APAC Tax Lead

The role

You will own direct tax compliance and advisory across Asia-Pacific entities and operations. You will also help build tax infrastructure to support international expansion.

What you will do

• Lead APAC direct tax compliance with external advisors
• Support transfer pricing documentation and intercompany transactions
• Manage withholding tax positions and treaty relief
• Advise on permanent establishment risks and entity structuring
• Support tax side of regional infrastructure expansion
• Partner with indirect tax personnel on VAT/GST and consumption tax
• Partner with Finance, Legal, and People teams on payroll taxes, equity, and mobility
• Build relationships with local tax authorities and manage inquiries or audits
• Contribute to global tax projects including SOX compliance and tax technology
• Work with indirect tax team on advisory and compliance

Required qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of corporate tax in one or more major APAC jurisdictions and cross-border tax issues
• Deep experience with transfer pricing documentation, intercompany agreements, and withholding tax and treaty analysis
• CPA, CA, CTA, or equivalent professional qualification
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work across time zones with US and European colleagues
• Self-starter who can build processes from the ground up
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role

Nice to have

• 12+ years of international tax experience
• Mix of Big 4/advisory and in-house roles
• Exposure to technology or high-growth company tax matters
• Experience with the tax aspects of data center or infrastructure buildouts
• Knowledge of Pillar Two/global minimum tax rules and digital services taxes
• Experience with Indian direct tax matters
• Experience supporting IPO readiness or public company tax compliance
• Regional language skills
• Experience with systems buildout or automation

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.