Head of Product, Device

Tools for Humanity is a technology company building products for humans in the age of AI.

Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026

San Francisco, USA
About Tools for Humanity

Tools for Humanity develops hardware, software, and services connected to World, described as an open-source real-human network. Its products include the Orb for privacy-focused proof-of-human verification, World App for World ID access, digital asset management, wallet functionality, transactions, and Mini Apps, and World Spaces for verification, community programming, and events. The company serves end users and organizations seeking to integrate World infrastructure into their projects.

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About the Role

Lead device product direction across hardware, software, AI, industrial design, manufacturing, privacy, security, and global operations, from concept through launch and field iteration.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of product management experience with significant leadership responsibility for complex hardware and software products.
  • Demonstrated success bringing products from concept through production, launch, and global scale.
  • Experience defining product strategy across hardware, software, AI, manufacturing, operations, and business considerations.
  • Strong product judgment for usability, reliability, quality, and customer trust.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, make principled tradeoffs, and influence senior cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Experience partnering with design and engineering organizations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Technical fluency in consumer electronics, embedded systems, AI, biometrics, manufacturing, supply chain, reliability engineering, or global hardware deployment.
  • Experience hiring, developing, and leading product teams.
  • Willingness to travel globally.

Responsibilities

  • Define the long-term product vision and roadmap for the device portfolio.
  • Translate strategy, customer insights, operational learnings, constraints, manufacturing realities, and business objectives into product strategy.
  • Own product direction across the full hardware lifecycle from concept exploration through in-field iteration.
  • Drive product discovery through user research, field visits, operational data, customer feedback, and market understanding.
  • Define product requirements, success metrics, priorities, and roadmap decisions.
  • Partner with UX Design and Industrial Design on integrated physical and digital experiences.
  • Collaborate with engineering, AI, manufacturing, supply chain, privacy, security, market operations, and executive stakeholders.
  • Lead product readiness for launches, including quality, field validation, operational readiness, issue prioritization, and post-launch learning.
  • Build, mentor, and grow a team of product managers.
  • Establish product practices and foster a culture of curiosity, rigorous thinking, accountability, and customer focus.

Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Mental health benefits
  • 401(k) plan and match
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible time off
  • Commuter benefits
  • Professional development stipend
  • Competitive long-term incentive package
  • Potential variable compensation