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If this job description resonates with you, please apply. Frequently cited statistics show that people who identify with historically marginalized groups are likely to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to help us break that statistic!\nAbout Tailscale \nTailscale is making safe connection effortless by delivering software that makes it easy to securely interconnect people and their devices, no matter where they are. From hobbyists to multinational corporations, teams of every size use Tailscale each day to protect their networks, share access to internal tools, and more. We're building a future for the Internet that's easy, sensible, and safe, like it used to be. Founded in 2019 and fully distributed, we're backed by Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital.\nAbout the Role\nWe’re hiring multiple experienced Talent Acquisition Partners to join Tailscale on an initial 6-month contract basis, with the potential to extend and/or convert to full-time roles based on business needs and performance.\nThese roles will support different parts of the organization, with individual assignments focused on Engineering, Product & Design (EPD), Go-to-Market & G&A, or a broader cross-functional portfolio spanning multiple organizations. During the application process, candidates will have the opportunity to indicate where they have the most experience and where they would prefer to focus.\nYou’ll operate as a fully integrated member of our Talent Acquisition team, owning searches from intake through offer and partnering with hiring managers and business leaders to develop thoughtful recruiting strategies, navigate competitive talent markets, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.\nTailscale operates in a highly technical, fast-moving environment, so we’re looking for recruiters who are curious, adaptable, and comfortable learning new areas quickly. Whether your background is primarily technical, commercial/corporate, or broad-based, you’ll bring strong recruiting craft, market intelligence, data, and sound judgment to help hiring teams make great decisions while maintaining a consistently high hiring bar.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead Full-Cycle Recruiting\nOwn complex searches from intake through offer across EPD, GTM, G&A, or a combination of functions based on assigned business needs.\nPartner with hiring managers to define candidate profiles, develop recruiting strategies, and establish effective interview processes.\nManage multiple searches while maintaining a high bar for quality, speed, and candidate experience.\nLead candidate assessment, offer strategy, negotiation, and closing in partnership with hiring teams.\nDevelop Talent & Sourcing Strategies\nBuild recruiting and sourcing strategies based on business priorities, role requirements, talent availability, and market conditions.\nPartner with Sourcers on targeted searches and talent mapping while sourcing directly as needed and maintaining accountability for pipeline health.\nUse recruiting data, candidate feedback, and market intelligence to evaluate search performance and adjust strategies.\nIdentify alternative talent pools, companies, locations, or profiles when searches require a different approach.\nAdvise & Influence Hiring Teams\nBuild trusted relationships with hiring managers and business leaders and serve as a consultative recruiting partner.\nProvide actionable insights on talent markets, candidate expectations, hiring timelines, and potential tradeoffs.\nConstructively challenge assumptions and create accountability around interview quality, timely feedback, decision-making, and candidate experience.\nProactively identify hiring risks and partner with TA leadership when broader support or escalation is needed.\nRecruit Across Your Area of Focus\nDepending on your background and assignment, you may support:\nEngineering, Product & Design: including highly technical or specialized Engineering, Product, Design, and leadership searches.\nGTM & G&A: including Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Revenue Operations, Partnerships, Finance, Legal, People, and other business functions.\nCross-Functional / All Orgs: a mix of technical and non-technical hiring across the company as priorities evolve.\nPartner Across Talent Acquisition\nCollaborate closely with Sourcers, Coordinators, TA Operations, fellow TA Partners, and TA leadership.\nShare market insights, sourcing approaches, and recruiting best practices across the team.\nContribute to recruiting initiatives and process improvements that strengthen hiring effectiveness and scalability.\nWhat We Are Looking For\n6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally within high-growth SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, developer tools, cybersecurity, or other technology environments.\nDemonstrated success recruiting within EPD, GTM/G&A, or across multiple functions and levels.\nStrong full-cycle recruiting skills across intake, sourcing, candidate assessment, stakeholder management, offer negotiation, and closing.\nExperience developing recruiting and sourcing strategies for complex or highly competitive searches.\nAbility to quickly understand unfamiliar technical or business roles and translate hiring needs into effective recruiting strategies.\nProven ability to partner with hiring managers and business leaders as a trusted advisor, using strong judgment to influence decisions, challenge assumptions, and maintain accountability.\nComfort using recruiting data and market intelligence to diagnose challenges and improve hiring outcomes.\nExcellent communication, organization, and prioritization skills with the ability to independently manage multiple searches in a fast-moving, distributed environment.\nNice to Have\nExperience recruiting across multiple areas of the business, including both technical and non-technical functions.\nExperience recruiting highly technical talent within infrastructure, networking, security, distributed systems, developer tools, cloud, or adjacent areas.\nExperience recruiting Sales and broader GTM talent across different functions, levels, or sales motions.\nExperience partnering with Sourcers on sophisticated strategies for difficult-to-fill roles.\nExperience using talent mapping, market intelligence, recruiting data, AI, or emerging recruiting technologies to improve hiring outcomes.\nNote: this is a contract position and is not eligible for the full-time, exempt benefits listed below.\nCAN Pay Range\n$90—$109 CAD\nWhat We Offer\nAn inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self. We recognize the impact of diverse voices and backgrounds on the growth of our people, product, and company. And that flexibility in how and when you work empowers our team to integrate work and life.\n A competitive total compensation package. This includes a base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).\nComprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!\n Remote first company -most of our teams work fully remotely. Enjoy a change of scenery wherever you can get wifi, participate in virtual and in-person social events, and leverage our corporate co-working program to visit WeWork (or other similar spaces near you). Some roles require in-office collaboration depending on team needs, which will be clearly noted in the job description.\nEmployer-funded retirement contributions. Tailscale will match your retirement contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of your eligible compensation.\nConnect with other Tailscalars IRL. Attend our annual company retreat, participate in team off-sites, and collaborate in person with teammates across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. We support intentional in-person connection through team travel and distributed collaboration.\n\nSupport for your personal and professional development. Grow your career thoughtfully with $1500 USD annually for professional development, or take advantage of mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities. \nPaid time off and a healthy work-life integration. Our flexible, paid time off program supports you for any situation life throws your way, whether moving homes or travelling the world! \n A build-your-own home office setup. You choose your own company-owned laptop (Mac or PC), receive a monthly home internet reimbursement, and $500 USD to customize your workstation to make it your own. \n Paid parental leave program. We care about your life outside of work and encourage new parents to take advantage of parental leave top-ups (20 weeks for birthing parents, 16 weeks for non-birthing parents).\nTailscale is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring process. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process or related to any aspect of this role, please contact your recruiter.\nOur hiring process uses AI-assisted tools to help screen and assess candidates. All hiring decisions are made by people.\nPlease be aware that legitimate emails from Tailscale's talent team will only originate from @tailscale.com, @greenhouse.io, and @interviews.modernloop.io email addresses. 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