Manager, Tax

The role

The Manager, Tax will own direct and indirect tax across every entity and market. You will run compliance and the income tax provision and set transfer pricing. You will also advise commercial, operations, and legal teams on the tax consequences of new markets, deals, and acquisitions.

What you will do

• Own the tax calendar and every filing across entities including corporate income tax, sales tax, VAT, GST, withholding, and information reporting.
• Prepare the income tax provision under US GAAP (ASC 740) and own the tax side of every financial statement audit.
• Build and maintain the transfer pricing policy, intercompany agreements, and documentation.
• Assess the tax footprint of each new country and operating model.
• Set the tax rules for paying contributors, merchants, and partners in many countries.
• Advise on the tax structure of customer and partner agreements and of acquisitions.
• Select and manage outside tax advisors across jurisdictions.
• Respond to notices and audits from tax authorities.
• Claim qualifying credits and incentives such as research and development credits.

Required qualifications

• 5 to 8+ years in tax, including time at a Big Four or national accounting firm and in-house at a high-growth company operating in several countries.
• CPA, CA, or an equivalent accounting or tax qualification.
• Hands-on experience with corporate income tax, transfer pricing, withholding, and indirect tax across several countries at once.
• Experience preparing or reviewing an income tax provision under ASC 740 and taking it through an external audit.
• Ability to turn complex tax rules and advisor memos into clear decisions for teams outside finance.
• Use AI tools in day-to-day work to research rules, prepare workpapers, and keep a multi-country compliance calendar on track.
• High degree of initiative and comfort with ambiguity.

Nice to have

• Tax experience at a marketplace, gig, delivery, or AI data company that pays across many countries.
• Corporate and indirect tax experience in emerging markets.
• Tax structuring for asset and share acquisitions, intellectual property, or data licensing.
• Research and development tax credit claims in the United States or Canada.
• Experience building tax processes, controls, and tooling at a venture-backed company.

About the company

Mecka AI is building the data infrastructure layer for robotics and embodied AI. They design and operate global systems for data capture, data labeling, and hardware-enabled workflows used by leading AI labs and robotics companies.