Senior Manager, International Indirect Tax

About the Team

OpenAI Finance is responsible for ensuring the organization is set up for success in pursuit of its mission.

The Tax team is a vital part of OpenAI ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations while optimizing the companys tax position. We work closely with various departments to provide tax insights and strategies that support the companys growth and financial objectives.

About the Role

We are hiring a Senior Tax Manager to oversee international indirect taxes. You will design and execute international tax strategies that enable OpenAIs rapid growth while ensuring compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Youll operate as both a strategic advisor and hands-on builderleading international VAT/GST compliance driving automation through ERP and AI-enabled tools and partnering cross-functionally to embed scalable tax processes.

This role is based in San Francisco CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role you will:

• Develop and implement indirect tax strategies to optimize tax efficiency and minimize risk across all lines of business including new products and services M&A and new legal entity structures.

• Oversee the accuracy and timely filing of all international indirect tax returns (VAT GST DST excise taxes property taxes etc.) across multiple jurisdictions.

• Ensure compliance with tax regulations and collaborate with internal teams to embed tax compliance into business systems and processes.

• Manage tax audits and represent the company during examinations.

• Drive the adoption and optimization of tax technology solutions including tax engines ERP systems data tools (e.g. Alteryx Power BI) and automation technologies (RPA).

• Lead initiatives to improve data quality enhance tax processes and drive efficiencies for tax compliance and reporting.

• Build strong relationships and effectively communicate with internal partnersFinancial Reporting Accounting Legal Product among othersexternal tax consultants and auditors.

• Stay abreast of changes in global tax laws and regulations anticipating impacts and adapting strategies proactively.

You might thrive in this role if you have:

• 10 years of progressive indirect tax experience including in-house operational roles within tech or e-commerce environments.

• Extensive experience in SaaS PaaS B2C indirect tax.

• Proven expertise in international indirect tax regulations (VAT GST DST excise taxes) in the EU; APAC and LATAM experience is a plus.

• Experience with tax technology platforms (e.g. Vertex OneSource etc.) and ERP systems (e.g. SAP Oracle).

• Deep global audit experience with a fine sense of the types of arguments legal strategies and inquiry and critical factual developments that can lead to optimal outcome.

• Strong analytical problem-solving and project management skills.

• Excellent communication interpersonal and leadership skills with a track record of building and developing teams.

• Familiarity utilizing GPTs and other AI tools to drive efficiency gains.

• A Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field; a Masters degree in Taxation Accounting or a related field is a plus.

• CPA certification or equivalent.

• Law Degree is a bonus or an alternative to a CPA certification.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core and to achieve our mission we must encompass and value the many different perspectives voices and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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