Trade Surveillance Analyst

Posted 9 Days Ago
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
Entry level
Information Technology • Software
The Role
As a Trade Surveillance Analyst, you will monitor trading activity for potential market abuse, document reviews, and support KYC/AML procedures while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
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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 escalate 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

Top Skills

Excel
Google Sheets
Python
SQL
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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
84 Employees
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

Polymarket is an information markets platform, where speculators bet on the world's most highly-debated topics (COVID, Politics, etc) — producing actionable insight on the matters most important to society, and helping you better plan for your future.

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