Director, US International Tax Planning

The role

The Director, US International Tax Planning will lead and support US international tax planning projects from analysis through implementation. This role involves analyzing tax consequences for business initiatives, performing technical analysis, and supporting M&A integration.

What you will do

• Lead and support US international tax planning projects from initial analysis through implementation
• Analyze US international tax consequences of business initiatives and recommend structures
• Perform and review technical analysis under subpart F, NCTI, BEAT, and foreign tax credit rules
• Apply subchapter C to entity formations, contributions, distributions, liquidations, and internal reorganizations
• Define, review, and be accountable for models quantifying cash tax and effective tax rate impact
• Support the M&A tax team after closing by developing step plans to integrate acquired entities
• Draft technical memoranda and maintain documentation for planning positions
• Partner with tax compliance and transfer pricing to ensure accurate reporting and filings
• Scope, budget, and manage work performed by outside advisors
• Track US and OECD legislative and regulatory developments and assess impact

Required qualifications

• Deep technical knowledge of US international tax provisions including subpart F, NCTI, BEAT, and foreign tax credit rules
• Working knowledge of subchapter C as it applies to multinational groups
• Experience leading tax planning projects end to end
• Understanding of how planning positions flow into transfer pricing, ASC 740, and US international compliance forms
• Ability to research technical questions in the Code, regulations, and administrative guidance and write memoranda
• Ability to review tax models and identify technical errors
• Experience managing outside advisors, including scoping and budgeting
• Ability to run several projects at once with different internal owners
• Ability to reach defensible recommendations when facts are incomplete or guidance is unsettled
• Ability to communicate technical tax conclusions to non-tax specialists
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in a relevant field

Nice to have

• CPA, JD, or LLM in taxation
• 15+ years of extensive US international tax experience
• Experience with post-acquisition integration planning
• Direct experience with transfer pricing, Pillar Two, or the FDDEI deduction
• Familiarity with the tax rules of non-US jurisdictions where a US technology company typically operates
• Working knowledge of partnership tax as it applies to multinational groups
• Experience planning around large cross-border commercial arrangements
• Experience with infrastructure or capital-intensive investments
• Experience supporting an IRS examination of international positions
• Experience at a company that scaled significantly or built out its international structure

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, though not for every role or candidate

About the company

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