Senior Manager of KYC

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 and continuously maintain the CIP, CDD, and EDD policies, procedures, and process documentation.
• Design and refine customer risk-rating methodologies, escalation criteria, decisioning frameworks, and documentation standards.
• Review escalated EDD cases and establish quality assurance and quality control processes for audit-ready KYC files.
• Manage, hire, train, coach, and develop a team of KYC and AML analysts.
• Partner with Product, Operations, and Legal to embed KYC and CIP requirements into onboarding workflows.
• Track program metrics, present findings to senior leadership and the Risk Committee, represent the AML and sanctions function, and manage relationships with screening, case-management, blockchain-analytics, AI, and automation vendors.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive BSA/AML experience, including direct ownership or leadership of a KYC program at a FinTech, derivatives firm, or broker-dealer.
• 5+ years managing and developing AML and KYC analyst teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
• Hands-on experience designing or rebuilding CIP, CDD, and EDD frameworks, including risk-rating methodologies, escalation criteria, and documentation standards.
• Strong knowledge of BSA requirements and CFTC/NFA expectations for DCMs, DCOs, and FCMs.
• Experience embedding KYC requirements into product onboarding workflows and supporting regulatory exams, audits, or independent testing with minimal findings.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting metrics and escalations to senior leadership or board-level stakeholders.

Nice to have

• CAMS certification or Chainalysis credentials such as Chainalysis Fundamentals or Ethereum Investigations.
• Experience at a CFTC- or NFA-registered entity.
• Experience evaluating AI or automation vendors in a compliance function.
• Familiarity with Looker, R, or Stata for trend analysis and reporting.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Full health, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• New MacBook Pro, display, and accessories provided.