Talent Acquisition Sourcer

Location: Remote (United States)

Salary: $100,000–$130,000 USD annual base salary, plus equity and comprehensive benefits.

Company

Tailscale develops software for securely connecting people and devices across networks, serving users from hobbyists to multinational corporations. The company was founded in 2019 and operates as a fully distributed organization.

What you will do

• Lead sourcing strategies for complex, high-priority, and difficult-to-fill searches across Engineering, Product, Design, GTM, G&A, leadership, and specialized functions.
• Identify and engage passive talent through advanced research, diverse sourcing channels, technical communities, networks, and creative approaches.
• Translate complex or ambiguous hiring needs, technical profiles, and talent-market dynamics into targeted search strategies and actionable sourcing plans.
• Use pipeline data, talent mapping, market research, and competitive intelligence to identify hiring risks and recommend adjustments.
• Build inclusive sourcing strategies, broaden qualified talent pools, and cultivate relationships with exceptional candidates.
• Share advanced sourcing practices, facilitate sourcing jams, and improve tools, workflows, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled recruiting practices.

Requirements

• 6+ years of talent sourcing and/or recruiting experience in high-growth or highly technical environments.
• Demonstrated success sourcing technical Engineering and Product talent, as well as complex, leadership, or specialized searches.
• Advanced expertise in sourcing techniques, talent research, market mapping, competitive intelligence, and pipeline development beyond traditional candidate pools.
• Ability to understand complex or ambiguous roles and independently develop sophisticated sourcing strategies.
• Strong analytical, communication, judgment, and stakeholder-partnership skills, including collaboration with hiring managers, Talent Acquisition Partners, and senior leaders.
• Ability to work remotely from the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience sourcing infrastructure, networking, security, developer tools, distributed systems, cloud, or similarly technical engineering talent.
• Experience finding technical talent through open-source ecosystems, GitHub, technical communities, and research.
• Experience supporting executive or confidential searches and sourcing across North America, EMEA, and/or APAC.
• Experience building talent maps, facilitating sourcing jams, or raising sourcing capability across a Talent Acquisition team.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, flexible, remote-first work environment with flexibility in how and when work is performed.
• Equity incentive plan, comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits, and employer-funded retirement contributions.
• Flexible paid time off, paid parental leave, annual company retreats, team off-sites, and distributed collaboration.
• $1,500 USD annual professional development budget, plus mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
• Company-owned laptop, monthly home internet reimbursement, and $500 USD for workstation customization.
• AI-assisted screening and assessment tools are used during hiring, while final hiring decisions are made by people.

Hiring process

• The hiring process may include AI-assisted screening and assessment tools.
• Accessible accommodations are available at any stage of the recruitment process.