US Filings Lead

As US Filings Lead at Polymarket, you own the CFTC 40.2 self-certification and 40.6 rule amendment pipeline end to end. You work at the intersection of markets, compliance, and legal, partnering with the Markets team to structure new markets so they are both tradeable and certifiable. This role requires understanding how markets work, not just how to file them: contract design, market structure, and the economic impact of fees and incentives, alongside regulatory requirements. You report to Compliance and work day to day with the Markets team in New York.

What you'll do

• Work with the Markets team on new markets from the start: contract terms, settlement sources, and resolution criteria
• Work with compliance, fraud, surveillance, and market operations teams to design the infrastructure to build and surveil event contracts, futures, and perpetuals
• Draft and own 40.2 and 40.6 filing packages that hold up to CFTC review under the CEA and DCM Core Principles
• Own filings for fees and incentive programs and understand how each affects liquidity and trading
• Run the compliance-review gate
• Lead high-stakes regulatory strategy and represent Polymarket US in complex negotiations with CFTC Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk staff, defending novel contract structures and preempting formal stays or disapprovals
• Track listings and filings across the industry and flag what matters for Polymarket and why
• Keep templates and the filing catalog current, and use AI and automation to speed up drafting, review, and the filing pipeline
• Architect the regulatory pathways for first-of-their-kind products, including event contracts, crypto derivatives, and perpetuals, translating ambiguous or evolving CEA interpretations into scalable, defensible market frameworks
• Partner directly with Executive Leadership, Product, and Legal to evaluate commercial trade-offs, advise on regulatory risk appetite for high-profile markets, and inform long-term exchange roadmap decisions

What you bring

• 7-12+ years at a DCM, SEF, DCO, FCM, or derivatives firm, or in a legal or regulatory practice serving them
• Hands-on experience with CFTC certifications, rule filings, or exchange rulebooks
• A strong grasp of market structure
• Working knowledge of the CEA, CFTC Part 40, and the DCM Core Principles
• Clear, precise writing for regulators and internal teams
• Ability to balance quality and rigor with speed
• Comfort using AI tools in day-to-day work

Nice to have

• A JD, or a background in trading or market structure
• Experience with event contracts or prediction markets
• Direct experience working with CFTC staff
• Experience automating document workflows with AI tools, SQL, or scripting

What we offer

• Full-time position based in New York, NY (in office strongly preferred)

About Polymarket

Polymarket is the world's leading prediction markets platform and a CFTC-regulated designated contract market. It lets people trade on real-world events, from political elections to sports outcomes to macroeconomic data releases, turning any question about the future into a tradeable contract.