Position Details

Salary $165K – $181K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 7+ years

Education Not specified

Category Finance & Accounting

About this role

Lead the tax operations function at scale, overseeing end-to-end payroll tax filings across jurisdictions, managing a blended team, and driving process improvements including AI-assisted workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Build and lead tax team
Set quality standards for tax operations
Own partner experience for filings and notices
Drive process improvements including AI tools
Manage end-to-end tax operations across jurisdictions

Technical Overview

Focus on payroll tax operations, regulatory compliance, and tooling across payroll platforms and tax software; data analysis to ensure accuracy and timeliness.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior tax operations leader with 7+ years’ experience in technology/fintech settings, who can scale a tax function across multiple jurisdictions, coach a blended team of FTEs and contractors, and leverage AI to improve tax workflows.

Must-Have Skills

7+ years leading operations or compliance teams in technologyfintechor rapidly scaling startupFamiliarity with multi-jurisdiction payroll tax filingDemonstrated ability to lead both FTEs and contractorsStrong judgment in escalation handlingExperience with payroll platforms or tax software

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with AI tools to improve workflowsExperience with regulatory compliance across jurisdictionsData-driven decision making

Tools & Platforms

Payroll platformsTax software

Required Skills

tax operationspayroll taxmulti-jurisdiction payroll tax filingfederal/state/local tax filingstax softwarepayroll platformsdata analysisprocess improvementAI toolingteam leadershipcross-functional collaborationregulatory compliance

Hard Skills

Tax compliancePayroll tax filingsMulti-jurisdiction payroll tax filingTax softwarePayroll platformsData analysisProcess improvementAI toolingTeam leadershipCoachingCapacity planningCross-functional collaboration

Soft Skills

LeadershipCoachingCommunicationStrategic thinkingCross-functional collaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech

Job Function Lead end-to-end tax operations across jurisdictions while building and scaling the team and processes

Role Subtype Tax Operations Manager

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Lack of 7+ years leading tax/operations teams, No experience with multi-jurisdiction payroll tax filings, No familiarity with payroll platforms or tax software

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