Ad Hoc Labs are the makers of Burner, one of the top-grossing independent apps in the world. Our mission is to build best-in-class software that empowers our customers to better control their privacy, communications, and identity–and to do it as a self-sustaining company whose culture and practices we can be proud of.

For over a decade, Burner has led the virtual phone number category, delivering control and privacy to millions of customers, without the hassles of wireless carriers and contracts. Burner was named a top 50 app by TIME and has been covered extensively in the press, including the New York Times, who said “a thin layer of privacy between yourself and the rest of the world, when needed, is hard to put a price on.” We couldn’t agree more.

We are looking for the product leader who will help us build on this successful foundation and, in this time of rapid innovation in communications technologies, guide and lead our execution against opportunities that will have an even larger impact.

What You'll Do

Lead and build the product and design team, fostering a culture that’s ambitious, data driven, customer centric, and relentlessly focused on excellent outcomes
Serve as a strategic thought leader, internally and externally, helping set the course for our largest investments and championing them effectively to stakeholders
Build and execute against a product roadmap that drives innovation, user experience, technical leadership, and strategic impact
Collaborate and align with company leaders and teams including Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Analytics, Legal, and more, leading cross-functional initiatives and driving effective processes and communications
Participate in company leadership, team and culture development, and career mentorship

Qualifications

A track record of 10+ years in product management, with a history of shipping complex consumer, mobile, privacy, and/or communications products successfully
Experience managing mobile products, in the mobile/app store ecosystem, leading consumer subscription products, working with messaging or telecom products, or equivalent, relevant domain experience
Leadership experience–a history of building and developing teams, as well as driving them to meaningful outcomes with a sense of urgency and excellence.
Demonstrated ability to drive strategic prioritization and synthesize across complex inputs to drive product decisions, technical tradeoffs, and customer metrics
A demonstrated ability to problem-solve, manage scope, and ship high-quality products effectively from ideation to market impact
The hard product skills, product sense, technical insight, and quantitative acumen to lead complex products to market and to be the standard-bearer for best practices across product management touchpoints in the company
Passion for consumer control, privacy, and independence

Perks & Benefits

Health and Dental coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners
401K with company 4% match
Choose how you want to invest in your career development.
We reimburse for training, conferences, and online learning resources
Work remotely in style, with a stipend to set up or enhance your remote work setup.

Ad Hoc Labs is a Los Angeles based–but primarily remote–company. However, for this specific role we prefer candidates in Southern California or at least the pacific or mountain time zone.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive company and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Ad Hoc Labs is a remote-first company. Select roles may require regional geography and/or frequent travel. All candidates need to be able to maintain a productive remote working environment with access to video-quality internet.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive company and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

About the company

Ad Ad Hoc Labs builds privacy-focused mobile software, with Firewall as its flagship product. Firewall blocks 100% of robocalls, screens unknown callers, and only connects calls users want to receive. It operates on a subscription model, delivering premium features and ongoing updates to privacy-conscious mobile users. The company distinguishes itself by not selling user data and prioritizing data protection, placing user privacy at the center of its offering. The goal is to give individuals control over their call flow and protect their privacy while providing a reliable, ring-free experience.

Company Size

N/A

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$90K

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2012

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

Firewall App Store updated 2026-02-09, signaling active iOS support.
Burner shipped Android updates in September 2026, proving ongoing engineering investment.
Ad Hoc Labs still operates multiple live apps, including Burner and Firewall, across stores.

What critics are saying

Firewall remains iPhone-only, leaving Android revenue to Burner and competitors.
Sprint is listed as supported despite Sprint's 2020 network shutdown.
Google Play updated Burner on 2026-09-30, showing product maintenance, not platform moats.

What makes Ad Hoc Labs unique

Firewall uses an allowlist model, blocking 100% of spam calls on iPhone.
Ad Hoc Labs pairs privacy products: Burner, Firewall, and Dialed.
Firewall keeps contacts stored locally, unlike many caller-ID and spam-blocking apps.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Home Office Stipend

Remote Work Options

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