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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 48 days Tailscale's roles stay open a median of 76 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 2% of Tailscale's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Tailscale
- high 60 stale, 2 reposted of 60 open
- Hiring momentum
- 113 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Tailscale's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Tailscale.
About this role
As a Talent Acquisition Partner at Tailscale, you will lead full-cycle recruiting efforts across various departments, including Engineering, Product & Design, and Go-to-Market. Your role involves partnering with hiring managers to develop effective recruiting strategies, managing multiple searches, and ensuring a high-quality candidate experience. You will also utilize market intelligence and data to refine recruiting approaches and build strong relationships with stakeholders.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Tailscale as an employer.
What you need
- 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally within high-growth SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, developer tools, cybersecurity, or other technology environments.
- Demonstrated success recruiting within EPD, GTM/G&A, or across multiple functions and levels.
- Strong full-cycle recruiting skills across intake, sourcing, candidate assessment, stakeholder management, offer negotiation, and closing.
- Experience developing recruiting and sourcing strategies for complex or highly competitive searches.
- Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar technical or business roles and translate hiring needs into effective recruiting strategies.
- Proven ability to partner with hiring managers and business leaders as a trusted advisor, using strong judgment to influence decisions, challenge assumptions, and maintain accountability.
Nice to have
- Experience recruiting across multiple areas of the business, including both technical and non-technical functions.
- Experience recruiting highly technical talent within infrastructure, networking, security, distributed systems, developer tools, cloud, or adjacent areas.
- Experience recruiting Sales and broader GTM talent across different functions, levels, or sales motions.
- Experience partnering with Sourcers on sophisticated strategies for difficult-to-fill roles.
- Experience using talent mapping, market intelligence, recruiting data, AI, or emerging recruiting technologies to improve hiring outcomes.
What you get
- An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
- A competitive total compensation package including a base salary, equity incentive plan, and variable commission for quota-based roles.
- Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family.
- Remote first company with opportunities for virtual and in-person social events and a corporate co-working program.
- Employer-funded retirement contributions with a match up to 0.75% of eligible compensation.
- Support for personal and professional development with $1500 annually for professional development.
Worth weighing
- This is a contract position and is not eligible for full-time benefits.
- No salary range provided for the role, only a general pay range mentioned for the US.
- The role requires adaptability to a fast-moving environment and may involve learning new areas quickly.
Summarised from Tailscale's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Tailscale on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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