Head of Early Career Recruiting

Polymarket

New York, NY

On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior-level talent professionals who can build and scale university recruiting programs.

Best fit for

Candidates with experience creating scalable talent programs from scratch and managing large budgets
— “Own our campus recruiting strategy — build a year-round plan for target schools, hackathons, career fairs, partnerships, and other early-talent channels, including budget, staffing, travel, and ROI”
Individuals who thrive in high-ownership, ambiguous environments with a focus on innovation
— “A builder’s mindset — you thrive in ambiguity, take ownership, and aren’t afraid to experiment and iterate”
Candidates with a background in creative university recruitment channels like hackathons or technical communities
— “Experience with hackathons, technical talent communities, or other creative university recruiting channels is a plus”

Things to consider

This role demands a high level of cross-functional coordination and executive communication
— “Partner with senior leaders and hiring managers across engineering, product, design, legal, finance, marketing, and other functions”
The position involves significant campus presence and event management responsibilities
— “Build Polymarket’s campus presence — create a distinctive, repeatable playbook for how we show up on campus”

How to stand out

Highlight your experience in designing and executing end-to-end early-career talent programs
— “Track record of building systems and programs from the ground up”
Demonstrate your ability to create unique campus engagement strategies that reflect company culture
— “Cultural fluency and strong taste — you know how to create campus experiences that feel relevant, energetic, and distinctly Polymarket”
Emphasize your track record in managing large budgets and coordinating complex initiatives
— “Own a large budget, coordinate many moving pieces, and move quickly”
Showcase your experience in leading small teams and setting operational standards
— “Build and lead the team — hire and manage a small early-career recruiting team as the program scales”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

built scalable recruiting systems
managed high-volume hiring processes
partnered with senior leadership

Typical background

5+ years in recruiting or talent acquisition

Skills & requirements

Required

Campus RecruitingUniversity Talent ProgramsRecruiting InfrastructureTeam ManagementExecutive Presence

Preferred

Data AnalysisProject Management

About the role

Original posting from Polymarket via Ashby

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 looking for a Head of Early Career Recruiting to build our university recruiting and internship programs from the ground up. You’ll own our strategy for attracting exceptional early-career talent across engineering, product, design, and business functions — from our presence on campus through internship and full-time conversion.
This is a high-ownership, highly visible role. You’ll build the systems, experiences, and team needed to make Polymarket a standout destination for exceptional early-career talent. You’ll combine strong operational rigor with creativity and cultural fluency to figure out how Polymarket should show up on campus.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Own our campus recruiting strategy — build a year-round plan for target schools, hackathons, career fairs, partnerships, and other early-talent channels, including budget, staffing, travel, and ROI
Build Polymarket’s campus presence — create a distinctive, repeatable playbook for how we show up on campus, from event strategy and activations to candidate capture and follow-up
Launch and run our internship program — build a structured, high-quality experience from recruiting through onboarding, programming, manager enablement, and full-time conversion
Build the recruiting infrastructure — design scalable application, assessment, screening, and interview workflows that surface the strongest candidates and make it easy for hiring teams to engage them
Partner with senior leaders and hiring managers across engineering, product, design, legal, finance, marketing, and other functions to plan headcount, define hiring needs, and build effective early-career pipelines
Build and lead the team — hire and manage a small early-career recruiting team as the program scales, while setting the operating standards and culture for the function
Represent Polymarket externally — bring the right engineers, product leaders, designers, and business leaders into our campus strategy and build relationships with students, faculty, and university communities
Use data and judgment to iterate — measure pipeline quality, conversion, event ROI, and program performance to continuously improve our approach
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
5–10+ years of experience building or scaling campus recruiting, university talent, early-career, or similarly complex talent programs
Track record of building systems and programs from the ground up — you’re as comfortable designing the infrastructure as you are executing against it
Exceptional operational rigor and project management skills, with the ability to own a large budget, coordinate many moving pieces, and move quickly
Strong executive presence and communication skills — you’re comfortable representing Polymarket externally and influencing senior stakeholders internally
Cultural fluency and strong taste — you know how to create campus experiences that feel relevant, energetic, and distinctly Polymarket
Ability to work across technical and business functions without needing to be the subject-matter expert for every role
A builder’s mindset — you thrive in ambiguity, take ownership, and aren’t afraid to experiment and iterate
Experience with hackathons, technical talent communities, or other creative university recruiting channels is a plus
Experience at a startup, high-growth technology company, or consulting/strategy environment is a plus
BENEFITS
Competitive salary & equity
Unlimited PTO
Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
401k match
Hardware setup: new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories
PAY TRANSPARENCY
Base salary range: $200,000 to $300,000 annually, plus equity and benefits.
This range reflects a good-faith estimate for this position. Experience levels vary widely within a title here, so please reach out even if your expectations fall outside it. We're always happy to chat.

Source: Polymarket careers (Ashby)