Talent Acquisition Partner – Contract

Tailscale

Talent Acquisition Partner owning full-cycle recruiting for Tailscale’s secure networking software. Supporting technical, commercial, and corporate hiring across a distributed organization.

Posted 9/3/2026contractRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$90 - CA$109 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive full-cycle recruiting expertise, including candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and stakeholder management, while leveraging recruiting data and market intelligence to enhance hiring strategies. Proven ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers and business leaders across various functions in high-growth technology environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Full-Cycle RecruitingRecruiting Strategy DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementData-Driven Decision MakingTechnical Talent Recruitment

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Hard Skills

Candidate AssessmentOffer NegotiationSourcing StrategiesTalent MappingMarket IntelligenceRecruiting Data AnalysisInterview Process DevelopmentPipeline AccountabilityComplex Search ManagementHigh-Growth SaaS Recruiting

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationOrganizational SkillsPrioritization SkillsJudgment and InfluenceRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

Emerging Recruiting TechnologiesAI in Recruiting

Industry Keywords

EPDGTMG&ACloudCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsInfrastructureSalesCustomer SuccessMarketing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own complex searches from intake through offer across EPD, GTM, G&A, or a combination of functions
Partner with hiring managers to define candidate profiles, develop recruiting strategies, and establish interview processes
Manage multiple searches while maintaining quality, speed, and candidate experience
Lead candidate assessment, offer strategy, negotiation, and closing
Build recruiting and sourcing strategies based on business priorities, role requirements, talent availability, and market conditions
Partner with Sourcers on targeted searches and talent mapping; source directly as needed and maintain pipeline accountability
Use recruiting data, candidate feedback, and market intelligence to evaluate search performance and adjust strategies
Identify alternative talent pools, companies, locations, or profiles when needed
Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and business leaders as a consultative recruiting partner
Provide insights on talent markets, candidate expectations, hiring timelines, and tradeoffs
Challenge assumptions and create accountability around interview quality, feedback, decision-making, and candidate experience
Identify hiring risks and partner with TA leadership on support or escalation
Recruit technical and non-technical talent across Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Revenue Operations, Partnerships, Finance, Legal, People, and other functions
Collaborate with Sourcers, Coordinators, TA Operations, fellow TA Partners, and TA leadership
Share market insights, sourcing approaches, and recruiting best practices
Contribute to recruiting initiatives and process improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
Nice to have: experience recruiting across multiple business areas, highly technical talent, Sales and broader GTM talent, sophisticated Sourcer partnerships, talent mapping, market intelligence, recruiting data, AI, or emerging recruiting technologies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Inclusive, flexible environment with flexibility in how and when you work
Competitive total compensation package including equity incentive plan and variable commission for quota-based roles (contract role is not eligible for full-time exempt benefits listed below)
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
Remote-first work environment
Virtual and in-person social events
Corporate co-working program
Employer-funded retirement contributions matching employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of eligible compensation
Annual company retreat and team off-sites
Team travel and distributed collaboration opportunities
$1500 USD annually for professional development
Mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities
Flexible paid time off program
Company-owned laptop (Mac or PC)
Monthly home internet reimbursement
$500 USD home office workstation customization allowance
Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents