Senior Risk Manager

About the Company

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.

Responsibilities

• Build the risk framework, defining parameters like max open interest, position size limits, leverage tiers, and margin requirements
• Design liquidation and insurance fund protocols to manage liquidations and offload risk
• Build risk monitoring infrastructure and tooling for visibility into account health, exposure concentration, and exchange solvency
• Establish operating protocols and playbooks for responding to stressed market conditions and exchange dislocations
• Build internal tools for evaluating risk using Python, SQL, or other data analysis tools

Requirements

• Deep trading experience with a background at a trading firm or exchange
• Hands-on experience managing liquidations and navigating crisis moments in live markets
• Strong grasp of how major crypto exchanges operate
• In-depth knowledge of margin mechanics, funding rates, index price, and mark price
• Ability to act quickly and decisively under pressure
• Strong counterparty relationships and comfort working with trading firms

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, or other data analysis tools for building risk monitoring infrastructure

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity
• Unlimited PTO
• Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
• 401k match
• Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories