Global Indirect Tax Lead: VAT, GST & Digital Services

Whop; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash compensation

Equity

Meals, wellness support, and office

Job summary

Whop is seeking a Senior Manager of International Indirect Tax to own VAT, GST, and digital services tax obligations outside the US and scale the function globally. You will lead registrations, compliance, tax engine integrations, and taxability analyses across EU, UK, APAC, and other jurisdictions for electronically supplied services.

You will partner with Engineering, Data, Legal, Product, and Finance to ensure tax considerations are embedded in product and payments flows, while driving

Qualifications

• 12+ years of international indirect tax experience across VAT, GST, and digital services regimes.
• Experience leading global indirect tax registrations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience integrating a tax engine with checkout, billing, or ERP systems.
• Experience drafting tax memos and defending positions with authorities and auditors.
• Ability to use AI tools to refine tax processes; comfortable with SQL or large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Own international indirect tax compliance, registrations, returns, remittances, and reporting.
• Lead taxability studies for new products and work with tax engine providers and advisors.
• Oversee tax engine integration with checkout and payments, including tax code mapping.
• Document tax positions and remind the business of risks in memos with audit-ready justification.
• Lead audit support and remediation of historical exposure; handle inquiries and appeals.

Skills

International tax

Tax engine integration

Audit defense

AI in tax

OSS/IOSS

Tools

Avalara

Vertex

Numeral

Fonoa

Job description

Whop is seeking a Senior Manager of International Indirect Tax to own VAT, GST, and digital services tax obligations outside the US and scale the function globally. You will lead registrations, compliance, tax engine integrations, and taxability analyses across EU, UK, APAC, and other jurisdictions for electronically supplied services.

You will partner with Engineering, Data, Legal, Product, and Finance to ensure tax considerations are embedded in product and payments flows, while driving