Indirect Tax Tech Transformation Lead

Fonoa; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fonoa is seeking an Indirect Tax Transformation Lead to help customers maximize value from our tax automation platform. You will drive adoption, guide implementation projects, and collaborate with customers and partners to secure renewals and expansion. This is a pivotal, ground-up role shaping the customer success strategy.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to align product capabilities with client needs, enabling efficient indirect tax processes and measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of indirect tax process improvement experience or related business experience.
• Experience handling indirect tax (Sales/Use Tax, VAT) and/or corporate indirect tax compliance.
• Experience communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders; project management a plus.

Responsibilities

• Promote adoption and usage of Fonoa’s indirect tax solutions during onboarding and implementation.
• Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities to drive account growth.
• Manage customer portfolio from onboarding to renewal, aiming for high NPS and satisfaction.
• Monitor account health and align with customer needs to ensure successful deployments.
• Liaise with Product Team to relay customer requests and drive product enhancements.

Skills

Indirect tax

Stakeholder engagement

Account management

PM/Project management

API-first product knowledge

Job description

At Fonoa, we are transforming how digital-first companies stay tax compliant. We provide simple and modular API solutions that easily integrate into any existing workflow. Through our technology-first approach, we reduce manual processes, increase compliance and reduce the cost of operations when transacting and scaling internationally.

We are solving one of the largest yet unsolved problems in global e-commerce. Our tax automation software enables companies such as Uber, Zoom & Booking.com, to expand their international offerings more quickly and stay tax compliant.

Role Description

As an Indirect Tax Tech Transformation Lead at Fonoa, your primary responsibility will be to ensure that customers fully leverage Fonoa’s solutions to enhance their indirect tax strategies.

This involves managing a diverse portfolio of accounts and collaborating closely with both customers and internal stakeholders to ensure product adoption, value realisation, and successful renewals and expansion.

In this position, you will play a crucial role in supporting joint sales initiatives with Fonoa and our partners, focusing on customer onboarding, implementation project management, and the continuous adoption of Fonoa’s indirect tax solutions.

An essential aspect of your role will be to offer expert advice on Fonoa’s platform capabilities, with a deep understanding of where and how Fonoa’s solutions can be integrated within customers’ indirect tax processes to drive efficiency and value for their business.

This is a newly established function within Fonoa. As one of the inaugural Customer Success Managers, you will have the unique opportunity to shape and build the customer success strategy from the ground up.

What you will do:

• Adoption and Usage Best Practices: Recommend strategies for adoption and usage throughout the implementation and adoption phases to optimise customer engagement with Fonoa’s indirect tax solutions.
• Value-Driven Advocacy: Generate case studies and cultivate referenceable customers to foster Fonoa advocates, thereby maximising CLTV.
• Proactively Identify Paths to Growth: Identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling to foster account growth.
• Customer Portfolio Management: Proactively oversee the customer portfolio from onboarding to renewal, aiming for high NPS and customer satisfaction.
• Account Health Monitoring: Ensure the success and achievement of desired outcomes at every stage by monitoring account health.
• Relationship Building: Establish strong connections with key customer stakeholders and executive sponsors to encourage program advocacy and adoption.
• Successful Implementation Facilitation: Align with customer needs and priorities to ensure the successful deployment of Fonoa’s tax solutions.
• Product Team Liaison: Serve as a bridge for customer product and development requests, delivering valuable insights to the Fonoa Product Team for ongoing product enhancement.

You will be a great fit if you have:

• 5+ years of related work experience in indirect tax process improvement experience or equivalent experience in business or industry
• Indirect tax (Sales/Use Tax, VAT) experience and/or corporate indirect tax compliance experience
• Previous experience or exposure to the tax process and operational assessments
• Clear communication skills, capable of engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders (previous project management experience preferred)
• Curiosity and an aptitude for continuously upleveling your product and technical skills, including for API-first products
• A proven ability to build strong, collaborative relationships across various organisational levels, including with customer champions and C-suite executives
• A creative and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to think innovatively and a drive to execute with quality and speed
• A keen interest in a fast-paced, scale-up environment and are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to growth
• An adaptable and poised mindset when facing new situations or ambiguity, viewing challenges as opportunities
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to distil complex issues into simple, understandable solutions

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