Director of Tax

The role

The Director of Tax will build and lead the tax function and own the full tax lifecycle. This role serves as a strategic partner on M&A, transfer pricing, and tax planning to prepare the company for public company readiness.

What you will do

• Own global tax strategy across direct and indirect tax
• Build the tax function, team, and vendor ecosystem
• Lead quarterly and annual income tax provision
• Oversee direct tax matters including compliance, transfer pricing, R&D credits, and tax attribute planning
• Own indirect tax strategy and compliance including sales and use tax
• Partner with Corporate Development on M&A tax due diligence, deal structuring, entity rationalization and post-close integration
• Serve as tax advisor on entity structuring, ETR forecasting, cash tax planning and intercompany
• Prepare the tax function for public company readiness including SOX-compliant processes

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive tax experience, including a combination of Big 4 and in-house roles
• Deep expertise in U.S. federal and state income tax, ASC 740, and indirect tax compliance
• Experience leading the tax provision process end-to-end, including coordination with external auditors
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading tax workstreams in M&A transactions
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, particularly with Legal, Accounting, and FP&A
• CPA, JD, or Master's in Taxation

Benefits

• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Lunch five times a week
• Commuter stipend
• Snacks and beverages
• Relocation stipend may be available

About the company

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, Doordash, and Anthropic.