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 is building a regulated US exchange, and we're hiring a Quant Risk Manager to anchor the risk function from the ground up. This is not a maintenance role. You'll be designing the models, frameworks, and systems that protect the exchange as we launch perpetuals and traditional commodity derivatives into a live, fast-moving market.
What they're looking for
- Hands-on experience managing derivatives or futures risk, either at an exchange, clearinghouse, or trading firm where real money was on the line
- Quantitative risk management background with direct ownership of model development, not just consumption of outputs from a research team
- Strong financial modeling skills in Python. You write clean, production-quality code and move fast
- Comfort working with AI tools across the full development cycle. You use them to ship better work faster, not as a shortcut around understanding
- Deep familiarity with exchange mechanics: order books, market making dynamics, margin and collateral management, position limits, and liquidation
- Working knowledge of CFTC regulations for designated contract markets, including reporting requirements, capital rules, and conduct standards
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 is building a regulated US exchange, and we're hiring a Quant Risk Manager to anchor the risk function from the ground up. This is not a maintenance role. You'll be designing the models, frameworks, and systems that protect the exchange as we launch perpetuals and traditional commodity derivatives into a live, fast-moving market.
The US Exchange team is small and moving quickly. You'll work directly with engineers, product leads, and compliance to translate quantitative risk thinking into real infrastructure. That means writing code,...
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