Product Manager - Security & Compliance

Summary

Join Tailscale as a Product Manager focused on Security & Compliance, contributing to the development of key features for regulated customers. You will own workflows around device approvals and posture enforcement, expanding into broader security and compliance areas. The role involves collaborating with engineering and design teams to create intuitive compliance workflows and user-friendly experiences. Direct customer engagement is a significant part of the role (approximately 25% of your time). Mentorship from senior product leaders is provided, along with support from experienced teams. This role is designed as a launchpad into senior product leadership.

Requirements

• 1-3 years in a product management or customer facing role with foundational exposure to security standards, compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR), and relevant industry best practices
• Solid foundational knowledge in at least one of the following areas: device approvals, posture checks, RBAC, ACL management, audit logging, along with an eagerness to quickly learn the others
• At least 3 hours of overlap in daily working hours with our UK-based engineering team
• Comfortable learning and engaging hands-on with the product at the command line
• Excellent written communication skills, especially when crafting clear, actionable product requirements and documentation
• Strong interpersonal skills. You genuinely enjoy collaborating cross-functionally, particularly with sales, marketing, and customer-facing teams
• Empathy for users, instinctively prioritizing clear, intuitive, and enjoyable experiences, even within technical contexts

Responsibilities

• Initially own specific workflows, such as MDM/EDR integrations and posture checks, with clear support from senior PMs and engineers
• Collaborate closely with engineering and design teams to create intuitive compliance workflows, frictionless device onboarding, and actionable audit experiences
• Write clear product requirements, manage your feature backlog, and actively work to enable multiple engineering teams
• Regularly engage directly with customers (approximately 25% of your time), supported by Sales and Customer Success teams, through structured interviews and shadowing existing customer interactions
• Collaborate with design, engineering and UXR to translate enterprise security and compliance requirements into simple, user-friendly experiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures, VPNs, identity providers, or related security products
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code or DevSecOps tooling, ex: GitOps, Terraform
• Experience working with customers in regulated industries such as financial services or healthcare
• Familiarity with data analytics technologies such as Looker, Snowflake, Grafana, or SQL

Benefits

• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period. Take advantage of coverage for health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family!
• All-remote with the opportunity to work from anywhere —enjoy a change of scenery wherever you can get wifi, participate in virtual and in-person social events, and leverage our corporate co-working program to visit WeWork (or other similar spaces near you)
• Connect with other Tailscalars IRL. Attend our annual company retreat, participate in team/department off-sites, or use your individual travel budget to meet up with team members in Canada, the US, or the UK
• Support for your personal and professional development. Grow your career thoughtfully with $1500 USD annually for professional development, or take advantage of mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities
• Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration. Our flexible, paid time off program supports you for any situation life throws your way, whether moving homes or travelling the world!
• A build-your-own home office setup. You choose your own company-owned laptop (Mac or PC), receive a monthly home internet reimbursement, and $1000 USD to customize your workstation to make it your own
• Generous parental leave program from your first day. We care about your life outside of work and encourage new parents to take advantage of parental leave top-ups for up to 26 weeks