Manager- Clearing and Treasury Operations

About PolymarketPolymarket is the world's largest prediction market platform. We enable individuals to express views on real-world events by trading on outcomes across politics, economics, sports, culture, and current affairs. Built as a peer-to-peer marketplace with no centralized "house," Polymarket aggregates diverse opinions into transparent, market-based probabilities that reflect collective expectations about the future.We're growing fast — both in terms of volume ($21B traded in 2025) and adoption as an alternative news source. Our ambition is to become a ubiquitous beacon of truth in global media and we need your help adding fuel to the fire.About the RolePolymarket is looking for a Manager of Clearing and Treasury Operations to own clearing/treasury operations across our Control Desk, Clearinghouse, DCO, DCM, and ISV functions. Polymarket US is a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization — and we are building the operational backbone from the ground up. This is not a maintenance role. You will help define what good looks like, build processes that don't yet exist, and operate in a regulated environment that moves faster than most.The right person has spent real time in the operational trenches of financial markets — worked through breaks, failed settlements, liquidity crunches, and regulatory inquiries firsthand. You need to be senior enough to make sound decisions independently, hands-on enough to build SOPs yourself, and sharp enough to identify what's broken before it becomes a problem. This is a rare opportunity to get in early, build from the ground up, and leave a permanent mark on how a next-generation exchange operates.What You'll DoEvaluate the existing DCO clearing/treasury environment and identify what needs to be built, improved, or replaced to support scaleOwn clearing/treasury-related SOPs, runbooks, escalation paths, and internal documentation — if a process doesn't have a document, you write it; if it's outdated, you fix itPartner daily with Control Desk, Clearinghouse, DCM, DCO, Finance, Treasury, Compliance, Product, Engineering, the ISV team, and CX to keep clearing/treasury operations running and drive improvements across all touch pointsServe as the operational thought leader for client-facing process quality — translate user pain points into process improvements and SLA enhancements, and close the loop between what clients experience and how the back office operatesSupport treasury management, cash movement, reconciliation, settlement, and liquidity workflows; understand where the money is at every point in the lifecycleDefine and operate within SLAs — where they don't yet exist, propose them, document them, and hold the organization to themIdentify operational gaps, control weaknesses, and tooling deficiencies; bring problems forward with proposed solutions, not just observationsPartner with Product and Engineering to build and improve clearing/treasury tools, exception management workflows, dashboards, and operational controlsSupport issue triage and resolution across clearing, settlement, treasury, and exchange operations — stay calm when things go sideways and move quickly to resolveWhat We're Looking For5+ years of hands-on experience in financial markets operations with direct, demonstrated depth across clearing, settlement, and treasuryHands-on experience with treasury management, liquidity operations, cash movement, and reconciliation workflows — you understand where the money is and how it moves at every point in the lifecycleStrong working knowledge of clearing and treasury workflows, trade lifecycle, reconciliation, settlement, operational controls, and escalation managementExperience operating in regulated financial services environments with a practical understanding of what compliance and control actually requireAbility to independently create SOPs, process maps, controls documentation, and runbooks — you don't need someone to write the outlineStrong analytical skills with the ability to work fluidly across business, compliance, finance, and technical teams without losing the threadPrior experience at an FCM, clearinghouse, exchange, broker-dealer, or regulated fintechSelf-starter mentality — you know what matters and go after it without waiting to be toldCalm under pressure and able to operate effectively in a high-velocity, high-stakes environment(Plus) Experience with futures, options, swaps, derivatives, or other exchange-traded products(Plus) Experience partnering with Product and Engineering to build operational tooling, exception workflows, or internal controls infrastructureBenefitsCompetitive salary & equityUnlimited PTOFull Health, Vision, & Dental coverage401k matchHardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessoriesLocationNew YorkEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentOperations