Product Designer driving activation, onboarding, monetization, and referral growth for Tailscale’s secure networking software. Designing experiments with Product, Research, and Engineering teams.
Responsibilities
Draft and propose product changes intended to advance existing growth initiatives
Participate in the experimentation lifecycle, learning from research and iterating based on feedback
Contribute to a backlog of experiment ideas
Generate multiple approaches to address friction areas and influence user behavior through interaction design and prototyping
Understand user goals and advocate for product changes supporting users’ best interests
Uphold high quality standards for shipped work while balancing experimentation with permanent changes
Partner with product management, UX research, design, and engineering to define problems and experiment goals
Measure product impact through experimentation
Report to the Product Design Manager and work as the second designer on a cross-functional Product Growth team
Requirements
3-5+ years of product design experience, ideally with time spent on onboarding, growth, or monetization work
Hands-on experience with common growth tooling and approaches such as A/B testing and behavioral analytics tooling (Amplitude, Pendo, etc.)
Experience with self-serve, product-led SaaS business motions
Comfort working with experiment results and interpreting findings that will guide design decisions
Skilled at balancing speed and quality of deliverable designs
Experience and skill working in distributed, async environments
Hands-on experience with Tailscale, or working familiarity with networking concepts such as DNS, VPNs, or traffic routing (nice to have)
Experience and opinion on thoughtful LLM tool usage within the design workflow, especially for prototyping and user testing (nice to have)
Benefits
An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self
A competitive total compensation package including a base salary and equity incentive plan
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period, including health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
Remote-first work environment with flexible work arrangements
Virtual and in-person social events
Corporate co-working program through WeWork or similar spaces
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
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