Program Manager - Grants and Community Treasury

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

Are you passionate about transforming ideas into seamless operational systems? As Program Manager for the Polygon Community Treasury, you’ll be the engine behind the smooth execution of ambitious programs to grow the ecosystem’s founders. Working directly with Community Treasury leadership, you’ll refine our grants infrastructure and ensure compliance across governance, operations, and partners, ultimately empowering contributors across the Polygon and Ethereum ecosystems.

The ideal candidate holds a high bar for clarity, follow-through, and execution. We’re looking for someone who delights at bringing programs to life by making small details shine. In doing so, you will build your own relationships with key founders and contributors across the Polygon and Ethereum communities, and will operate as a key pillar in supporting the growth of both ecosystems. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role with a strong trajectory across community, governance, and finance domains.

Your Responsibilities

• Program Operations: Manage the full lifecycle of Community Treasury Grants, including application intake, review processes, compliance checks, legal coordination, and disbursements.

• Board Coordination: Own the logistics for Community Treasury Board (CTB) meetings, such as curating agendas, tracking deliverables, and ensuring clear followups.

• Execution & Communication: Lead operational implementation of Treasury programs by engaging with applicants, conducting eligibility reviews, and guiding them through next steps.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interface with internal teams (e.g., Governance, Marketing, Founder Experience) and community collaborators to ensure strong alignment and clean execution.

• Impact Reporting: Contribute to the preparation of transparency and impact reports; track and report on funded initiatives’ progress and challenges.

• Process Optimization: Identify gaps and inefficiencies in workflows; implement improvements to support scale and transparency.

What You'll Need

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in program operations, grants management, or a similar role.

• Proven track record of handling complex workflows with precision, ideally in a fast-moving or decentralized environment.

• Exceptional organizational and project management skills—comfortable managing multiple priorities with minimal oversight.

• Excellent verbal and written communication, especially in communicating with external stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Familiarity with grant tools and operations-related platforms.

• Self-starter mindset and strong sense of ownership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of community-led funding models and decentralized governance structures (especially within Ethereum or EVM ecosystems).

• Strong analytical skills: capable of tracking program data to inform improvements.

• Experience collaborating within online communities, DAOs, or protocol ecosystems.

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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