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Talent Acquisition Sourcer (Contract)

Tailscale · Remote (United States) · Remote

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About Tailscale

The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource. Start free. Backed by Accel, Insight and CRV.

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.

What they're looking for

  • 3+ years of talent sourcing and/or recruiting experience, ideally within high-growth technology companies or similarly competitive talent environments
  • Experience sourcing technical talent and supporting searches across multiple functions such as Engineering, Product, Design, GTM, or G&A
  • Ability to quickly understand complex or unfamiliar roles and translate candidate requirements into effective sourcing strategies
  • Strong research skills and experience using sourcing techniques beyond basic keyword, title, or traditional platform searches
  • Strong passive candidate engagement and communication skills, including the ability to create thoughtful, personalized outreach
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple searches and use sourcing data to evaluate pipeline effectiveness
More about this role

Thank you for considering Tailscale. 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!

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.

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...

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