[Hiring] Head of Community and Ecosystem @World Foundation

Role Description

As AI and autonomous agents reshape the internet, proving who is human while preserving privacy is becoming critical infrastructure. World ID already serves as a trust layer for consumer platforms and enterprises, and our goal is to make World ID the default trust layer for agents. This role leads that push.

We're seeking a Head of Community and Ecosystem to define and lead the voice of the World Foundation and World Chain across the AI, Web3, technology, and broader digital communities. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who knows crypto and AI inside out, has a proven track record in building credibility across influential communities, and can ensure that World Foundation is represented in the online and offline conversations and events that matter most.

• Own the integrated communications strategy and narrative for World Foundation, World Chain, and the broader World ecosystem.
• Build a strong presence across crypto-native channels, especially X.com, while supporting broader media and public communications.
• Ensure World Foundation has a voice in important AI, Web3, digital identity, privacy, and emerging technology conversations.
• Identify important AI and Web3 conferences, events, and communities, and ensure the Foundation is represented in the right places.
• Build relationships with developers, builders, researchers, investors, founders, opinion leaders, media (traditional and new or emerging), and ecosystem partners.
• Translate complex technical, governance, and ecosystem work into clear communications for different audiences.
• Partner with Tools for Humanity’s communications and marketing teams to coordinate messaging and represent the Foundation’s perspective.
• Manage the Events Manager and Grants Specialist, and lead external communications, community, and growth agencies and contractors where appropriate.
• Support the Foundation’s grants and ecosystem strategy by identifying high-leverage partners and opportunities.
• Travel regularly to build relationships and represent World at relevant events.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in strategic communications, community, ecosystem, media, or a related function, ideally in crypto, AI, technology, or open source.
• Fluency in Web3 and AI communities, including the leading companies, researchers, founders, conferences, and industry conversations.
• Excellent writing, communication, and judgment, with experience engaging technical audiences, developers, founders, investors, media, and opinion leaders.
• Experience managing teams and overseeing communications, community, or growth agencies and contractors.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and operate independently in a fast-moving environment.
• Willingness to travel approximately 20–25% of the time.

Nice to Have

• Experience with grants, ecosystem development, partnerships, or community programs.
• Existing relationships across AI, crypto, developer, research, media, and technology communities.

Who You Are

• You’re fluent in crypto and know how to engage credibly with its communities.
• You are genuinely interested in AI and have existing relationships across AI, crypto, developer, research, and technology communities.
• You know where important conversations are happening and how to make sure World is represented and meeting the moment appropriately and successfully.
• You are a clear thinker, compelling writer, and credible representative.
• You are comfortable moving between strategy, relationship-building, events, and hands-on execution.
• You have high agency, are self-directed, collaborative, and motivated by ambitious, mission-driven work.
• You thrive in start-up environments and display grit.
• You’re based in the CET or ET time zones.