Macro Markets Lead

You own the macroeconomic, financial, and geopolitical markets vertical across Polymarket US and Polymarket International. You manage coverage, liquidity, resolution frameworks, data integrity, and strategic partnerships. You identify new markets, collaborate with market makers and trading firms, integrate economic and financial data sources, build reliable resolution systems, and work with product, engineering, compliance, economists, and data vendors to improve market accuracy and performance.

Responsibilities

• Own the macro vertical across Polymarket US and Polymarket International
• Identify and prioritize macroeconomic releases, financial events, and geopolitical catalysts for new markets
• Design systematic and discretionary pipelines for new macro markets
• Collaborate with market makers and trading firms to structure incentives, fees, and quoting standards
• Build transparent resolution systems using official government data, economic releases, and automated feeds
• Integrate economics data providers, financial APIs, and government datasets
• Develop partnerships with data firms, economic research institutions, financial media, and macro-adjacent platforms
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and compliance to launch macro features
• Monitor volume, spreads, participation, and latency across macro markets

Requirements

• 2+ years in macro trading, economic forecasting, derivatives markets, or event-driven research
• Deep understanding of liquidity mechanics, market microstructure, and macroeconomic forecasting models
• Technical fluency with APIs, data feeds, and economic releases
• Product sensibility and understanding of systems, incentives, user flows, and feedback loops
• Comfort operating in regulated and unregulated environments
• Experience at a regulated exchange, derivatives venue, or DCM/DCO is a plus
• Background in quantitative research or market-making is a plus
• Relationships with macro data vendors, economists, or research desks are a plus
• Deep knowledge of macroeconomics and financial markets is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Unlimited PTO
• Full health, vision, and dental coverage
• 401k match
• New MacBook Pro, large display, and accessories