Head of Security
Tools for Humanity is a technology company building products for humans in the age of AI.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
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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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
Lead and scale software and hardware security efforts across the company and the World network. Manage multiple security teams, define security strategy, threat model systems, design layered defenses, oversee incident response, and report security metrics to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Proven ability to manage a global security organization
- Experience leading hardware and software security efforts
- Experience managing red team, infrastructure, and IT security functions
- Deep understanding of hardware and software attacks
- Experience threat modeling complex systems
- Ability to support senior security leaders and grow junior talent
- Demonstrated commitment to transparency in security practices
- Ability to collaborate effectively across product, engineering, operations, fraud, legal, and privacy
Responsibilities
- Scale and lead hardware security, software security, red team, infrastructure, and IT security teams
- Define and execute security strategy with product and engineering
- Report security metrics and progress to senior leadership
- Address scalability issues related to security solutions
- Oversee hardware-level and software-level defenses
- Threat model protocols, devices, applications, and infrastructure
- Map attacker motives and potential threat vectors
- Build multilayer defenses from device security to global fleet monitoring
- Ensure security systems and processes can be documented for public verification
- Oversee infrastructure security, internal security, and incident response
- Collaborate with fraud, data science, legal, and privacy teams
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Monthly phone reimbursement or company device
- Daily DoorDash credit for in-office meals
- Top-tier medical insurance
- Top-tier dental insurance
- Top-tier vision insurance
- 401k with employer match
- Life insurance
- Mental health benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Competitive long term incentive package
- Professional development stipend