People Programs Manager

Location: New York, United States; on-site

Company

Polymarket operates a peer-to-peer prediction market platform where users trade on outcomes across politics, economics, sports, culture, and current affairs.

What you will do

• Own the employee lifecycle experience, including onboarding, offboarding, and exit processes, and design programs that scale with headcount.
• Lead culture and engagement programming, including offsites, recurring events, recognition, and ERGs, in partnership with Workplace.
• Design and run engagement surveys, pulse checks, and listening tours, translating results into program improvements.
• Build manager-facing infrastructure such as development surveys, self-service tools, and feedback-cycle facilitation.
• Convert ad hoc programs into repeatable, budgeted processes while managing vendors, logistics, and program impact reporting.
• Run the internship program independently from design through execution.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of end-to-end people programs experience at a technology company or high-growth startup.
• Direct ownership of onboarding or performance cycles, including design, execution, and iteration.
• Experience managing vendors, budgets, and logistics across multiple programs.
• Strong program design skills focused on repeatable, documented processes.
• Track record of connecting people programs to measurable outcomes.
• Strong written communication and the ability to operate autonomously in a fast-moving environment.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting or building ERG programs.
• Background spanning both employee lifecycle programs and culture or events work.
• Familiarity with HRIS and survey tools such as Workday, Lattice, or Culture Amp.

Culture & Benefits

• High-autonomy People team with ownership of the full employee experience.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Full health, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• MacBook Pro, display, and accessories provided.