Senior Manager, Strategic Finance

Senior Manager, Strategic Finance

Polymarket US is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Finance to lead financial planning and performance management for our U.S. business and regulated entities. This person will own an integrated three-statement forecast by department and legal entity, together with the consolidated U.S. outlook.

This is a hands-on role for a finance leader who can build durable planning processes, partner effectively with business leaders, and translate operating drivers into clear financial implications. The scope includes headcount and vendor planning, cash and liquidity, cost of sales, revenue sharing, customer acquisition economics, and management reporting.

The ideal candidate combines rigorous modeling, strong accounting fluency, and practical judgment. They can move easily between detailed analysis and executive-level insight, challenge assumptions constructively, and create trust through accurate, transparent, decision-useful work.

Integrated Planning And Forecasting

• Build and maintain an integrated three-statement model by department and legal entity, with a consolidated view of the U.S. business.
• Lead annual planning, periodic reforecasts, long-range planning, and scenario analysis.
• Maintain clear assumptions, documentation, and version control so forecasts are reliable, auditable, and repeatable.

Business Partnership And Performance Management

• Establish a monthly and quarterly cadence with business leaders to review performance, outlook, hiring, vendor commitments, and key risks and opportunities.
• Translate operating plans into driver-based budgets and forecasts, and help leaders evaluate financial tradeoffs.
• Deliver clear variance analysis and recommendations that strengthen accountability and decision-making.

Entity And Consolidated Financial Planning

• Produce entity-level and consolidated U.S. forecasts, including cash, working capital, intercompany activity, shared costs, and funding requirements.
• Forecast liquidity and regulatory capital needs for the U.S. regulated entities.
• Identify emerging financial risks and develop practical scenarios and mitigation options.

Revenue, Cost Of Sales, And Unit Economics

• Incorporate commercial assumptions into the financial plan and assess their impact on revenue, gross margin, cash flow, and resource needs.
• Build driver-based forecasts for cost of sales and other transaction-driven expenses, including payment, settlement, fraud, chargeback, market, and infrastructure costs where applicable.
• Model revenue-share arrangements, customer acquisition spend, and contribution economics to support commercial decisions.
• Reconcile forecasts to actual results and explain rate, volume, mix, timing, and classification variances.

Reporting And Process Improvement

• Prepare concise monthly and quarterly reporting that explains performance, changes in outlook, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Use AI-enabled tools, automation, and scalable planning systems to improve forecast accuracy, accelerate variance analysis and reporting, and expand self-service financial insight while maintaining appropriate controls over data quality and confidentiality.
• Ensure U.S. forecasts and assumptions are reflected consistently in broader company planning.

Benefits

- Competitive salary & equity

- Unlimited PTO

- Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage

- 401k match

- Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories