# Derivative Sales Lead

**Company:** [Polymarket](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/polymarket)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Account Executive
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Perpetual Futures, Derivatives Trading, Retail Sales, Vip Account Management, Business Development, Crypto Exchange Sales, Funding Rates, Liquidation Mechanics, Margin Modes, Client Onboarding, Pipeline Management, Relationship Management
**Posted:** 2026-06-26

> First dedicated sales hire for Polymarket Perps. Build and manage a book of high-value retail derivatives traders, owning the full sales cycle from sourcing to onboarding and retention.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Build and own a pipeline of VIP retail traders — active derivatives traders across crypto and traditional markets who are a natural fit for Polymarket Perps
- Drive the full sales cycle end to end: outreach, qualification, conversion, onboarding, and ongoing relationship management
- Develop a deep understanding of how high-value retail traders think about perps — spreads, funding, leverage, margin — and use that to position Polymarket's product effectively
- Own onboarding for your book: coordinate across product, legal, and compliance to get clients live quickly and with a great experience
- Serve as the voice of VIP retail clients internally — synthesize feedback on product gaps, pricing, and UX and relay it to the perps product team
- Build playbooks, outreach templates, and onboarding materials as you learn what works — leave the next hire better off than you started
- Track client activity and health across your book; flag churn risk early and identify opportunities to grow wallet share
- Represent Polymarket at trading events, crypto conferences, and community spaces where your target clients spend time

## What We're Looking For
- 3+ years in a client-facing derivatives role — retail sales, VIP account management, or business development at a crypto exchange, CFD broker, derivatives platform, or similar
- Deep familiarity with perpetual futures: how they're structured, how retail traders use them, and what matters to a power user — funding rates, liquidation mechanics, tick size, margin modes
- Demonstrated ability to source and close — you've built relationships from cold and converted them into active, revenue-generating clients
- Comfortable owning a book independently with no existing infrastructure; you know how to prioritize and create process where none exists
- Excellent communicator — clear and direct in writing and in person, able to simplify complex product mechanics for non-technical clients
- High ownership mentality — you identify what needs to happen and make it happen without waiting to be told
- Comfortable working across product, legal, compliance, and operations to push deals and onboardings across the finish line

**Nice-to-haves:**
- Experience at a top-tier crypto derivatives exchange (Binance, Bybit, OKX, dYdX, Hyperliquid, or similar) in a sales or VIP coverage capacity
- Existing network of active retail derivatives traders or trading communities
- Familiarity with prediction markets or event-driven trading
- Track record of building a client vertical or product line from scratch

## Benefits
- Competitive salary & equity
- Unlimited PTO
- Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
- 401k match
- Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories

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