Head of Tax Operations & Compliance (San Francisco)

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

We are seeking a leader in Tax Operations to oversee Anthropic's comprehensive tax function, including income tax operations, indirect tax data management, and tax analytics. Reporting to the Head of Tax, you will lead the execution of our domestic and international tax operations, including the review and oversight of our tax provision process, data gathering and reconciliation for indirect tax, and development of data-driven tax solutions. This role combines deep technical expertise across multiple tax disciplines with strong operational and data analytics leadership to ensure accurate, timely, and efficient tax operations as we continue to scale globally.

Responsibilities:

Income Tax Operations & Provision Oversight

• Review and oversee the income tax provision, including deferred tax asset and liability calculations and technical analysis of tax positions
• Provide strategic oversight and technical input for tax provision methodology and process improvements
• Review tax disclosures for financial statements and coordinate with external auditors

Indirect Tax Operations

• Gather and reconcile indirect tax data across sales tax, use tax, VAT and other transactional taxes
• Detect and investigate discrepancies in indirect tax calculations and applications
• Validate indirect tax rates and jurisdictional applicability across business transactions
• Coordinate with external providers for indirect tax determination and reporting
• Identify and address gaps in indirect tax data collection processes

Tax Data & Technology Operations

• Lead development of tax data architecture and analytics strategies
• Partner with IT and data teams to implement tax-specific data solutions and reporting tools
• Oversee tax data collection, validation, and quality control processes
• Drive automation of tax operations through data analytics and RPA solutions
• Establish and maintain tax data governance policies and procedures

Tax Compliance Operations

• Coordinate the filing of federal, state, and international income tax returns
• Establish standardized processes for global tax compliance workflows
• Manage information gathering and reporting processes across multiple jurisdictions
• Oversee tax compliance calendar and ensure timely filings across all tax types
• Develop and maintain tax documentation and support for audit processes

Process & Team Leadership

• Drive continuous improvement in tax operations through process optimization and technology implementation
• Build and maintain strong internal controls and documentation for SOX compliance
• Collaborate across finance, accounting, and operations teams to ensure accurate tax data flows
• Develop and mentor tax operations team members
• Partner with tax technology and data teams to enhance tax systems and analytics capabilities

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have 15+ years of progressive corporate tax experience, including experience in tax operations and technology
• Have experience managing both income tax operations and indirect tax functions
• Hold CPA certification; advanced degree in taxation, accounting, or data analytics preferred
• Have experience supporting tax operations during rapid international expansion
• Have deep experience with tax provision review and oversight, including ASC 740 knowledge
• Demonstrate hands-on experience with tax technology implementation and data analytics
• Have experience with indirect tax compliance systems and methodologies
• Excel at managing multiple workstreams and coordinating complex operational processes
• Have strong analytical and data management skills
• Thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and can adapt quickly to evolving needs

Strong candidates may also have:

• Experience implementing tax operations during international expansion
• Background leading tax technology transformations and data analytics initiatives
• Experience with tax automation tools (e.g., RPA, AI/ML applications in tax)
• Knowledge of major tax systems and data platforms (e.g., OneSource, SAP, Oracle)
• Track record of building high-performing tax operations teams
• Experience with indirect tax automation and e-commerce tax solutions
• Familiarity with international tax requirements including BEPS, Pillar Two

The expected salary range for this position is:

$210,000 - $300,000 USD

Logistics

Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

How we're different

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.

The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.

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