Product Counsel

About the Company

Tools for Humanity (TFH) designs and builds technology behind World. World is building a real human network designed to accelerate people in the age of AI. The TFH and World tech stacks make this possible: the Orb verifies real, unique people, World ID proves it privately, and World App puts these capabilities, and more, in people’s hands.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a legal partner to product, engineering, hardware, cryptography, design, and security teams across the development and launch lifecycle
• Advise on legal and regulatory issues relating to digital identity systems, biometrics, blockchain-enabled products, consumer financial technologies, privacy, and AI-enabled systems
• Partner with product and engineering teams to assess legal and reputational risks associated with new features and business models
• Draft and advise on product terms, disclosures, policies, and user flows
• Advise on intellectual property issues relating to software, hardware, AI systems, and cryptography
• Support patent, trademark, copyright, licensing, and open source matters
• Build scalable legal processes, playbooks, and templates to improve organizational velocity

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as product counsel, preferably in-house
• Experience in consumer technology, fintech, blockchain, or digital identity
• Knowledge of laws relating to financial services, AI, privacy, biometrics, and consumer protection
• Ability to engage effectively with technical teams and understand complex architectures
• Juris Doctor from a top-tier law school
• Membership in at least one U.S. state bar
• Ability to work in-person from San Francisco, CA

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting globally distributed consumer products and navigating multi-jurisdictional regulatory issues
• Familiarity with open source software and technology risk management

Benefits

• Collaborative, creative office space in San Francisco
• Flexible, unlimited PTO
• Monthly phone reimbursement or company-provided device
• 3 meals/day served in house
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Commuter benefits and professional development stipend