Product Manager, Identity

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Tailscale's Identity portfolio, which includes workload and agent identity, SSO integrations, Directory Sync (SCIM), access controls and policies, and user management.

• Oversee the operator experience for administrators managing identity providers, auditing authentication events, and controlling user, workload, and agent access policies via the admin console, API, and clients.

• Create a fast, secure, and user-friendly authentication experience for end users.

• Collaborate across engineering, product, and design teams to ensure that the identity service aligns with broader organizational objectives and integrates with platform components.

• Develop systematic insights from customers across Tailscale users, ranging from homelab operators to regulated enterprises.

• Transform customer feedback, support trends, cross-product requests, and competitive insights into prioritized roadmap items.

⛳️ Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience in product management, with direct responsibility for an identity product or platform.

• Strong technical knowledge in OIDC, SAML, SCIM, WebAuthn, and OAuth flows.

• Proven experience in delivering products aimed at developer or security-focused audiences.

• Familiarity with contemporary IAM challenges and the capability to develop tools for administrators and developers.

• Proven track record of managing a product area from start to finish, including strategy, roadmap development, execution, and customer relations.

• An operational mindset concerning identity product downtime, misconfigurations, and security incidents.

• Hands-on experience using Tailscale at work or home is a plus.

• Familiarity with Okta, Azure Entra ID/Active Directory, Google Workspace, or IAP architectures is advantageous.

• Experience with cloud-native identity concepts such as service mesh and workload identity federation is a plus.

• Public technical writing, conference presentations, or open-source contributions in the security or identity domain are beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• An inclusive, flexible work environment that allows for adaptability in how and when you work.

• A competitive total compensation package that includes 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 their families.

• A remote-first work culture.

• Opportunities for virtual and in-person social events.

• Corporate co-working program available.

• Employer-funded retirement contributions that match employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum annual employer contribution of 0.75% of eligible compensation.

• Annual company retreat and team off-site events.

• $1,500 USD per year for professional development.

• Mentorship, coaching, and opportunities for internal promotions.

• A flexible paid time off program.

• Company-provided laptop (Mac or PC).

• Monthly reimbursement for home internet expenses.

• $500 USD allowance for home workstation customization.

• Paid parental leave top-ups: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents.