Tailscale
Talent Acquisition Sourcer (Contract)
Remote work allowed only within certain countries or regions.
Employer listed it 3 weeks ago · Added 5 days ago
Been open since 3 weeks ago, still being checked, but it has been live a while.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Timezone
US East
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Operations
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $80k–$155k a year, a typical range taken from 271 mid-level operations roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Region Restricted
Remote work is allowed, but only for candidates based in Canada, United States.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Remote (Canada), Remote (United States)"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Applications outside the listed area are usually rejected
- Timezone overlap with the listed area is often expected
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About the role
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About Tailscale
Tailscale 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.
About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Sourcer to help identify and engage exceptional talent as Tailscale continues to scale. This is initially a 6-month contract position with the potential to extend and/or convert to a full-time role based on business needs and performance.
You’ll operate as a fully integrated member of our Talent Acquisition team, partnering with Talent Acquisition Partners and hiring teams to build high-quality pipelines across Engineering, Product, Design, GTM, G&A, and other business-critical searches.
We’re looking for someone who is curious, resourceful, and creative; can quickly understand new roles and talent markets; and is comfortable going beyond traditional sourcing methods to find and engage exceptional people.
Key Responsibilities
Build & Execute Sourcing Strategies
Partner with Talent Acquisition Partners to understand candidate profiles, hiring priorities, and sourcing needs across the company.
Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies across Engineering, Product, Design, GTM, G&A, and other functions.
Identify and engage passive talent using a range of sourcing channels, research methods, communities, networks, and creative approaches.
Manage multiple searches and adjust sourcing strategies based on pipeline performance, candidate feedback, and evolving priorities.
Source Technical & Specialized Talent
Develop a strong understanding of Tailscale’s product, technology, business, and culture to effectively identify candidates who may thrive here.
Translate technical and specialized role requirements into effective searches in partnership with Talent Acquisition Partners and hiring teams.
Research relevant companies, technologies, communities, and talent pools to identify candidates beyond traditional sources.
Build knowledge of talent markets relevant to Tailscale, including infrastructure, networking, security, developer tools, cloud technologies, and other functional areas.
Use Data & Market Intelligence
Bring comfort with sourcing data and market insights to evaluate pipeline health, identify search challenges, and improve sourcing outcomes.
Conduct talent research and market mapping across relevant companies, locations, candidate profiles, and competitive talent pools.
Surface actionable insights on candidate availability, market trends, and search constraints to Talent Acquisition Partners.
Build reusable talent maps and research that can support current and future hiring needs.
Build Inclusive Talent Pipelines
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
- ·A competitive total compensation package. This includes a base salary, an equity incentive plan and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
- ·Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
- ·Employer-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.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, region restricted, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Tailscale, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (US East).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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