Offer summary

Qualifications:

5+ years in a high-impact, cross-functional role with proven leadership and achievement., Excellent communication skills, including public speaking and strong written English., Experience managing projects with an ownership mindset and attention to detail., Graduate degree in social science, business administration, network science, or computer science is preferred..

Key responsabilities:

Lead the decentralization strategy for a major product vertical within the Polygon ecosystem.

Convene diverse stakeholders to identify challenges and drive impactful change.

Draft governance policies and manage external collaborations.

Communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Job description

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 Polygon PoS, Polygon zkEVM, and Polygon Miden, which is in development as well as Polygon CDK.

Your Role

Decentralized technologies first emerged as radical alternatives to fundamental human systems. Finance, identity, and computation could suddenly be transacted without intermediaries—unlocking new possibilities for democratic ownership and individual control in global digital networks.

Over time, a decade of volatile boom-and-bust cycles diverted focus. Complex systems were often misunderstood as solvable by simple software, leading major projects to become misaligned, co-opted, or inadvertently shaped by economic self-interest. As growth slowed and bad actors proliferated, many protocols abandoned vision in favor of value, struggling for survival.

Today, we stand on the edge of a new shift: resilient, battle-tested projects have emerged from the web3 turbulence, equipped with experienced technologists and blockchain stacks that are faster, more secure, and more cost-effective than ever before.

Your job is to help ensure we remain true to our original mission—delivering a robust "decentralization layer" that matches the transformative potential of Polygon Labs' vision and technology.

You will be embedded as a founding member of the revamped Polygon Governance team, helping to develop the key ideas, tools, and policies that guide the Polygon ecosystem and support the rollout of future technologies. In this role, you will work in a highly collaborative environment reporting directly to the CEO. With access to leading blockchain experts and opportunities to travel globally for industry events, you will have the freedom to explore new ideas, redefine decentralization and community ownership, and experiment with emerging models of digital governance.

Your Responsibilities

The Governance Program Manager is a strategic generalist—curious, adaptable, and motivated by complex, interdisciplinary challenges.

You are a natural systems thinker and facilitator with strong interpersonal skills and a meticulous attention to detail. In this role, you will:

Lead the decentralization strategy for a major product vertical within the Polygon ecosystem
Convene a diverse range of stakeholders to identify challenges, ideate solutions, and drive impactful change
Draft governance policies, develop conceptual frameworks, scope technical projects, and manage external collaborations
Communicate complex ideas to both internal and external audiences, including technical and non-technical stakeholders, as well as executive leadership
Contribute to a culture of excellence by producing high-quality documentation and operational artifacts that support the team’s infrastructure

What You’ll Need

5+ years in a high-impact, cross-functional role with a proven record of leadership and achievement
Excellent communication skills, including public speaking and strong written English
Experience managing projects or operations with an ownership mindset and strong attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to drive alignment in multi-stakeholder environments by identifying tradeoffs and managing evolving priorities
Comfort working with technical teams and translating complex concepts into accessible content

Preferred Qualifications

Deep experience with decentralized governance models and blockchain ecosystems, including direct involvement in designing or managing governance processes
Familiarity with corporate governance, public policy, economics, systems thinking, or network design
Graduate degree in social science, business administration, network science, or computer science
Non-traditional professional background with a track record of success in startups, emerging technologies, or transitioning across industries and roles

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 & 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.

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