Technical Program Manager, World ID

About the Company:

World is building a real human network designed to accelerate people in the age of AI. As bots and autonomous agents reshape the internet, people, institutions, and applications need a trusted way to confirm who is a real human while preserving privacy. Our products make this possible: the Orb verifies real people, World ID proves it privately, and World App enables and distributes the new applications made possible by this technology. Together, they form a new layer for AI internet.

We’re one of the fastest-growing networks in tech. More than 17 million people across 160 countries have verified with World ID, and we complete over 350,000 verifications each week. World App is already among the most used wallets globally. Developers are integrating World ID to build safer online experiences and create spaces where real people can participate, earn, and be recognized in ways AI simply can’t replicate.

World was founded in 2019 and launched globally in 2023. We are more than 400 people across hardware, software, AI, cryptography, mobile engineering, and global operations. Our teams come from OpenAI, Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, Google, Stripe, Meta, Coinbase, Palantir and MIT Media Lab. We’re backed by leading investors, including a16z, Khosla Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Blockchain Capital, Variant, Tiger Global, and Coinbase Ventures, as well as prominent operators and founders across fintech and AI.

World has been featured on the cover of TIME Magazine, highlighted in Fast Company’s Next 5 in Fintech, and explored in a Bloomberg deep dive. The New York Times, Bankless and TechCrunch have all recognized our progress in identity, cryptography, AI, and global-scale hardware deployment. Our leadership is also named to the Time AI 100.

The World ID team is on a mission to empower every person on the planet with a unique digital identity that distinguishes humans from AI online.

As the driving force behind World ID, the team oversees the entire lifecycle of the product—from user experiences to developer interactions. Our goal is to establish a decentralized identity protocol that is open for any developer to contribute to and build upon.

Built on Web3 technology, World ID prioritizes privacy, security, and data self-custody as foundational principles. We ensure that users maintain full control of their data, setting a new standard for privacy in the digital age.

Challenges and opportunities we tackle include:

• Scaling globally with local relevance, ensuring World ID works for people across diverse regions and contexts.

• Building a vibrant global partnerships & developer community that spans both Web2 and Web3 ecosystems.

• Bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3, making the transition seamless for users and developers.

• Empowering users to control their own data through data minimization at internet scale.

• Introducing a new, privacy-preserving digital credential to the evolving digital identity ecosystem.

Together, we are redefining what it means to own and protect your digital identity in a decentralized world.

As the Technical Program Manager for World ID, you will be at the center of driving operational excellence and ensuring seamless execution of technical and non-technical programs. You will lead program management efforts across World ID, partnering with cross-functional teams to orchestrate a highly efficient and high-velocity product development lifecycle (PDLC).

In this role, you’ll define, implement, and optimize processes that ensure alignment across World ID programs (internal product features and external partnerships) and with other teams across the World project. You’ll be responsible for tracking progress, identifying blockers, and driving accountability, while providing senior management with clear, actionable reporting on progress and velocity. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by enabling World ID to scale efficiently and deliver on its mission of empowering everyone with a unique digital identity.

• Lead Program Management for World ID: Manage all technical and non-technical programs, ensuring alignment across teams and delivering high-impact outcomes efficiently.

• Orchestrate Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC): Define, facilitate, and optimize a streamlined PDLC to enable rapid development and delivery of World ID initiatives.

• Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with cross-functional teams within World ID and across World App, ensuring tight coordination and communication to meet shared objectives.

• Manage Key Partner Integration Programs: Work across product, engineering, and business teams to ensure partners successfully integrate and launch with World ID.

• Ensure High-Velocity Execution: Identify blockers, propose solutions, and drive execution to maintain momentum and achieve program milestones.

• Track and Report Progress: Develop and maintain reporting frameworks that provide visibility into program velocity, resource allocation, and progress towards goals for senior leadership.

• Drive Operational Excellence: Establish and uphold best practices in program management to improve team efficiency, alignment, and accountability.

• Define and Uphold Delivery Standards: including technical readiness, launch exit criteria, and post-launch success tracking for both internal and external programs.

• Strong technical expertise with a background in engineering, including proficiency in coding and experience working closely with engineering teams to build and scale complex systems or products.

• Proven ability to manage technical programs at scale, demonstrating deep understanding of software development lifecycles and system architecture.

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering leadership, or related roles, preferably in high-growth or fast-paced environments.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical details into actionable plans for cross-functional teams.

• Proven experience managing external partner or customer programs — aligning technical timelines, requirements, and communications across organizational boundaries.

• Able to represent the technical team in partner-facing discussions — translating integration requirements, managing delivery timelines, and maintaining strong relationships.

• Deep familiarity with privacy, security, and decentralized technologies; experience in Web3, blockchain, or digital identity is a strong plus.

• Demonstrated success in driving operational excellence, improving team velocity, and delivering programs with measurable impact.

• Highly skilled at designing and optimizing processes, navigating ambiguity, and resolving complex issues with a collaborative mindset.

• You thrive in ambiguity, take full ownership, and do whatever it takes to unblock teams and drive execution — no task is too big or too small

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience; advanced technical credentials are a plus.

• Passionate about building scalable systems that prioritize user experience, privacy, and security, with a commitment to World ID’s mission.

Pay transparency statement (for CA and NY based roles): 

The reasonably estimated salary for this role at TFH ranges from $238,000 - $270,000, 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!