Senior Product Counsel
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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About the Role
You will provide legal counsel throughout the development and launch lifecycle for digital identity, AI, blockchain, consumer financial, and privacy-preserving products. You will advise cross-functional stakeholders on regulatory, safety, privacy, consumer protection, and reputational risks; draft product materials; support incident response; and build scalable legal review processes and guidance.
Requirements
- 6+ years of product counsel experience, including significant in-house experience
- Experience supporting AI, consumer technology, financial technology, blockchain, digital identity, or other highly regulated technologies
- Experience advising across the full product lifecycle
- Knowledge of applicable financial services, blockchain, digital identity, AI, privacy, biometrics, consumer protection, online safety, advertising, marketing, or platform governance laws
- Experience supporting globally distributed consumer products and multi-jurisdictional legal issues
- Ability to understand complex technical systems, architectures, and product tradeoffs
- Strong business judgment and risk assessment skills
- Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- 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, California
Responsibilities
- Serve as a legal partner to product, engineering, hardware, cryptography, design, and security teams throughout product development and launches
- Advise on legal and regulatory issues involving digital identity, biometrics, agentic AI, blockchain-enabled products, consumer financial technology, privacy, consumer protection, online safety, and platform governance
- Assess legal and reputational risks related to new features, products, experiments, and business models
- Develop practical, scalable approaches for global product launches across evolving regulatory environments
- Translate complex legal and policy considerations into actionable guidance
- Draft and advise on product terms, disclosures, policies, user flows, and internal guidance
- Support incident response, product escalations, and cross-functional reviews involving trust, safety, security, and user risks
- Collaborate with commercial, privacy, regulatory, employment, litigation, security, and corporate legal functions
- Build scalable legal processes, playbooks, templates, and review frameworks
- Improve operational systems and tooling for product reviews and launches
- Develop practical guidance and self-service resources for business and product teams
Benefits
- Flexible unlimited PTO
- Monthly phone reimbursement or company-provided device
- Three meals per day served in house
- Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Commuter benefits
- Life insurance
- Professional development stipend
