People Business Partner

Polymarket•New York, NY

13d

About The Position

Polymarket is looking for its first HR Business Partner to serve as the primary people partner to a defined set of executives and their organizations. You'll own decisions within those groups rather than routing them upward — advising on org design, performance, employee relations, and talent while the company scales fast. This is a foundational role. You'll define how the HRBP function operates at Polymarket and partner with the Head of People Experience to build manager enablement that scales beyond your own client groups.

Requirements

5+ years as an HR Business Partner in a tech company, with clear experience owning a client group end to end
Proven track record coaching managers through performance management, including documentation and formal plans, without letting cases drag
Experience advising senior or executive leaders on org decisions, and comfortable holding a position when you disagree
Strong diagnostic instincts — you can separate an isolated issue from a systemic one and recommend interventions that match the actual problem
Experience running performance calibration and helping leaders hold a consistent bar across their teams
Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where process supports the work rather than defining it

Nice To Haves

Experience at a crypto, fintech, or web3 company
Experience at a high-growth startup where the playbook was still being written

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary people partner to a defined set of executives and their organizations, operating with the autonomy to own decisions within those groups rather than routing them upward
Advise leaders on org design and headcount planning — including structure, span of control, role clarity, and leveling — while decisions are still being shaped rather than after they're made
Own performance management end to end for your client groups, from cycle facilitation through calibration, holding a consistent bar across managers who assess talent differently
Coach leaders to identify underperformance early and address it decisively, with documentation and process that hold up to scrutiny
Coach managers across your business units — spanning new-manager onboarding, escalation support, and ongoing development — and build enough trust that they raise problems while they're still small
Own employee relations for your groups, including intake, investigation, and resolution, escalating high-risk or cross-organizational matters with clear documentation and a recommended path forward
Partner with leaders on succession planning and identification of high-potential talent, including where the org is one departure away from a real gap
Serve as the change management partner for reorganizations, leadership transitions, and structural shifts within your client groups
Run feedback cycles, engagement pulse checks, and stay interviews, then translate what you learn into recommendations leadership can act on
Define how the HRBP function operates at Polymarket and partner with the Head of People Experience to build manager enablement that scales beyond your own client groups