Tax Strategy & Incentives Manager

The role

You will own and manage Vultr's multi-state data center tax credit and incentive strategy across its expanding infrastructure. You will act as the subject matter expert on state and local data center tax incentives and manage outside tax, legal and economic development advisors on complex negotiations.

What you will do

• Act as the primary tax liaison for business initiatives and surface tax implications early in contracts, site selection and operational changes.
• Evaluate state and local data center tax incentive opportunities, exemption programs and statutory tax credits.
• Execute incentive applications, tax filings and sales/use tax exemption registrations in-house for standard jurisdictions.
• Manage external tax advisors, legal counsel and economic development consultants on complex incentive negotiations.
• Model tax savings, capital expenditure thresholds and ROI to evaluate site selection trade-offs with Real Estate, Infrastructure and Legal teams.
• Maintain compliance for secured incentives, tracking CapEx, power use and job creation commitments to prevent clawbacks.
• Maintain internal controls, including reconciliations, to ensure data integrity and support audits.
• Administer sales and use tax exemption certificates and direct-pay permits for qualifying equipment purchases.
• Monitor legislative changes in data center incentives and green energy tax trends, and keep the Global Tax Director informed.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in US State & Local Tax (SALT), specializing in location incentives, indirect tax exemptions or corporate state tax planning.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.
• Direct experience with state data center incentive frameworks, sales/use tax equipment exemptions and property tax abatement.
• Proven experience managing external service providers, law firms or accounting consultancy teams.
• Advanced financial modeling skills to turn complex state tax regulations into clear projections for non-tax stakeholders.

Nice to have

• CPA or JD.
• Prior experience in a State Department of Revenue, State Economic Development Agency or local taxing authority.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting.
• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year.
• 11 holidays, Paid Time Off accrual and rollover plan.
• Increased PTO at 3-year and 10-year anniversaries.
• 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years.
• Anniversary bonus each year.
• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year and $400 each following year.
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month.
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month.
• Company-paid Wellable subscription.

Before you apply

• Vultr will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.
• Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws.

About the company

Vultr makes high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable and locally accessible, with 33 global cloud data center locations and customers in 185 countries. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, it is the world's largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.