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PolymarketPolymarketNew York, NY

Sports Business Development Lead

Senior individual contributor owning end-to-end sports partnerships for Polymarket's prediction markets. Source, negotiate, and manage ISV/IB/data provider deals to drive distribution and trading volume in the sports vertical. Requires deep sports ecosystem network and full-cycle BD experience.

Salary not listed
On-site5+ YOEBusiness Development

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Source and qualify new sports partners across ISVs, IBs, and third-party app ecosystems, prioritizing deals that can drive meaningful distribution or downstream trading volume.
  • Own the full deal cycle from first conversation to signed agreement, managing commercial terms, legal review, and internal stakeholder alignment.
  • Negotiate partnership contracts directly, knowing when to push, when to compromise, and when to walk away.
  • Manage active sports channel relationships post-close, including governance, performance reporting, and ongoing partner health.
  • Build outreach frameworks and partnership playbooks that document what works so future hires can replicate the motion.
  • Work closely with product and operations to ensure partners have what they need to integrate and perform.
  • Represent Polymarket at relevant sports industry events and in the rooms where the right relationships get made.

What We're Looking For

  • Proven BD or partnerships experience in the sports industry, specifically working with leagues, teams, sports data providers, or media partners.
  • Track record of managing the full deal cycle independently, from sourcing through close.
  • An existing warm network in the sports tech or data ecosystem.
  • Experience closing deals with ISVs, IBs, or similar third-party distribution partners with measurable downstream results.
  • Comfort owning channel governance and reporting once deals are live.
  • Strong commercial instincts; understand deal economics, can draft term sheets.
  • Based in or willing to work from our NYC office.
  • (Plus) You've built a BD function or partnership playbook from scratch.

Benefits

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

Skills

Business DevelopmentPartnershipsDeal Negotiationsports industry knowledgeisv partnershipsib partnershipschannel managementContract Negotiationstakeholder alignmentperformance reporting
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