Trade Surveillance Analyst
Polymarket
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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About the role
- 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
Requirements
- 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
- Experience in compliance, risk, investigations, or exchange operations (Nice to have)
- Proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets (SQL or Python is a plus) (Nice to have)
- Familiarity with trade surveillance platforms (Nice to have)
- Experience at a proprietary trading firm, Futures Commission Merchant, or broker-dealer (Nice to have)
Benefits
- Competitive salary & equity
- Unlimited PTO, Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
- 401k match
- Hardware setup — new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
analytical skillsattention to detailtrading data analysisbehavioral pattern identificationExcelGoogle SheetsSQLPythontrade surveillance platformscompliance investigations
Soft Skills
high integritystrong communicationsound judgment under pressure