and profit from your knowledge by trading on future events across various topics. Backed by General Catalyst and Founders Fund.
About the role
Polymarket operates a CFTC-regulated designated contract market (DCM) and derivatives clearing organization (DCO). As we scale, the legal and regulatory infrastructure supporting our FCM relationships has to keep pace with the business. This role exists to own that work directly — not manage it from a distance.
What they're looking for
- J.D. and active U.S. bar membership
- 3–7 years of FCM-focused legal or compliance experience, either in private practice, at a regulator, or in-house at a derivatives firm
- Deep working knowledge of the Commodity Exchange Act, CFTC regulations, and NFA rules, particularly as they apply to FCMs — including segregation, net capital, and margin requirements
- Demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively — comment letters, no-action requests, and customer agreements that are filed or sent with minimal revision
- A track record of being brought into business and product decisions early, not used as a last-minute legal check
- Strong judgment about when to escalate, when to move, and how to give practical guidance under regulatory uncertainty
More about this role
Polymarket is the world's largest prediction market platform. We enable individuals to express views on real-world events by trading on outcomes across politics, economics, sports, culture, and current affairs. Built as a peer-to-peer marketplace with no centralized "house," Polymarket aggregates diverse opinions into transparent, market-based probabilities that reflect collective expectations about the future.
We're growing fast — both in terms of volume ($21B traded in 2025) and adoption as an alternative news source. Our ambition is to become a ubiquitous beacon of truth in global media and we need your help adding fuel to the fire.
Polymarket operates a CFTC-regulated designated contract market (DCM) and derivatives clearing organization (DCO). As we scale, the legal and regulatory infrastructure supporting our FCM relationships has to keep pace with the business. This role exists to own that work directly — not manage it from a distance.
You'll sit inside a small, senior legal team and work closely with Compliance, Surveillance, and product. The mandate is clear: keep the FCM function legally sound, anticipate regulatory risk before it becomes a problem, and engage with the...
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