Deputy General Counsel, Product and IP

• •Serve as the senior legal partner to product, engineering, hardware, cryptography, 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, biometrics, decentralized finance products, blockchain infrastructure, consumer protection, privacy, online safety, platform governance, financial regulations, and AI-enabled systems.
• •Partner closely with product and engineering leaders to assess legal and reputational risks associated with new features, products, experiments, and business models
• •Help design practical, 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, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and open source matters
• •Advise on IP protection strategies for software, hardware, AI systems, cryptography, identity technologies, and consumer products
• •Manage IP risk assessments, freedom-to-operate analyses, licensing matters, infringement claims, and disputes
• •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, brand protection, and IP compliance

• •Build and scale a high-performing global product and IP legal function capable of supporting a rapidly evolving technology platform
• •Develop playbooks, review frameworks, escalation models, and self-service guidance that increase organizational velocity while maintaining appropriate legal oversight
• •Improve cross-functional processes, tooling, 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, including commercial, privacy, regulatory, employment, litigation, security, and corporate legal functions

• •Collaborative, creative office space in San Francisco
• •Flexible, unlimited PTO
• •Monthly phone reimbursement or company-provided device
• •3 meals/day served in house
• •Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage
• •401(k) plan with employer match
• •Commuter benefits and professional development stipend

*The reasonably estimated salary for this role at TFH ranges from $319,000 - $375,000, plus a competitive long term incentive package. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.* *In addition, TFH offers a wide range of best-in-class, comprehensive, and inclusive employee benefits for this role, including healthcare, dental, vision, 401(k) plan and match, life insurance, flexible time off, commuter benefits, professional development stipend, and much more.*

• •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
• •Strong 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

• •Ability to engage deeply with technical teams and understand complex systems, architectures, and product tradeoffs
• •Strong 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

• •Juris Doctor from a top-tier law school
• •Membership in at least one U.S. state bar