Compliance Technology Associate

About the role

The Compliance team at Polymarket ensures the company meets regulatory obligations. This role involves drafting, updating, and versioning compliance policies, procedures, and self-certification filings related to system safeguards and electronic trading controls. It also includes maintaining documentation, coordinating testing schedules, managing regulatory filings, and serving as the connective tissue between Compliance and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Draft, update, and version-control compliance policies, procedures, and self-certification filings related to system safeguards and electronic trading controls.
• Maintain all documentation required under CFTC Regulations 38.1051 and 39.18, including enterprise risk management, information security, and business continuity program records.
• Track penetration testing, vulnerability testing, and controls testing schedules.
• Cook with engineering to ensure tests are completed on time and findings are documented with clear remediation plans.
• Cook with engineering to coordinate annual and special system safeguards reviews and audits conducted by independent third parties, managing logistics, information requests, and follow-up correspondence.
• Act as the primary liaison between Compliance and Technology teams to ensure safeguards documentation accurately reflects current infrastructure and controls.
• Support responses to CFTC examinations, inquiries, and requests for information related to technology and system safeguards matters.
• Monitor CFTC regulatory developments related to technology and system safeguards requirements and flag material changes to the Compliance Technology Lead with a summary of what they mean for our programs.

Requirements

• Direct experience with CFTC regulatory compliance, including familiarity with the filing and documentation requirements imposed on registered DCMs and DCOs.
• Proven ability to own compliance workflows end-to-end, including audits, gap analyses, and remediation tracking, without significant hand-holding from senior staff.
• Strong written skills. You can produce clean, precise compliance documentation and regulatory filings without a heavy editing pass from your manager.
• Ability to communicate regulatory requirements clearly to engineering and product teams. You can turn a CFTC rule into a concrete ask for a technical audience.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where priorities shift and timelines are tight.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working at a DCM or DCO.
• Direct experience coordinating third-party system safeguards audits, including managing independent contractor relationships and CFTC correspondence related to audit findings.

Skills

• Experience with CFTC Regulations 38.1051 and 39.18.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity
• Unlimited PTO
• Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
• 401k match
• Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories