Senior Manager, Global Indirect Tax

The role

You will lead global indirect tax strategy and advisory for new products, business models, and enterprise-wide initiatives. You will act as a strategic advisor to business teams to ensure tax requirements and risks are addressed during product design and execution.

What you will do

• Own technical areas of global indirect tax and lead research on complex issues
• Lead indirect tax strategy for new products, monetization models, and market entries
• Monitor global legislative and regulatory changes and provide recommendations
• Analyze indirect tax implications of inter company transactions, entity structures, and acquisitions
• Partner with Tax Operations to ensure positions are implemented and review compliance
• Lead audits and controversy including defense strategy
• Identify and lead planning and risk-reduction opportunities
• Prepare materials for senior leadership including the CFO
• Manage external advisors on scope, quality, and cost
• Use and help build tax technology and AI tools

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of global indirect tax experience
• Mix of Big 4 or law firm and in-house experience at a technology or digital company
• Deep technical knowledge of US sales and use tax
• Working knowledge of international VAT/GST for digital products, SaaS, and platform business models
• Track record of owning complex issues from start to finish
• Exceptional written and verbal communication
• Sound judgment and comfort operating in gray areas
• Experience working with tax engines (Vertex or similar)

Nice to have

• JD/LLM
• CPA
• equivalent

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• life and disability insurance
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• equity

Before you apply

• Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area
• Relocation assistance may be available

About the company

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