[Hiring] Product Manager, Identity @Tailscale

Role Description

We are seeking a Product Manager to own Tailscale's Identity ecosystem — the bridge between our "Zero Trust" networking philosophy and the existing identity infrastructure our customers already rely on. Identity is the foundation of access control in Tailscale; if a user cannot authenticate or authorize correctly, the network cannot be secure. In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex security protocols (OIDC, SAML, SCIM) and a seamless, "it just works" user experience.

The Identity portfolio covers the end-to-end lifecycle of a user and device within the tailnet:

• Authentication: Integrating with external Identity Providers (IdPs) so users can log in using the credentials they already have (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, etc.).
• Authorization: Defining how roles, groups, and attributes translate into granular network access policies.
• Lifecycle Management: Automating the onboarding, offboarding, and synchronization (SCIM) of users and devices as they change roles or leave organizations.

These capabilities are where Tailscale meets the customer's existing security stack. Nearly every enterprise deployment begins with an identity integration, grows through complex multi-IdP setups, and increasingly depends on automated lifecycle management for production security.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Tailscale's Identity portfolio: workload and agent identity, SSO integrations, Directory Sync (SCIM), access controls and policy, user management.
• Own the operator experience for admins: How IT and security teams configure identity providers, audit authentication events, and manage user, workload, and agent access policies at scale, across the admin console, API, and clients.
• Build a best-in-class authentication experience for end-users: Save our users time and money by making every auth flow fast, secure, and intuitive.
• Partner closely across engineering, product, and design org to ensure Tailscale’s identity service meets the needs of the broader organization and integrates tightly with other platform components.
• Build systematic customer insight across the full spread of Tailscale users, from a homelab operator exposing a media server through Funnel to a regulated enterprise routing traffic across multi-region datacenters.
• Turn customer signal, support patterns, cross-product requests, and competitive dynamics into roadmap priorities.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years in product management, with direct ownership of an identity product or platform.
• Strong technical fluency in identity protocols: Comfortable engaging engineers as a peer on OIDC, SAML, SCIM, WebAuthn, and OAuth flows.
• Experience shipping products for developer or security-focused audiences: You understand the friction points of modern IAM and know how to build tools that admins and developers actually enjoy using.
• Demonstrated ability to own a product area end to end: Strategy, roadmap, execution, and the customer relationships that keep you honest.
• Operational mindset: You understand that for an identity product, downtime or misconfiguration isn't just a bug—it’s a security event.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with Tailscale at work or home.
• Background working with specific Identity Providers (Okta, Azure Entra ID/Active Directory, Google Workspace) or Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) architectures.
• Experience with cloud-native identity concepts: service mesh, workload identity federation.
• Public technical writing, conference talks, or open-source contributions in the security or identity space.

Requirements

• As a company, we strive to maintain fair and equitable compensation practices within our team across all roles and all levels. Tailscale's compensation package includes base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
• The salary range displayed on each job posting represents the target range for a new hire's base salary. Individual offers may vary based on experience and skill set.
• US Pay Range: $177,000 — $221,000 USD.

Benefits

• An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
• A competitive total compensation package, including base salary, an equity incentive plan, and variable commission (for quota-based roles).
• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, covering health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
• Remote first company — most of our teams work fully remotely.
• Employer-funded retirement contributions: Tailscale will match your retirement contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution equal to 0.75% of your eligible compensation.
• Support for your personal and professional development: $1500 USD annually for professional development, mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
• Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration.
• A build-your-own home office setup: Choose your own company-owned laptop (Mac or PC), receive a monthly home internet reimbursement, and $500 USD to customize your workstation.
• Paid parental leave program: 20 weeks for birthing parents, 16 weeks for non-birthing parents.