Head of Markets

About PolymarketPolymarket 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.About the roleThis is a senior executive role reporting directly to the Founder & CEO. You’ll own the full market lifecycle: what gets listed and why, how markets are structured, how liquidity develops, how markets resolve, and how all of it compounds into a platform that every day traders and sophisticated institutions trust with their capital.The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in financial markets and is ready to build out the operational cadence and structure for the markets function, powering one of the most exciting, emerging asset classes of our time.What you’ll doLead a team across market selection, liquidity, operations, and resolutionDrive market listing strategy — sharp instinct for what generates trading interest, not just supplyBuild frameworks for evaluating market viability: event significance, tradability, audience reachOwn market structure — tick sizes, fees, rebates, incentive design — ensuring tight spreads and durable liquidityBuild and manage relationships with market makers, trading firms, and LPs; primary contact for key counterpartiesDesign liquidity programs and commercial partnerships that attract and retain committed capitalWork with media, sports, politics and other partner organizations to shape resolution strategy and determine viability of outcomeDefine scalable systems for mark