Remote Global Tax Director — AI-Driven Strategy & Compliance

Lever, Inc.; Finland; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work arrangement based in India

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Director, Worldwide Tax based in Finland to lead a global tax function within a fast-moving technology organization.

You will shape worldwide tax strategy covering US and international tax, transfer pricing, and indirect taxes, while partnering with Accounting, Treasury, and Legal to support growth through acquisitions and data-driven tax design. The role requires senior leadership experience, deep tax technicals, and the ability to deliver strategic insights to the CFO

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field.
• CPA strongly preferred; MST or other advanced degree is an advantage.
• 8+ years of progressive tax experience, including significant U.S. corporate and international tax experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. federal and international taxation, including GILTI, FDII, foreign tax credits, E&P, and related reporting requirements.
• Experience with multinational organizations, global transfer pricing, intercompany arrangements, and cross-border transactions.
• Strong understanding of ASC 740 and the tax implications for U.S. GAAP financial statements.
• Experience with state and local income taxes and indirect taxation.
• M&A tax due diligence, transaction structuring, and post-acquisition integration experience is strongly preferred.
• Public accounting experience, particularly with a Big Four or national accounting firm, is preferred.
• Experience within software, SaaS, technology, or another multinational corporate environment is advantageous.
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis capabilities.
• Familiarity with CCH Axcess / ProSystem fx Tax, Sage Intacct, or comparable tax and ERP platforms is a plus.
• Experience applying AI, automation, analytics, or emerging technology within tax or finance is highly valued.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with the willingness to work hands-on with complex technical matters.
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, initiative, intellectual curiosity, analytical ability, and independent judgment.
• Ability to translate complex tax matters into clear business implications and recommendations for senior executives.
• Proven people leadership skills, including developing talent and building effective relationships across functions and geographies.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial, and acquisition-oriented environment.
• Strong communication, organization, interpersonal, research, and problem-solving skills.
• High standards of integrity, confidentiality, accuracy, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead the worldwide tax function, covering U.S. federal, state and local, international, transfer pricing, and indirect tax matters.
• Develop and execute global tax strategies addressing cash taxes, effective tax rate, tax risk, compliance, and business objectives.
• Serve as a senior tax advisor to the CFO and finance leadership on strategic decisions, transactions, and material tax matters.
• Monitor global tax developments and assess their implications for businesses, legal entities, cash flows, and financial statements.
• Partner closely with Accounting, Treasury, Legal, Corporate Development, and international finance teams.
• Lead, develop, and mentor the internal tax team while managing relationships with external tax advisors worldwide.
• Direct international tax planning and compliance, including legal entity structuring, restructuring, entity rationalization, and cross-border tax matters.
• Oversee U.S. international tax requirements, including foreign tax credits, E&P, GILTI, FDII, and related provisions.
• Manage worldwide transfer pricing strategy, documentation, intercompany arrangements, and compliance.
• Lead tax activities associated with acquisitions and strategic transactions, including tax due diligence, transaction structuring, modeling, risk assessment, and integration.
• Oversee global income tax provision and tax accounting under U.S. GAAP, along with federal, state, local, and international income tax compliance.
• Manage cash-tax forecasting and global indirect tax matters, including sales and use tax and VAT/GST.
• Lead U.S. federal and state tax audits and oversee international tax audits, inquiries, and related risk‑management activities.
• Research complex tax issues, document conclusions, and communicate clear recommendations and business implications to senior management.
• Maintain effective tax policies, documentation, processes, and internal controls.
• Build a scalable, technology‑enabled tax function by identifying opportunities to apply AI, automation, analytics, and improved data processes to tax research, compliance, forecasting, reconciliations, reporting, and planning.
• Continuously evaluate existing processes and identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve the efficiency and quality of tax operations.

Skills

U.S. federal tax

International tax

Transfer pricing

Tax accounting ASC 740

M&A tax due diligence

Team leadership

Strategic tax planning

Regulatory compliance

Data analytics AI in tax

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Taxation

CPA preferred; MST advantageous

Tools

CCH Axcess / ProSystem fx Tax

Sage Intacct

Job description

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Director, Worldwide Tax based in Finland to lead a global tax function within a fast-moving technology organization.

You will shape worldwide tax strategy covering US and international tax, transfer pricing, and indirect taxes, while partnering with Accounting, Treasury, and Legal to support growth through acquisitions and data-driven tax design. The role requires senior leadership experience, deep tax technicals, and the ability to deliver strategic insights to the CFO