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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