Community Engagement and Advocacy Manager

The role

You will own and grow the Tailscale Insiders advocacy program, digital communities on Discord and Reddit, and the Community Projects program. You will build relationships with community members and work with internal teams to create engagement opportunities.

What you will do

• Own the strategy, operations, and growth of the Tailscale Insiders advocacy program.
• Build and maintain relationships with Insiders.
• Develop recurring engagement opportunities for Insiders.
• Identify opportunities for Insiders to contribute through speaking, content, and events.
• Partner with internal teams to create pathways for Insiders to participate in company initiatives.
• Recruit, onboard, recognize, and engage Insiders.
• Track program participation, contributions, and engagement metrics.
• Own the strategy and engagement for Discord and Reddit communities.
• Manage day-to-day community moderation and tools.
• Own the strategy and growth of the Community Projects program.

Required qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in community management, advocacy, community programs, developer communities, or related roles.
• Experience owning and growing community programs.
• Ability to build meaningful relationships with community members and internal teams.
• Experience managing and moderating online communities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and program management skills.
• Strong understanding of community engagement and advocacy.
• Curiosity about technology and eagerness to learn about Tailscale products.

Nice to have

• Experience managing advocacy, ambassador, champion, or contributor recognition programs.
• Hands-on experience managing Discord, Reddit, or similar community platforms.
• Experience working with developers, open source, infrastructure, networking, security, or other technology-focused communities.
• Familiarity with community engagement and intelligence tools such as Common Room.
• Experience developing community programming such as AMAs, virtual events, member spotlights, and recurring engagement initiatives.
• Experience identifying and amplifying community stories, projects, or contributor achievements.
• Experience collaborating with Product, Developer Relations, Engineering, Marketing, or Support teams.

Benefits

• Base salary and equity incentive plan.
• Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period.
• Remote first environment.
• Corporate co-working program to visit WeWork or similar spaces.
• Employer-funded retirement contributions up to 0.75% of eligible compensation.
• Annual company retreat and team off-sites.
• $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 to customize workstation.

Before you apply

• Hiring process uses AI-assisted tools to help screen and assess candidates.

About the company

Tailscale delivers software that makes it easy to securely interconnect people and their devices. Founded in 2019, the company is fully distributed and backed by Accel, CRV, Insight, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital.