Tools for Humanity
AI
DeputyGeneralCounsel,ProductandIP
“Deputy General Counsel, Product and IP at Tools for Humanity. Skills: Product Counseling, Intellectual Property Strategy, Digital Identity, Biometrics, Blockchain, DeFi, AI. Lead and scale Tools for Humanity’s product counseling and intellectual property legal functions globally. Serve as the senior legal advisor to product, engineering, AI, and security teams across the full product lifecycle”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Juris Doctor from a top-tier law school, Membership in at least one U. S. state bar, 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, 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
Nice to Have
Ability to engage deeply with technical teams and understand complex systems, architectures, and product tradeoffs, 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, 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
What You'll Do.
Lead and scale Tools for Humanity’s product counseling and intellectual property legal functions globally
Serve as the senior legal advisor to product
and security teams across the full product lifecycle
Oversee the company’s global intellectual property strategy
and IP risk management
Serve as the senior legal partner to product
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
decentralized finance products
blockchain infrastructure
financial regulations
and AI-enabled systems
Assess legal and reputational risks associated with new features
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
Lead the company’s global intellectual property strategy across patents
and open source matters
Advise on IP protection strategies for software
identity technologies
and consumer products
Manage IP risk assessments
freedom-to-operate analyses
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
Build and scale a high-performing global product and IP legal function capable of supporting a rapidly evolving technology platform
and self-service guidance that increase organizational velocity while maintaining appropriate legal oversight
Improve cross-functional processes
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
and corporate legal functions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Serve as the senior legal advisor to product, engineering, AI, and security teams; Partner closely with product and engineering leaders; Partner with engineering and research teams; Build and scale a high-performing global product and IP legal function; Partner effectively across legal specialties, including commercial, privacy, regulatory, employment, litigation, security, and corporate legal functions; Build trusted relationships across engineering, product, research, security, executive leadership, and external stakeholders
Communication Scope
Excellent communicator capable of translating highly technical or legal concepts into practical, business-oriented guidance
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