Tax Director, Corporate Tax Planning

About the Team

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

About the Role

We are seeking a Tax Director to enhance OpenAI's strategic tax decisions. You will be responsible for analyzing and managing complex tax issues, including corporate tax, partnerships, and international tax matters. This role will involve close collaboration with cross-functional teams such as finance, legal, and operations to ensure tax efficiency and compliance. You will report to the Senior Director of Tax and work closely with internal stakeholders, as well as external tax advisors.  This role is best suited to an attorney who has spent a great deal of time in M&A, PE, and international tax areas and is steeped in the new international tax calculus wrought by TCJA, GloBe, and Pillars 1 and 2

This position is based in San Francisco, CA, with a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. Relocation assistance is available for new hires.

In this role, you will:

• Provide guidance on corporate tax, partnership taxation, and international tax matters for a high-growth technology company.  This requires proficiency with the new set of international and domestic tax laws (e.g. FDII, GILTI, BEAT, CAMT, the Global Minimum Tax, Pillars 1 and 2) and knowledge of income tax treaties and the application of withholding taxes.
• Lead tax review and execution of mergers and acquisitions including the structuring, diligence and integration or divestiture of the target. This requires familiarity with private equity structures, partnerships  and employee compensation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide tax insights and strategies for business initiatives and transactions.
• Stay up-to-date with tax legislation and ensure the company's compliance with all tax laws and regulations.
• Implement tax planning strategies to minimize tax liabilities and support the company's financial goals.
• Collaborate on aspects of the company's tax function, including compliance, reporting, planning, and audits.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisors and consultants.

You might thrive in this role if you have:

• A Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of progressive experience in tax roles, including a strong background in corporate tax, partnerships, and international tax.
• A law degree or a CPA or equivalent, with a deep understanding of US tax laws and regulations.
• Previous experience in a law firm, Big Four firm, and/or high-growth pre-IPO companies.
• Knowledge of tax rules related to software and SaaS is important (Treas. Regs under 1.861-18)
• Proven ability to manage complex tax issues and provide effective tax strategies.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders.
• Experience with tax software and systems, particularly NetSuite, is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• An interest in tax policy, as a bonus.

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. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

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