Remote Talent Acquisition Partner (Contract)

Tailscale Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 112,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive environment

Equity plan

Remote work

Professional development

PTO

Job summary

Tailscale Inc., a fully distributed, remote-first company, is hiring multiple Talent Acquisition Partners on a 6-month contract with potential to extend or convert to full-time based on performance. You'll own searches across Engineering, Product & Design, GTM, and G&A, partnering with hiring managers to craft profiles and hiring strategies.

You will navigate competitive markets, deliver an exceptional candidate experience, and lead assessment, negotiation, and closing in collaboration with

Qualifications

• 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.
• Comfort using recruiting data and market intelligence to diagnose challenges and improve hiring outcomes.
• Excellent communication, organization, and prioritization skills with the ability to independently manage multiple searches in a fast-moving, distributed environment.

Responsibilities

• Own complex searches from intake through offer across EPD, GTM, G&A, or a combination of functions based on assigned business needs.
• Partner with hiring managers to define candidate profiles, develop recruiting strategies, and establish effective interview processes.
• Manage multiple searches while maintaining a high bar for quality, speed, and candidate experience.
• Lead candidate assessment, offer strategy, negotiation, and closing in partnership with hiring teams.
• Develop recruiting and sourcing strategies based on business priorities, role requirements, talent availability, and market conditions.
• Partner with Sourcers on targeted searches and talent mapping while sourcing directly as needed and maintaining accountability for pipeline health.
• Use recruiting data, candidate feedback, and market intelligence to evaluate search performance and adjust strategies.
• Identify alternative talent pools, companies, locations, or profiles when searches require a different approach.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

SaaS recruiting

Stakeholder management

Negotiation and closing

Market intelligence

Collaboration with TA team

Data-driven recruiting

Communication and organization

Job description

Tailscale Inc., a fully distributed, remote-first company, is hiring multiple Talent Acquisition Partners on a 6-month contract with potential to extend or convert to full-time based on performance. You'll own searches across Engineering, Product & Design, GTM, and G&A, partnering with hiring managers to craft profiles and hiring strategies.

You will navigate competitive markets, deliver an exceptional candidate experience, and lead assessment, negotiation, and closing in collaboration with