Product Counsel
Tools for Humanity is a technology company building products for humans in the age of AI. It contributes to World and develops proof-of-human hardware and software, including the Orb, alongside World App services for World ID and digital-asset management.
Maintainer signals as of 8/12/2026
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About Tools for Humanity
Tools for Humanity is a technology company founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco and Munich. It builds and operates services including World ID App and World App, which provide interfaces for creating and using World ID, accessing Mini Apps, and managing digital assets through a self-custodial wallet. It also develops the Orb and Orb Mini proof-of-human hardware and software, using encrypted iris-imaging processes and open-source components, and leads design and planning for World Spaces.
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About the Role
You will support global product counseling across biometrics, digital identity, blockchain infrastructure, consumer products, online safety, and privacy-preserving technologies. You will advise product and technical teams throughout the product lifecycle, assess legal and reputational risks, draft product materials, support incident response, advise on intellectual property, and build scalable legal processes.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience as product counsel
- In-house product counseling experience preferred
- Experience advising across the full product lifecycle
- Knowledge of financial services, blockchain, digital identity, artificial intelligence, privacy, biometrics, consumer protection, online safety, advertising, platform governance, or intellectual property
- Experience supporting globally distributed consumer products
- Experience with patents, trademarks, copyright, licensing, open source software, and technology risk management
- Ability to understand complex systems and architectures
- Juris Doctor
- Membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- Ability to work in person from San Francisco
Responsibilities
- Advise product, engineering, hardware, cryptography, design, and security teams
- Advise on digital identity, biometrics, blockchain, financial technology, privacy, and consumer protection
- Assess legal and reputational risks of products and features
- Develop approaches for global product launches
- Translate legal and policy considerations into actionable guidance
- Draft product terms, disclosures, policies, user flows, and guidance materials
- Support incident response and product escalations
- Advise on intellectual property issues
- Support patent, trademark, copyright, licensing, and open source matters
- Protect strategic innovations and inventions
- Build legal processes, playbooks, templates, and review frameworks
- Improve product review and launch systems
Benefits
- Flexible unlimited PTO
- Monthly phone reimbursement or company-provided device
- Three meals per day served in house
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Mental health coverage
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Commuter benefits
- Professional development stipend
- Long-term incentive package