Sports Markets Lead

Polymarket•New York, NY

About The Position

Polymarket is looking for a Sports Markets Lead to own everything related to sports across both Polymarket US (off-chain) and Polymarket International (on-chain). You'll be responsible for the entire sports vertical: coverage, liquidity, resolution, and partnerships — combining the instincts of a bookmaker with the precision of a product manager. This is a hands-on, high-leverage role for someone who understands how sports trading works under the hood — data, feeds, models, latency, liquidity, and market flow. You'll work directly with the Head of Markets, partnering closely with liquidity providers, engineers, compliance, and data vendors to build infrastructure that makes Polymarket faster, deeper, and more accurate than any sportsbook.

Requirements

2+ years leading sports trading, sportsbook operations, or sports exchange systems
Deep understanding of liquidity mechanics, odds compilation, and market-making models
Strong technical fluency — able to spec APIs, debug data feeds, and work directly with engineers
Product sensibility — you think in systems, user flows, and feedback loops
Comfort operating in regulated and unregulated environments simultaneously
High-agency mindset and appetite for ownership; thrives in fast-moving, high-stakes environments

Nice To Haves

Experience at a regulated exchange or DCM/DCO
Background in quantitative trading or market-making
Existing relationships with sports data or trading firms
Obsession with sports, markets, and competition

Responsibilities

Own the sports vertical — from NFL moneylines to bespoke, news-driven markets
Expand coverage by identifying and prioritizing events worth listing; design systematic and discretionary pipelines for new markets
Drive liquidity by working with top-tier market makers and trading firms to structure incentives, fees, and quoting standards
Build faster, more reliable resolution systems using data feeds, APIs, and automation frameworks
Integrate data sources — work with providers like Sportsdata.io and others to ensure real-time accuracy and resilience
Shape partnerships with leagues, data firms, and sports-adjacent brands to expand Polymarket's reach
Collaborate with product, compliance, and engineering to ship sports features that meet regulatory and technical requirements
Track volume, spreads, participation, and latency across sports markets and relentlessly improve them