Senior Tax Manager

The role

The Senior Tax Manager provides US tax advisory for a global trading firm. You will advise stakeholders on tax implications for new trading strategies, products, and markets while collaborating with global tax colleagues.

What you will do

• Advise stakeholders on tax implications of new trading strategies, financial products, markets, and transactions
• Consult with external advisory firms to develop tax positions and strategies
• Execute on new trading initiatives, market expansion, and strategic projects
• Build relationships across trading, technology, legal, finance, and leadership teams
• Collaborate with global tax function members on cross-border projects and business initiatives
• Provide guidance on entity structures, cross-border activities, and operational models
• Identify and assess tax risks and opportunities from business activities and regulatory developments
• Support federal and state tax controversy matters
• Contribute to the development of tax governance, policies, and best practices

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of US tax experience with a focus on financial services
• Experience with the taxation of financial instruments and understanding of the trading industry
• Broad familiarity with the US tax system across multiple areas of tax
• Strong communicator
• Pro-active mindset and problem-solving capabilities
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, intellectually demanding environment with evolving priorities

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus structure
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
• Breakfast, lunch, and snacks
• Regular social events, clubs, sports leagues and more

Before you apply

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required
• We will not sponsor individuals for employment authorization for this job opening

About the company

Optiver is a market making institution that aims to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilizing the market. They are a partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.