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Polygon Labs
18 days ago
## About **Polygon Labs** **Polygon Labs** is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the **Polygon Open Money Stack**, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role Polygon is building the infrastructure to move all money onchain. Stablecoins are becoming the settlement layer for global money movement, and Polygon is positioning itself at the centre of that shift through the **Open Money Stack**: a vertically integrated system combining open blockchain infrastructure, regulated fiat access, compliant wallets, and cross-chain payment orchestration. The commercial traction is real. Polygon is already generating meaningful revenue and growing fast. Recent acquisitions of **Coinme** (regulated US fiat on/off-ramps, money transmitter licenses, 50,000 retail locations) and **Sequence** (smart wallet technology, cross-chain intents) have expanded the product surface significantly. Market momentum is accelerating, with strong inbound interest from partners and the broader ecosystem. What comes next requires a different kind of commercial leadership. This is a **CRO role** for someone who wants to build, not optimise. You will take full ownership of the commercial organisation and turn strong, founder-led momentum into a scalable, disciplined revenue engine. ## Your Responsibilities - Own and scale **Polygon Labs'** global revenue organisation across enterprise sales, strategic collaborations, customer expansion, and revenue operations, with accountability for driving sustainable revenue growth - Define the commercial strategy and operating model required to scale revenue efficiently, including ICP prioritisation, pricing discipline, pipeline quality, and long-term customer value creation - Establish clear frameworks for ICP prioritisation, deal quality, pricing discipline, and commercial decision-making, with a focus on long-term strategic value, sustainable economics, and durable revenue growth - Build and operate the commercial cadence for the company, including pipeline governance, forecasting accuracy, deal reviews, compensation design, performance management, and executive reporting - Partner closely with **Product** and **Marketing** leadership to translate product strategy into scalable go-to-market execution, enterprise adoption, and measurable commercial outcomes - Develop and mentor senior commercial leaders capable of independently managing complex enterprise negotiations, executive stakeholder relationships, and strategic global accounts - Embed AI-enabled workflows across the commercial organisation to improve forecasting, deal analysis, account research, pipeline management, and operational efficiency at scale - Personally lead high-impact commercial situations when required, including strategic negotiations, executive customer engagements, and complex enterprise deals ## What You'll Need - Demonstrated experience building and scaling revenue operating systems within high-growth technology, payments, fintech, or financial infrastructure companies, including forecasting, RevOps, deal governance, and commercial performance management - Deep familiarity with blockchain technology and a strong belief in the potential for onchain payments to transform global money movement, with experience across stablecoins, wallets, payment infrastructure, or related ecosystems - A track record of leading complex enterprise sales cycles and commercial negotiations with global organisations, ideally across payments, financial infrastructure, fintech, or enterprise technology markets adopting blockchain-based solutions - Strong commercial judgment with the ability to balance short-term revenue opportunities against long-term strategic value and make clear prioritisation decisions in fast-moving environments - Experience leading senior commercial organisations within founder-led companies, with the ability to drive alignment, accountability, and execution across high-performing teams and cross-functional stakeholders - Strong AI fluency and demonstrated experience integrating AI into commercial workflows, operational processes, forecasting, account intelligence, and decision-making across an organisation ## Preferred Qualifications - Familiarity with platform or ecosystem-driven business models where growth depends on both direct commercial relationships and broader network adoption - Experience scaling commercial organisations through periods of rapid growth, organisational transformation, or structural change - Experience leading globally distributed commercial teams across multiple regions and enterprise markets ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the **Polygon Labs** total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance\* - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max) - $200 AI Program Allowance - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits \*In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific. 401k is for United States employees only. **Polygon Labs** is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. **Polygon Labs** is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. ## Learn More about Polygon Labs **Website** | **Twitter** | **Telegram** | **Reddit** | **Discord** | **Instagram** | **Facebook** | **LinkedIn** --- When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
Polygon Labs
25 days ago
## About Polygon Labs **Polygon Labs** is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the **Polygon Open Money Stack**, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role Polygon Labs runs a 200-person global workforce across multiple entities, jurisdictions, PEO arrangements, and employer-of-record structures. You will own the entire payroll and benefits function end to end, reporting to Finance leadership, with one direct report and significant cross-functional accountability across People, Legal, Tax, and Treasury. This role exists to do three things: keep payroll running without error across a complex global structure, consolidate that structure as Polygon's entity setup evolves, and build the automation and AI-assisted workflows that make the function faster and more resilient. You will be the company's subject matter expert on global payroll, benefits, equity compensation, and payroll tax compliance. ## Your Responsibilities - Own end-to-end global payroll processing across multiple jurisdictions, entity types, PEO providers, and employer-of-record arrangements, ensuring every payroll run is accurate and on time - Lead the consolidation of payroll operations within Polygon's evolving entity structure, identifying opportunities to reduce vendor complexity, lower processing costs, and tighten controls - Manage Polygon's equity and token compensation programs, including RSU and RTU administration, vesting schedules, and the payroll tax treatment of equity and digital asset remuneration - Own payroll accounting and the monthly close process, including NetSuite journal entries, accruals, general ledger reconciliation, and GAAP-compliant documentation across all pay cycles - Serve as the primary point of contact for US federal and state tax authorities, managing IRS and state agency correspondence, notices, multi-state tax registrations, nexus obligations, and SUI accounts - Build and deploy AI-assisted workflows to reduce manual payroll processing effort, improve variance detection, and strengthen reporting visibility across the full payroll cycle - Own all employee benefits programs globally, including health insurance, retirement plans, and statutory benefits, managing vendor relationships, renewals, and compliance across geographies - Partner with People, Legal, Tax, and Treasury as the go-to expert on payroll policy, workforce cost forecasting, and compliance risk, and mentor Janani as the function scales ## What You'll Need - Demonstrated experience managing multi-country payroll operations end to end, across a mix of entity types including PEOs, EORs, and locally incorporated entities - Deep payroll accounting expertise: month-end close, general ledger reconciliation, journal entries, accruals, and GAAP compliance in a multi-entity environment - Hands-on experience with US federal and state payroll tax compliance, including direct management of IRS and state agency correspondence, multi-state registrations, and nexus analysis - Proven track record of payroll consolidation, process centralisation, or system implementation — not just running existing processes, but improving them - Solid ERP experience, with **NetSuite** strongly preferred; familiarity with equity compensation platforms and RSU/RTU payroll tax treatment - Proven track record of using AI tools (such as **Claude**, **ChatGPT**, or workflow automation platforms) to redesign payroll or finance operations workflows: daily use of AI to reduce manual processing and improve controls is a baseline expectation in this role ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience in a Web3, fintech, or crypto-native organisation, particularly with token or digital asset compensation - Background in multi-entity international structures with exposure to entity consolidation projects - Familiarity with variable or usage-based compensation structures ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance* - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max) - $200 AI Allowance Program - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits *In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific.* *401k is for United States employees only.* --- Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. ## Learn More about Polygon Labs **Website** | **Twitter** | **Telegram** | **Reddit** | **Discord** | **Instagram** | **Facebook** | **LinkedIn** When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
Polygon Labs
25 days ago
## About Polygon Labs **Polygon Labs** is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the **Polygon Open Money Stack**, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role As **Senior Counsel, Product, Payments and Compliance** at Polygon Labs, you will play a critical role in shaping how next-generation payments infrastructure is built within the US regulatory landscape. Reporting to the **Chief Legal Officer**, you will partner closely with product and engineering teams to design, launch, and scale blockchain-based payment solutions that meet evolving financial regulatory requirements. This role goes beyond traditional legal advisory. You will help define and operationalize compliance frameworks and internal policies that enable Polygon Labs to build innovative, compliant payment products. If you are motivated by solving complex regulatory challenges and enabling responsible innovation in financial infrastructure, this role offers a unique opportunity to have outsized impact. ## Your Responsibilities - Serve as the primary legal advisor to product and engineering teams developing blockchain-based payments and financial infrastructure - Provide proactive legal and regulatory guidance on US financial services laws and frameworks, including money transmission, payments regulation, and related compliance obligations - Design, implement, and evolve internal compliance policies, product governance frameworks, and risk assessment processes aligned with US regulatory expectations - Partner closely with compliance, risk, and security teams to embed controls into product design and engineering workflows, including KYC, AML, sanctions, and data privacy requirements - Translate complex regulatory requirements and enforcement trends into clear, actionable guidance for product, engineering, and business teams - Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure product strategy aligns with legal, regulatory, and internal policy standards - Manage external counsel on specialized regulatory matters and support internal reviews related to product and operational risk ## What You'll Need - J.D. degree from an accredited law school and active admission to at least one U.S. state bar - 7+ years of legal experience, including law firm and/or in-house roles within fintech, payments, banking, or blockchain environments - Strong expertise in US financial services regulation, including money transmission, payments, and related regulatory frameworks - Demonstrated experience advising on product legal and compliance matters in fintech, crypto, or payments infrastructure - Proven experience building or implementing compliance policies, governance frameworks, or risk management programs in a technology or financial services context - Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical guidance for product and engineering teams in a fast-paced environment ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience supporting blockchain-based payments and stablecoin-related products - Familiarity with US regulatory agencies and frameworks (e.g., FinCEN, state money transmission regimes, and national regulatory licensing) - Background working with both traditional financial institutions and emerging fintech or web3 companies - Experience advising on data privacy, consumer protection, and financial crime compliance in product environments ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance\* - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max) - $200 AI Allowance Program - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits \* *In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific.* *401k is for United States employees only* --- Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. ## Learn More about Polygon Labs **Website** | **Twitter** | **Telegram** | **Reddit** | **Discord** | **Instagram** | **Facebook** | **LinkedIn** *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*
Polygon Labs
60 days ago
## About Polygon Labs Polygon Labs is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the Polygon Open Money Stack, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role Reporting to the Global Head of Business, you will lead and scale Partner Success at **Polygon Labs**, owning relationships with some of the most strategic customers in the ecosystem. This role is central to delivering a best-in-class client experience, from onboarding through long-term growth, while building the systems, processes, and team needed to support enterprise adoption of Polygon Labs’ products. If you are excited about shaping how leading institutions interact with blockchain infrastructure and driving measurable customer impact, this role offers the opportunity to build and lead a high-impact function from the front. ## Your Responsibilities - Build and maintain strong relationships with senior management and C-level stakeholders across strategic accounts - Lead and develop a team of account managers, establishing scalable processes across onboarding, implementation, and ongoing account management - Design and optimize end-to-end post-sales workflows to ensure a seamless client experience from contract close through go-live and beyond - Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Sales, Finance, and Marketing to represent the voice of the customer and influence product direction - Own customer retention, contract renewals, and expansion by identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities across Polygon Labs’ product suite - Establish data-driven reporting frameworks to track client satisfaction, adoption, and overall account health - Act as the primary escalation point for client issues, including billing, account inquiries, and audit-related requests - Lead regular client engagement cadences, including monthly check-ins and quarterly business reviews - Contribute to revenue tracking, forecasting, and reporting to internal leadership and external stakeholders - Operate as a strategic liaison between clients and internal leadership, ensuring alignment and proactive communication ## What You'll Need - 8+ years of experience in B2B relationship management, customer success, or account management, including leadership experience - Proven experience managing enterprise clients within fintech, payments, SaaS, or blockchain environments - Strong ability to build relationships with executive stakeholders and navigate complex organizational structures - Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing product and operational outcomes - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, structured messaging - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience working with blockchain or crypto-related products and infrastructure - Background in scaling customer success or account management teams in high-growth environments - Experience with contract negotiation, renewals, and dispute resolution - Familiarity with data-driven customer success tools and reporting frameworks ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance** - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max) - $200 AI Allowance Program - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits **In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific. *401k is for United States employees only* Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. **Learn More about Polygon Labs** [Website](https://polygon.technology/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon) | [Telegram](https://t.me/polygonofficial) | [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/0xPolygon/) | [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/0xPolygon) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/0xpolygon/) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/0xPolygon.Technology/) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/polygon-technology/) *When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.*
Polygon Labs
67 days ago
## About Polygon Labs Polygon Labs is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the Polygon Open Money Stack, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role Do you want to help define how money moves between Brazil and the rest of the world? As **BD Director, Payments (Brazil)**, you will play a critical role in scaling Polygon Labs’ onchain payments business across one of the most important global corridors. This is not a traditional sales role—you will act as a trusted advisor to leading financial institutions, fintechs, and payment service providers, helping them navigate and adopt onchain financial infrastructure. You will combine deep payments expertise with a strong commercial mindset to unlock new volume across Polygon Labs’ payments infrastructure, particularly across Brazil–US corridors. Working closely with product, partnerships, and leadership, you will help translate an evolving product suite into real-world adoption, shaping both go-to-market strategy and execution. This role is ideal for someone coming from traditional payments or fintech who wants to be at the forefront of stablecoins and onchain finance, and who can credibly engage senior stakeholders while driving measurable business outcomes. ## Your Responsibilities - Drive adoption and volume across Polygon Labs’ payments infrastructure, with a focus on Brazil-based institutions and cross-border corridors (especially Brazil–US) - Identify, prioritize, and engage high-impact institutions including banks, fintechs, PSPs, and remittance providers - Act as a trusted advisor to partners by translating Polygon Labs’ product suite into clear, relevant payments use cases - Structure and execute commercial opportunities from early-stage engagement through to signed agreements and scaled usage - Collaborate with internal teams (product, engineering, legal, marketing, finance) to deliver successful integrations and partner outcomes - Co-develop and execute go-to-market strategies with key ecosystem participants to accelerate adoption - Provide market intelligence and strategic input on where Polygon Labs should focus across partners, corridors, and use cases - Support selection and optimisation of local ramp infrastructure and partners in Brazil - Build and maintain high-quality materials (presentations, case studies, business cases) to support partner engagement and internal alignment - Maintain operational rigor through CRM management, pipeline tracking, and performance reporting ## What You'll Need - 6+ years of experience in payments, fintech, or financial services, with exposure to cross-border payments or remittances - Strong network within Brazil’s financial ecosystem (banks, fintechs, PSPs, or card networks) - Proven ability to originate and close complex B2B or institutional deals - Solid understanding of payments infrastructure, with working knowledge or strong interest in stablecoins and onchain finance - Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders through both commercial and advisory conversations - Fluency in Portuguese and English ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience working at leading fintechs, payment networks, or financial institutions (e.g., card networks, digital banks, remittance providers) - Exposure to stablecoins, blockchain, or digital asset initiatives within a traditional financial environment - Understanding of FX flows, capital controls, and emerging market payment dynamics - Experience supporting go-to-market strategy, product positioning, or pricing in payments - Spanish language proficiency ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance** - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max) - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - 1 company wide wellness Friday day off per quarter - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits **In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific. *401k is for United States employees only* Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. **Learn More about Polygon Labs** **Website | Twitter | Telegram | Reddit | Discord | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn** When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
Polygon Labs
67 days ago
## About Polygon Labs **Polygon Labs** is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the **Polygon Open Money Stack**, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role As a **Senior Backend Engineer** at Polygon Labs, you will play a key role in building **OMSX**, the unified gateway and dashboard for the Polygon Open Money Stack. OMSX is the primary interface through which developers and enterprises integrate with Polygon Labs’ financial infrastructure, including payments, wallets, and other onchain services. This is a greenfield opportunity to design and build backend systems from the ground up. You will work on high-scale infrastructure that will process hundreds of millions to billions in transaction volume, while shaping how developers interact with the Polygon Labs ecosystem. You will own meaningful parts of the backend architecture, contribute to critical system design decisions, and help establish the foundations for a platform that will power global money movement. ## Your Responsibilities You will design and build backend systems that power OMSX and the broader Polygon Open Money Stack, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and developer experience. - Design and implement scalable Go services that support high-throughput financial workloads - Build and maintain APIs that integrate across multiple internal services and external financial systems - Develop backend systems that handle large datasets with strong performance and reliability requirements - Optimize PostgreSQL queries and data models for high-scale production environments - Implement caching strategies and performance improvements using technologies such as Redis - Contribute to system observability through structured logging, metrics, and monitoring - Collaborate closely with frontend and platform teams to deliver a seamless developer and user experience - Participate in architectural discussions and make informed trade-offs across system design decisions ## What You'll Need - 5+ years of backend engineering experience, including 3+ years working with Go in production environments - Strong experience designing and building scalable, distributed systems and APIs - Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL, including query optimization and working with large datasets - Experience with caching strategies and systems such as Redis - Proven ability to build systems from scratch and operate independently in fast-paced environments - Solid understanding of system design, data flows, and service-to-service integrations ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience building financial systems, payments infrastructure, or other high-scale transaction platforms - Familiarity with developer-facing platforms (APIs, SDKs, dashboards) and developer experience best practices - Experience with observability tooling (metrics, logging, monitoring) in production systems - Experience with OLAP databases (such as ClickHouse and BigQuery) for business intelligence and analytics - Exposure to Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, or GitHub Actions - Interest in blockchain technology or financial systems ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full-time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry-leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance** - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (lifetime max) - $200 AI Program Allowance - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits **In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees and their dependents. This is country and plan specific. *401k is for United States employees only Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but do not necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
79 days ago
## About Polygon Labs **Polygon Labs** is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the **Polygon Open Money Stack**, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role You will play a foundational role in helping enterprises integrate and scale on the Polygon Open Money Stack. As a **Senior Technical Account Manager and Support Engineer**, you will own the technical relationship with customers after the deal is signed, guiding them through integration, production launch, and ongoing optimization. This role sits at the intersection of customer success, solutions engineering, and product infrastructure. You will work directly with enterprise engineering teams to implement payments infrastructure powered by Polygon technology while ensuring integrations remain reliable, scalable, and well supported in production. This is a hands-on role built for someone who enjoys working in APIs, logs, and integration environments while also building trusted relationships with senior technical stakeholders. Your work will directly influence how financial institutions, fintech companies, and digital platforms launch and expand payments capabilities on the Polygon Open Money Stack. ## Your Responsibilities You will lead the technical lifecycle of enterprise integrations while helping customers successfully deploy and scale payments infrastructure built on Polygon technology. ### Integration Leadership - Lead post-sale implementation for enterprise customers, establishing integration plans, shared communication channels, and clear delivery milestones - Serve as the primary technical contact throughout the integration lifecycle including API onboarding, webhook configuration, sandbox testing, UAT, and production launch - Troubleshoot integration blockers and diagnose API or infrastructure issues, escalating to Product Engineering when deeper investigation is required - Run regular integration status meetings with customer engineering teams and maintain visibility across internal stakeholders - Create integration documentation, runbooks, and internal handoff notes that improve repeatability across implementations ### Technical Account Management - Own the post-launch technical relationship for a portfolio of enterprise accounts across high-priority customer tiers - Monitor integration health, transaction activity, and platform usage to proactively identify optimization opportunities or risks - Conduct quarterly business reviews with technical and product leadership at customer organizations - Identify expansion opportunities within accounts and collaborate with Sales to advance additional use cases - Serve as the escalation point for complex technical issues and coordinate resolution across Support, Engineering, and Product teams ### Technical Support and Knowledge Development - Investigate and resolve complex integration issues including API errors, webhook failures, transaction debugging, and edge cases across customer implementations - Use observability platforms such as Datadog to trace request execution paths, analyze logs, and identify root causes of production issues - Build and maintain a knowledge base including troubleshooting guides, diagnostic workflows, and known issue documentation - Triage and route technical support inquiries while ensuring timely communication with customers regarding issue resolution - Identify recurring support patterns and work with internal teams to develop documentation, automation, or product improvements that reduce support friction ## What You’ll Need - 5–7 years of experience in a Technical Account Manager, Customer Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or similar role supporting enterprise customers at a payments, fintech, or financial infrastructure company - Direct experience working with payments APIs, financial infrastructure, or embedded finance integrations involving fund flows, settlement, or reconciliation systems - Hands-on experience troubleshooting API integrations, including debugging requests, tracing logs, and diagnosing integration failures independently - Strong familiarity with REST APIs, webhooks, and authentication patterns such as OAuth, API keys, or HMAC signing - Experience managing technical relationships with enterprise customers, including running quarterly reviews and coordinating cross-functional resolution of technical issues - Proficiency using developer tooling and observability platforms such as Datadog, along with CRM or support systems such as HubSpot or Zendesk ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience working at a blockchain, stablecoin, or digital asset infrastructure company - Familiarity with regulated financial environments including KYC or KYB workflows - Exposure to onchain payment flows, smart wallet infrastructure, or Web3 developer tooling - Experience building support documentation or internal knowledge bases from the ground up - Fluency in Spanish or another language supporting LATAM market coverage ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance** - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max) - $200 Annual Book Allowance Program - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - 1 company wide wellness Friday day off per quarter - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits **In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees and their dependents. This is country and plan specific. *401k is for United States employees only. Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but do not necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We would love to have a conversation and see if you could be a great fit. When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job description completely.
Polygon Labs
79 days ago
## About Polygon Labs Polygon Labs is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the Polygon Open Money Stack, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role Do you want to architect and build a modern payments platform from the ground up — not just manage it? As **Tech Lead, Payments** at Polygon Labs, you will be the hands-on technical driver behind the Open Money Stack and On-Chain Money vision. This is a deeply technical role: you will spend the majority of your time writing production-grade Go, designing core services, and making foundational architecture decisions that power fiat and blockchain-based payment flows at scale. This is a greenfield opportunity with startup intensity — high ownership, high velocity, and the ability to shape systems before they solidify. You will act as the technical authority for Payments, setting engineering standards, reviewing designs, and guiding other engineers through complex distributed systems challenges — while remaining deeply embedded in the codebase. If you thrive on building mission-critical financial infrastructure, care about clean system design, and want to help move global payments onchain, this role is built for you. ## Your Responsibilities As the technical lead for the Payments domain, you will design and build the core systems powering Polygon Labs’ Open Money Stack. - Architect and implement high-throughput, low-latency payment services in Go across fiat and blockchain-based flows - Design greenfield distributed systems, including ledgering, settlement orchestration, reconciliation, and partner integration layers - Build event-driven microservices using modern messaging systems and cloud-native patterns - Define service boundaries, data models, and integration contracts across synchronous and asynchronous systems - Establish engineering standards for reliability, observability, security, and performance across the Payments stack - Lead technical design reviews and support other engineers through complex architectural decisions without formal people management responsibilities - Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams to deliver secure, enterprise-grade payment capabilities - Contribute directly to production code daily and take ownership of system performance in live environments ## What You’ll Need - 8+ years of backend engineering experience, including building high-availability, mission-critical financial or payment systems - Strong production experience in Go, with deep understanding of concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization - Proven experience designing distributed, event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka or similar messaging systems) and microservices-based systems - Experience integrating with payment rails (e.g., ACH, SEPA, card networks) and/or blockchain-based payment flows (wallets, custody, stablecoins) - Strong understanding of cloud-native infrastructure (AWS and/or GCP), networking fundamentals, and containerized deployments (GCP preferred) - Experience building systems in regulated environments with security, auditability, and compliance considerations built into system design ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience building greenfield financial platforms or working in high-growth fintech environments - Familiarity with Ethereum or other smart contract platforms - Experience designing internal ledgering systems or real-time reconciliation engines - Strong opinions on developer productivity, automation, and engineering excellence ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full-time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry-leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance** - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (lifetime max) - $200 AI Program Allowance - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits **In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees and their dependents. This is country and plan specific. *401k is for United States employees only Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but do not necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
Polygon Labs
114 days ago
## About Polygon Labs Polygon Labs is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the **Polygon Open Money Stack**, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role As a **Senior Engineer** on the PoS Engineering team at Polygon Labs, you’ll focus on strengthening the peer-to-peer networking capabilities across all three of our core clients—Bor, Erigon, and Heimdall. This role is ideal for someone passionate about distributed systems and low-level networking, who wants to solve complex stability and connectivity challenges at scale. Working closely with a high-caliber team of engineers across time zones, you will play a key role in ensuring the network reliability and performance of the Polygon PoS chain. You’ll take ownership of diagnosing and resolving hard-to-find issues in our peer-to-peer layer and will help us evolve our network topology to meet the next phase of growth. ## Your Responsibilities - Design, implement, and optimize peer-to-peer networking components in the Bor, Erigon, and Heimdall clients. - Analyze and improve network stability by identifying peering bottlenecks, protocol edge cases, or propagation inefficiencies. - Investigate incidents and contribute to root cause analysis (RCA) efforts related to network partitions, peer discovery failures, or gossip performance issues. - Collaborate closely with internal protocol and infra teams to align client behavior with network goals. - Contribute to client documentation and architecture discussions around networking layers and system resilience. - Stay up to date with trends and developments in distributed systems and peer-to-peer infrastructure. ## What You’ll Need - 5+ years of experience in systems or infrastructure engineering, ideally working on distributed systems or blockchain clients. - Deep expertise in **Go (Golang)**, with strong knowledge of networking libraries, protocols (TCP/UDP), and debugging tools. - Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems in live production systems with a proactive, ownership-first mindset. - Experience working on peer-to-peer networking protocols or low-level infrastructure systems. - Comfortable working in a remote, asynchronous environment across time zones (EMEA, East Coast US, or South America preferred). ## Preferred Qualifications - Prior experience working on blockchain or decentralized network infrastructure. - Familiarity with the Ethereum ecosystem and Polygon PoS architecture. - Exposure to multiple client implementations and consensus protocols. - Strong written communication skills, especially around documenting technical findings or incident reviews. ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance** - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max) - $200 Annual Book Allowance Program - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits **In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees and their dependents. This is country and plan specific. *401k is for United States employees only Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. ## Learn More about Polygon Labs Website | Twitter | Developer Twitter | Telegram | Reddit | Discord | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn *When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.*
Polygon Labs
116 days ago
## About Polygon Labs Polygon Labs is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. It is building the **Polygon Open Money Stack**, an open and integrated stack of services and technologies to instantly and reliably move money anywhere, and put it to work. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe's largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. ## Your Role Do you want to build the future of payments from the ground up? As a **Senior Engineering Manager – Payments**, you will lead the team responsible for realizing Polygon Labs’ vision of On-Chain Money and the Open Money Stack. You will be at the forefront of transforming Polygon Labs into a true payments platform - designing, architecting, and delivering a modern payment system that brings fiat and digital assets together in powerful, enterprise-ready ways. This is a rare opportunity to build a greenfield payments platform at the intersection of fintech and blockchain - unconstrained by legacy architecture, empowered by automation, and surrounded by a collaborative, fast-moving, and remote-first team. ## Your Responsibilities - Lead the buildout of a modern payments application from the ground up, working closely with the Head of Payments Engineering. - Manage and mentor engineers and DevOps teams focused on delivering scalable and reliable payment capabilities. - Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams to define and deliver enterprise-grade payment solutions. - Drive architecture and development across both fiat and blockchain-based payment systems. - Instill a strong engineering culture focused on automation, ownership, security, and operational excellence. - Stay ahead of the curve on blockchain innovation in the payments space and integrate emerging standards into the product roadmap. ## What You’ll Need - 10+ years of experience in payments engineering, ideally spanning both traditional finance and digital assets. - Proven experience managing senior engineering teams and building high-throughput, low-latency, mission-critical transaction systems. - Deep expertise in designing microservices-based architectures, including service mesh and event-driven systems (e.g. Kafka, Axon, cloud-native pub/sub). - Proficient in one or more backend languages (Java, Go, Python) and frameworks like Spring Boot, with strong understanding of active thread management for synchronous flows. - Experience with both synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns (REST, gRPC, pub-sub) for enterprise-scale partner integrations. - Strong architectural understanding of cloud-native systems on AWS and/or GCP, including edge networking (e.g. CDN, API gateways) through to internal subnet topology. - Hands-on experience with database and caching technologies including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis, and Hazelcast. - Solid understanding of data architecture patterns, including data lakes, data warehouses (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks) and event-based ingestion pipelines. - Strong understanding of both centralized and decentralized payment infrastructure, including traditional rails (ACH, SEPA, card networks) and blockchain-based flows (wallets, custody, stablecoins). - Track record of delivering compliant, secure systems in regulated environments, with an understanding of KYC, AML, and other key controls. - Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to align and influence technical and non-technical stakeholders. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience working in fintech, neobanks, or real-time transaction processing environments. - Experience with stablecoins, CBDCs, or tokenized assets. - Hands-on exposure to Ethereum or other smart contract platforms. - Experience working with global regulators or participating in payment certification processes. - Deep knowledge of cloud-native, event-driven, and distributed system architectures. - Passion for automation, developer productivity, and engineering excellence. ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full-time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry-leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance** - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (lifetime max) - $200 Annual Book Allowance Program - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits **In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific. *401k is for United States employees only* Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We’d love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. ## Learn More about Polygon Labs Website | Twitter | Developer Twitter | Telegram | Reddit | Discord | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn *When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.*
Polygon Labs
130 days ago
## About Polygon Labs Polygon Labs is a software development company building and developing a network of aggregated blockchains via the Agglayer, secured by Ethereum. As public infrastructure, the Agglayer will bring together user bases and liquidity for any connected chain, and leverage Ethereum as a settlement layer. Polygon Labs has also contributed to the core development of several widely-adopted scaling protocols and tools for launching blockchains, including Agglayer CDK, Polygon PoS & Katana. ## Your Role We're hiring a lead, hands-on **Solutions Engineer** to support our payments and financial infrastructure products. You will operate at the intersection of product, engineering, & BD. Your role will be to translate complex, legacy payments systems and customer constraints into clear, workable integrations using Polygon’s payments stack and broader Web3 infrastructure. This is not a pure sales role and not a pure engineering role. You are expected to independently scope integrations, unblock deals, and guide customers through ambiguity. ## Your Responsibilities ### Pre-Sales Solutions Engineering - Support BD in late-stage deals and technical evaluations - Lead technical discovery with customers, focusing on complex legacy payments, fund flows, and compliance - Align customer business models (tradfi, fintech, platforms, embedded finance, global payments) with scalable payment architectures - Translate customer business and system requirements into implementation plans - Design and explain integrations for: - Wallets - Payments APIs - KYC/KYB, onboarding, risk, and compliance - Widgets, SDKs, hosted components, and embedded payment experiences - Develop reference architectures, integration diagrams, payment flow documentation, and technical walkthroughs - Serve as the technical authority in customer discussions when needed - Demonstrate expertise in payment authorization rates, conversion optimization, and transaction success metrics ### Integration & Deal Shaping - Identify gaps between current product capabilities and customer needs - Clearly separate what exists, what’s on the roadmap (and can be accelerated), and what requires custom or speculative development - Clarify ambiguous customer requests into clear, marketable technical scopes - Negotiate tradeoffs with customers to close deals when requirements don’t fully align - Collaborate with Sales to resolve payment integration risks early and unblock deals - Work with Product and Engineering to guide roadmap decisions based on customer demand - Influence pricing, limits, and launch phases based on technical constraints ### Technical Execution - Build lightweight prototypes, middleware, or example implementations where helpful - “Vibe code” small systems or applets to rapidly prototype and unblock integrations or demonstrate feasibility - Read and reason about customer codebases, API specs, and architecture diagrams - Help customers understand how to integrate with modern systems when their internal infrastructure is outdated or rigid - Anticipate scale, failure modes, and operational complexity in production payments systems ### Post-Sales - Support initial customer implementations and early production issues - Act as a technical escalation point when integrations hit complexity - Help define what scalable post-sales support should look like over time ## What You'll Need - Strong background in payments, fintech, or financial infrastructure - Hands-on familiarity with fund flows, settlement, reconciliation, disputes, and money movement - Deep familiarity with legacy payment systems, fund flows, and real-world integration constraints - Prior experience in Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, or highly technical pre-sales roles at payments companies - Proven ability to operate independently with minimal guidance - Strong customer empathy and the ability to explain complex systems clearly - Comfortable coding and building small technical solutions or prototypes - Solid understanding of APIs, webhooks, payment integrations, and system architecture - Distributed systems experience helpful but not required ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience working with wallets, on-chain payments, or blockchain-based infrastructure - Knowledge of global payment regulations (PSD2, SCA, Open Banking) - Exposure to regulated environments and compliance-driven system design - Experience working across time zones and with globally distributed teams ## Polygon Labs Perks The goal of the Polygon Labs total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan includes the following benefits for our full time employees: - Remote first global workforce - Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance** - Company matching 401k with 3% match - $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max) - $200 Annual Book Allowance Program - $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement - Flexible Time Off - Company issued laptop - Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits **In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific. *401k is for United States employees only* Polygon Labs is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Polygon Labs is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration and equal opportunity. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. **Learn More about Polygon Labs** **Website | Twitter | Telegram | Reddit | Discord | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn** When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.
Polygon Labs
158 days ago
## About Polygon Labs Polygon Labs is a software development company building and developing a network of aggregated blockchains via the Agglayer, secured by Ethereum. As public infrastructure, the Agglayer will bring together user bases and liquidity for any connected chain, and leverage Ethereum as a settlement layer. Polygon Labs has also contributed to the core development of several widely-adopted scaling protocols and tools for launching blockchains, including Agglayer CDK, Polygon PoS & Katana. ## Your Role We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented **Technical Accounting Director / Corporate Controller** to lead our technical accounting, GAAP compliance, audit readiness, audit and financial reporting framework as we scale our digital asset operations. This role will serve as the organization’s primary authority on accounting standards and financial controls, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and compliance across a rapidly evolving business. ## Your Responsibilities ### Technical Accounting Leadership - Serve as the company’s primary decision-maker on U.S. GAAP matters, owning the drafting and defense of technical accounting positions across digital asset valuation and impairment, M&A, revenue recognition (ASC 606) for protocol- and product-based revenue streams, and token-based compensation (ASC 718), including grant-date determination, valuation, vesting, and modifications. - Develop and maintain accounting policies, technical memos, internal controls, and documentation for complex areas such as token lifecycle events (minting, vesting, burning, distributions, staking rewards). - Monitor evolving SEC, FASB, and global regulatory developments and ensure internal policies remain compliant and current. ### Audit Readiness & External Reporting - Lead the company’s annual financial statement audit, with a focus on digital asset substantiation, wallet verification, valuation methodologies, and control testing. - Partner closely with external auditors, blockchain accounting specialists, and valuation experts, while personally owning and defending accounting conclusions, documentation, and audit support for complex accounting matters. - Build and maintain a robust internal audit-readiness framework, ensuring all financial reporting processes are well-documented, supportable, and scalable. - Prepare and manage PBC lists, walkthroughs, controls documentation, and technical support packages. ### Systems, Controls & Infrastructure Improvement - Assess current accounting systems, subledgers, and reporting workflows; identify opportunities for modernization or optimization. - Lead system upgrades, architectural redesigns, or the implementation of new books/subledgers (e.g., digital asset modules, treasury tooling). - Strengthen internal controls, documentation, and compliance processes to support reliability, scalability, and transparency. - Partner with FinOps, Treasury, FP&A, and Legal to ensure integrated and well-controlled end-to-end financial processes. - Strengthen control environments across all entities, supporting both operational workflows and audit requirements. ### Financial Reporting Oversight & Partnership - Review and elevate the technical accuracy of monthly and quarterly financial reporting outputs, partnering with the Senior Accounting Manager who leads operational close activities. - Support preparation of financial statements, footnotes, and token-related disclosures in line with U.S. GAAP. - Provide accounting guidance to leadership, FP&A, and cross-functional partners to support strategic decision-making and new product initiatives. ## What You’ll Need - **7-10+ years** of progressive accounting experience, with strong technical accounting exposure (Big 4 + industry strongly preferred). - **Deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP**, with demonstrated ability to independently interpret U.S. GAAP, draft technical memos, and defend accounting positions during audit. - **CPA required**. - Accounting experience working with digital assets, blockchain-based transactions, or Web3 treasury operations—or supporting such clients in an advisory capacity. - Strong understanding of digital asset valuation, impairment, fair value concepts, and cost-basis tracking. - Hands-on experience managing external audits and coordinating with technical specialists. - Deep knowledge on Netsuite and crypto subledger systems. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience with digital assets, blockchain-based accounting, fair value and impairment methodologies, and cost-basis tracking. - Background supporting internal control development in high-growth or scaling organizations. - Familiarity with multi-entity or international Web3 structures (foundations, subsidiaries, operating entities). - Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that require alignment across Finance, Engineering, Product, Legal, and BizOps. When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.