Deputy General Counsel, Product and IP

## 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. As bots and autonomous agents reshape the internet, people, institutions, and applications need a trusted way to confirm who is a real human while preserving privacy. 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. Together, they add a human layer to an AI-driven internet. World is already running at a global scale. More than 17 million people across 160 countries have verified with World ID, and more than 350,000 new Orb verifications take place each week. World App is already among the most used wallets globally. Developers are integrating World ID to build safer online experiences and create spaces where real people can participate, earn, and be recognized in ways AI simply can’t replicate. Founded in 2019, TFH has more than 400 people across hardware, software, AI, cryptography, mobile engineering, and global operations. Our teams come from OpenAI, Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, Google, Stripe, Meta, Coinbase, Palantir and MIT Media Lab. We’re backed by leading investors, including a16z, Khosla Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Blockchain Capital, Variant, Tiger Global, and Coinbase Ventures, as well as prominent operators and founders across fintech and AI. TFH and World have been featured on the cover of [TIME Magazine](https://time.com/7288387/sam-altman-orb-tools-for-humanity/), highlighted in [Fast Company’s](https://www.fastcompany.com/91411606/fintech-blockchain-next-big-things-in-tech-2025) Next 5 in Fintech, and explored in a [Bloomberg deep dive](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-12/how-worldcoin-is-building-digital-ids-to-combat-the-ai-apocalypse). [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/technology/world-eye-scanning-crypto-orbs-launch-in-us.html), [Bankless](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUcjtFOHgNc) and [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/world-partners-with-tinder-visa-to-bring-its-id-verifying-tech-to-more-places/) have all recognized our collective progress in identity, cryptography, AI, and global-scale hardware deployment. Our leadership is also named to the [Time AI 100](https://time.com/collections/time100-ai-2025/). Learn more about the newest product launches from our [Liftoff](https://world.org/liftoff) event.

## Key Responsibilities: ### Product Counseling & Emerging Technology - Serve as the senior legal partner to product, engineering, hardware, cryptography, and design teams across the development and launch lifecycle of TFH products and infrastructure - Advise on complex legal and regulatory issues relating to digital identity systems, biometrics, decentralized finance products, blockchain infrastructure, consumer protection, privacy, online safety, platform governance, financial regulations, and AI-enabled systems. - Partner closely with product and engineering leaders to assess legal and reputational risks associated with new features, products, experiments, and business models - Help design practical, scalable approaches for launching products globally across diverse and evolving regulatory environments - Translate complex legal and policy considerations into clear, actionable guidance for technical and business stakeholders ### Intellectual Property Strategy & Innovation - Lead the company’s global intellectual property strategy across patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and open source matters - Advise on IP protection strategies for software, hardware, AI systems, cryptography, identity technologies, and consumer products - Manage IP risk assessments, freedom-to-operate analyses, licensing matters, infringement claims, and disputes - Partner with engineering and research teams to identify and protect strategic innovations and inventions - Oversee outside counsel relationships relating to IP - Develop scalable internal processes relating to invention capture, open source governance, brand protection, and IP compliance ### Team & Function Leadership - Build and scale a high-performing global product and IP legal function capable of supporting a rapidly evolving technology platform - Develop playbooks, review frameworks, escalation models, and self-service guidance that increase organizational velocity while maintaining appropriate legal oversight - Improve cross-functional processes, tooling, and operational systems to support efficient product reviews and launches - Mentor and develop attorneys and legal professionals across the team - Partner effectively across legal specialties, including commercial, privacy, regulatory, employment, litigation, security, and corporate legal functions

## About You: ### Relevant Experience - 10–20+ years of experience as a product, technology, intellectual property, or privacy attorney at a leading law firm and in senior in-house legal roles supporting consumer technology or highly regulated technology platforms - Significant experience advising on complex product counseling issues - Strong intellectual property background, including substantial experience with patents, trademarks, copyright, licensing, and open source - Experience supporting globally distributed products and navigating multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory issues ### Product & Technical Fluency - Ability to engage deeply with technical teams and understand complex systems, architectures, and product tradeoffs - Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal risk, user experience, operational realities, and product velocity - Comfortable operating in highly ambiguous and rapidly evolving legal environments where clear precedent may not exist ### Leadership & Collaboration - Proven ability to build trusted relationships across engineering, product, research, security, executive leadership, and external stakeholders - Excellent communicator capable of translating highly technical or legal concepts into practical, business-oriented guidance - Experience building or scaling legal processes, teams, and operational frameworks in fast-growing organizations - A collaborative, low-ego working style ### Credentials - Juris Doctor from a top-tier law school - Membership in at least one U.S. state bar

## What We Offer: - 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 *The reasonably estimated salary for this role at TFH ranges from $319,000 - $375,000, plus a competitive long term incentive package. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.* *In addition, TFH offers a wide range of best-in-class, comprehensive, and inclusive employee benefits for this role, including healthcare, dental, vision, 401(k) plan and match, life insurance, flexible time off, commuter benefits, professional development stipend, and much more.*

World, formerly known as Worldcoin, is a blockchain-based project that provides World ID—a privacy-preserving digital proof of personhood verified via iris scans using Orb devices—for distinguishing humans from AI online. It offers the World App for accessing digital assets, Mini Apps, and features like World Chain blockchain and WLD cryptocurrency token to enable inclusive global finance and economic participation. Developed by Tools for Humanity, it aims to ensure humans benefit from AI advancements.