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Tax Manager

Tax Managers at AI companies manage corporate tax compliance and strategy across a growing portfolio of complex transactions—from large-scale infrastructure investments and data center deployments to acquisitions, international expansion, and novel financing structures. They distinguish themselves by combining deep technical tax expertise with commercial acumen, translating intricate tax concepts into practical business solutions that support rapid scaling. These roles typically sit within the Finance or Controller organization, reporting to a Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, or Director of Tax, and work closely with Legal, Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, and external advisors to ensure defensible tax positions while identifying planning opportunities that align with business objectives.

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International Tax ManagerSenior Tax Accountant
Open Jobs25
Companies Hiring13
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Measured across 25 of 25 open postings.

20%
expect AI in the role's own work
4% state it as a requirement
0%
work directly with customers
16%
manage people
Senior
most common level
32% of open postings
WHAT THEY ASK FOR, VERBATIM

“bring a forward thinking mindset on how to incorporate AI into everyday tasks to improve and develop the workflows that you own”

CoreWeave · Manager, Tax Infrastructure

“An AI-first way of working. You reach for AI and automation by default and want repeatable processes rather than manual ones.”

Lovable · Tax Specialist

“Use AI-enabled workflows and data tools to investigate variances, quality-check work papers, and improve documentation”

Notion · Senior Tax Accountant

“leverage tax automation tools and AI, and enhance data governance to improve efficiency”

Cohere · Senior Tax Associate / Tax Manager, Indirect Tax
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Skills

What companies are looking for in this role.

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Tax planning and structuring

72%

Tax compliance and provision

72%

Process design and improvement

40%

Compliance program management

36%

Close and consolidation

28%

Internal controls and audit readiness

24%

Technical accounting advisory

20%

M&A diligence and integration

16%

M&A and financing transactions

8%

External financial reporting

8%

Supplier and vendor management

8%

Capital markets and financing

8%

Business insight analysis

8%
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AI-enabled finance automation

20%

Financial systems implementation

20%
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Cross-functional collaboration

56%

Detail and documentation rigor

24%

Technical team leadership and mentoring

16%

Translating legal into business guidance

12%

Executive financial communication

12%
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Technology

The tools and technologies that define this role.

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Open Jobs

25 open Tax Manager jobs across 13 companies.

Lambda5d
Head of Tax
San Francisco Office (Second St)·Finance
CoreWeave5d
Manager, Tax Infrastructure
Dallas, TX·Finance
ElevenLabs1w
Direct Tax Lead
Remote·Finance
Lovable2w
Tax Specialist
Stockholm·Finance
Lambda3w
Senior Tax Manager, Provision and Compliance
San Francisco Office (Second St)·Finance
Nscale3w
Senior Manager, US Tax Strategy and Planning
New York·Finance
Notion3w
Senior Tax Accountant
San Francisco, California·Finance
Block1mo
Senior Director, Global Tax Planning & Controversy
Bay Area, CA, United States of America·Finance
Anthropic1mo
Director, US International Tax Planning
San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·Finance
Crusoe1mo
Senior Manager, Tax
San Francisco, CA - US·Finance
Crusoe1mo
Senior Manager, Tax
Denver, CO - US·Finance
Anthropic1mo
Tax Director, Provision & Compliance
San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·Finance
Notion2mo
Tax Lead
San Francisco, California·Finance
Palantir2mo
U.S. Indirect Tax Manager
Palo Alto, CA·Finance
Anthropic2mo
M&A Tax Director
San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·Finance
Anthropic2mo
APAC Tax Lead
Singapore·Finance
Anthropic2mo
International Indirect Tax, VAT/GST
Dublin, IE·Finance
Anthropic2mo
Director, US International Tax
San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA·Finance
Cohere2mo
Senior Tax Associate / Tax Manager, Indirect Tax
San Francisco·Finance
Databricks2mo
Payroll Tax Manager
Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California·Finance