Product Manager, Identity
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Job Description
Product Manager owning Tailscale’s identity ecosystem, including SSO, SCIM, and access controls. Shaping secure networking products for developers, administrators, and enterprises.
Responsibilities:
- Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Tailscale's Identity portfolio, including workload and agent identity, SSO integrations, Directory Sync (SCIM), access controls and policy, and user management
- Own the operator experience for administrators configuring identity providers, auditing authentication events, and managing user, workload, and agent access policies across the admin console, API, and clients
- Build a fast, secure, and intuitive authentication experience for end users
- Partner across engineering, product, and design to ensure the identity service meets broader organizational needs and integrates with platform components
- Build systematic customer insight across Tailscale users, from homelab operators to regulated enterprises
- Turn customer feedback, support patterns, cross-product requests, and competitive dynamics into roadmap priorities
Requirements:
- 4–7 years in product management, with direct ownership of an identity product or platform
- Strong technical fluency in OIDC, SAML, SCIM, WebAuthn, and OAuth flows
- Experience shipping products for developer or security-focused audiences
- Understanding of modern IAM friction points and ability to build tools for administrators and developers
- Demonstrated ability to own a product area end to end, including strategy, roadmap, execution, and customer relationships
- Operational mindset regarding identity product downtime, misconfiguration, and security events
- Hands-on experience with Tailscale at work or home is nice to have
- Background with Okta, Azure Entra ID/Active Directory, Google Workspace, or IAP architectures is nice to have
- Experience with cloud-native identity concepts such as service mesh and workload identity federation is nice to have
- Public technical writing, conference talks, or open-source contributions in security or identity is nice to have
Benefits:
- Inclusive, flexible environment with flexibility in how and when you work
- Competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity incentive plan, and variable commission for quota-based roles
- Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, and dental coverage for employees and 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
- $1,500 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 workstation customization allowance
- Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents


















