Trade Surveillance Analyst

Polymarket; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & equity

Unlimited PTO

Health, Vision, & Dental coverage

401k match

Hardware setup — new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories

Job summary

A leading prediction market platform is seeking a Trade Surveillance Analyst to monitor real-time trading activities and investigate potential market abuses. The role demands strong analytical and communication skills, with responsibilities including documenting surveillance reviews and enforcing compliance procedures. Ideal candidates should be comfortable with trading data and familiar with event markets. Benefits include competitive salary, unlimited PTO, and comprehensive health coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, risk, investigations, or exchange operations is a plus.
• Familiarity with futures, event markets, and trading concepts is required.
• Willingness to work overnight shifts and weekends.
• Willingness to work overnight shifts and weekends.
• Familiarity with futures, event markets and trading concepts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor trading activity across event markets in real time.
• Use surveillance tools to detect anomalies and flag risks.
• Investigate alerts and unusual trading patterns.
• Clearly document surveillance reviews for internal escalation.
• Support the enforcement of KYC/AML procedures.
• Partner closely with Legal, Risk, and Technology teams to improve surveillance systems and compliance workflows.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Exceptional attention to detail

High integrity

Strong communication

Sound judgment under pressure

Comfort working with trading data

Identifying behavioral patterns

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

Python

Job description

About Polymarket

Polymarket 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 role

Polymarket is building next-generation event market infrastructure with a focus on trust, transparency, and market integrity. We're hiring a Trade Surveillance Analyst to help monitor trading activity, investigate suspicious behavior, and strengthen our exchange surveillance program.

What you'll do

• Monitor trading activity across event markets in real time and through post-trade reviews to identify potential market abuse

• Use surveillance tools and dashboards to detect anomalies, flag risk, and elevate concerns

• Investigate alerts and unusual trading patterns (e.g., wash trading, manipulative order behavior)

• Clearly document surveillance reviews and support internal escalations as needed

• Support the enforcement of KYC/AML procedures and transaction monitoring

• Partner closely with Legal, Risk, and Technology teams to improve surveillance systems and compliance workflows

What we're looking for

• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail

• High integrity, strong communication, and sound judgment under pressure

• Comfort working with trading data and identifying behavioral patterns

• Willingness to work overnight shifts and weekends

• Familiarity with futures, event markets, and trading concepts

Nice to haves

• Experience in compliance, risk, investigations, or exchange operations

• Proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets (SQL or Python is a plus)

• Familiarity with trade surveillance platforms

• Experience at a proprietary trading firm, Futures Commission Merchant, or broker-dealer

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity

• Unlimited PTO, Health, Vision, & Dental coverage

• 401k match

• Hardware setup — new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories