
OEM Sales Director
Tailscale
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $133,000 - $166,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Identify and close OEM and embedded partnerships with software platforms, infrastructure providers, and technology vendors.
- Structure commercial agreements including licensing, revenue share, and go-to-market frameworks.
- Drive OEM-sourced and OEM-influenced revenue.
- Own end-to-end opportunity management for OEM partnerships—from discovery through contract and launch.
- Partner with executives and product leaders at target companies to align on product integration and commercial strategy.
- Negotiate complex agreements involving pricing models, embedded licensing, and co-selling.
- Create and execute a repeatable OEM go-to-market strategy.
- Identify priority segments (developer platforms, cloud services, enterprise SaaS, infrastructure tools).
- Build pipeline and land strategic lighthouse customers.
- Work closely with Product and Engineering to align OEM opportunities with the product roadmap.
- Work with marketing to launch joint solutions to drive brand awareness.
- Align with Customer Experience to support OEM customer adoption and expansion.
- Educate and enable partner teams on how Tailscale solves real networking and connectivity problems.
- Develop best practices for partner onboarding, enablement, and revenue growth.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years experience in enterprise sales, business development, or strategic partnerships.
- Experience structuring OEM, embedded, platform, or licensing partnerships in SaaS, developer tools, networking, or infrastructure.
- Track record of closing complex multi-stakeholder deals with large technology companies.
- Strong commercial instincts and comfort negotiating revenue share, licensing, and platform agreements.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and legal teams.
- Exceptional communication and executive relationship-building skills.
- Self-directed and comfortable operating in a fast-moving, distributed environment.
Benefits
- An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
- A competitive total compensation package.
- Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period.
- Remote first company.
- Connect with other Tailscalars IRL.
- Support for your personal and professional development.
- Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration.
- A build-your-own home office setup.
- Generous parental leave program from your first day.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
OEM partnershipsembedded partnershipscommercial agreementslicensingrevenue sharego-to-market strategyopportunity managementpricing modelspartner onboardingrevenue growth
Soft Skills
negotiationcommunicationrelationship-buildingself-directedcross-functional collaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadaptabilityexecutive alignmentteam enablement