Global Tax & Foreign Reporting Project Lead

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Sign-on bonus

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Tax Project Manager for Foreign Reporting and Compliance in Seattle, WA. You will own end-to-end delivery of cross‑border tax initiatives, driving process improvements, and translating stakeholder needs into technical specs for our finance and technology partners.

This role blends tax expertise, program leadership, and strategic thinking to scale Amazon's global compliance operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Experience in taxation in a corporate environment, public accounting firm or major law firm.
• Experience managing other employees and leading international tax team through hiring and development.
• 6+ years of program or project management experience, or a CPA and 4+ years of delivering cross functional projects experience.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project delivery for Foreign Reporting & Compliance initiatives—developing comprehensive project plans, tracking progress against milestones, managing dependencies, and communicating clear status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Identify and drive process improvements across tax reporting and compliance workflows by analyzing current operations, establishing performance metrics, and implementing changes that streamline work and reduce cycle times.
• Translate stakeholder needs into actionable specifications by gathering requirements from tax, accounting, and audit teams, documenting them clearly, and ensuring technology teams have what they need to execute effectively.
• Evaluate and implement technology solutions that automate manual processes, enhance data accuracy, and improve operational efficiency across our tax and compliance functions.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration as a subject matter expert on foreign reporting and compliance, bringing together sponsors, project owners, and operational teams to align priorities, resolve conflicts, and deliver results.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

CPA license

Tools

Excel

Tax software

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Tax Project Manager for Foreign Reporting and Compliance in Seattle, WA. You will own end-to-end delivery of cross‑border tax initiatives, driving process improvements, and translating stakeholder needs into technical specs for our finance and technology partners.

This role blends tax expertise, program leadership, and strategic thinking to scale Amazon's global compliance operations.